Madras high court slams Tamil Nadu government over plans to conduct Class 10 exams

First Published Jun 8, 2020, 6:28 PM IST

 The bench also lashed out at the state government, highlighting that conducting the Class X exams was unlike the re-opening of the TASMAC (state-run liquor outlets) during the lockdown
 

Tamil Nadu government was questioned by the Madras high court over the plans of conducting Class 10 board exams
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The court questioned the government asking how the state government could consider conducting exams when the government has not decided to open schools and colleges until COVID-19 situation subsides
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The government decided conducting the exams from June 15
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The court also asked the government to state the reason behind the hurry in conducting exams amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state
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Tamil Nadu has seen 31,667 COVID-19 cases, of which 14,396 are active
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The state has also been seeing a daily increase of over 1,000 cases over the past week
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