{"id":4755,"date":"2010-03-20T13:57:49","date_gmt":"2010-03-20T08:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=4755"},"modified":"2010-03-20T13:57:49","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T08:27:49","slug":"dyslexic-students-plea-to-use-calculator-in-exam-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/dyslexic-students-plea-to-use-calculator-in-exam-rejected","title":{"rendered":"Dyslexic student&#8217;s plea to use calculator in exam rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"TixyyLink\">\n<div id=\"TixyyLink\">\n<p>The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a dyslexic student\u2019s plea for using a calculator during his class 12 examination.<br \/>\n\u201cSince the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has considered and decided against the use of calculator, it is not possible for us to allow your prayer,\u201d a bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and Justice C.K. 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