India, June 9 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of the Centre and the CBSE on a petition by the Congress' student wing seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the on-screen marking (OSM) system for the Class 12 exam.

Issuing notice on a PIL by the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), a vacation bench of Justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Madhu Jain asked the central government and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to file their responses and listed the matter for hearing on June 12.

The petitioner submitted that the CBSE closed the portal for verifying and revaluing answer sheets last night and requested a direction to keep it open for affected students for one month.

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