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Senior advocate Ramji Srinivasan, representing the ICAI, submitted the ICAI had given opt out option to students who were down with Covid-19 and the chief medical officer can issue a certificate for the students. He emphasized that whoever faces difficulty will be given another chance. The top court asked ICAI to come up with a policy where a competent authority can issue a certificate explaining why a Covid-19 positive student cannot appear for the upcoming CA examination.

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Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, representing the petitioners, cited issues associated in obtaining RT-PCR positive test reports for students who could not write exams due to Covid. She added that students who live in containment zones may not be able to take the RT-PCR tests and ICAI should examine these problems faced by students. Arora submitted the July exams schedule is the last opportunity to appear as per the old syllabus. The bench noted that persons who recover from Covid, may have long term problems and they may not be able to appear in exams. "General policy may be adopted where an authorised agency can certify that he is not able to appear in exam", added the bench.

The bench told ICAI counsel that they can take certificate as a valid certificate in place of RT-PCR test so that the candidate can take the next exam. "RT-PCR test is no test. Some negative persons were actually positive. Evolve a policy that one can certify why one could not appear", added the bench. The top court was hearing a batch of petitions in connection with the CA exams scheduled in July.

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