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HSC student Partha Vidhani wins case against Maharashtra board

ON THE MARK: Supreme court comes to Partha Vidhani's rescue asking the Board to issue his HSC marksheet

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All set to make his career in bakery and patisserie, 19-year-old Partha Vidhani — a slow learner — talks about his future plans and the case he recently won against Maharashtra State Board in the Supreme Court.
The apex court, recently, directed the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, to declare the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) results which were withheld earlier pending the final order on the petition challenging the board's decision to not provide a writer during the exams.

Vidhani gave his Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination from KC college scoring 68% in Commerce stream held in March. He was denied a writer from the Mumbai divisional board as the rule of board does not permit writer for slow learner. But Vidhani got a writer after an interim relief from Bombay High Court and later from the apex court.

Though the results were declared online, Vidhani was denied the marksheet from the board as his case was still pending in the court.

Talking about the odreal, Vidhani said: "I am happy that I won the case. There was no problem in getting admission for a diploma course in the absence of marksheet from the board. But it would have a problem in the future as am planning to go abroad to learn advanced pastry studies. I love cooking and baking. So, I have taken admission in Sheila Raheja college for one-year diploma course of baking and patisserie comprising a six-month theory and six-month internship. My mother owns a pastry shop and I wish to help her in her business in future."

The apex court in its order said: "We allow this appeal and direct the Board to publish the result of Class XII, in which the student appeared, mainly for the reason that the appellant is suffering from Learning Disability and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder which has not been denied or disputed by the Board."

The South Mumbai resident had first approached the Bombay High Court in February seeking directions to the board to provide him a writer for the HSC exams. However, the court rejected the plea, following which he had approached the Supreme Court.

The apex court had allowed a writer but directed the Board to withheld the results until final orders. Vidhani, a student of K C College, had taken assistance of a writer during his Std X examinations as per rules of the open school.

The HC had taken into consideration a notification issued by the Board stating that the writer facility was allowed only to students who were deaf/dumb or blind or physically handicapped or spastic. Since Vidhani didn't fit into any of these categories, as a slow learner, he could be only granted 20 minutes extra, per hour, for all papers.

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