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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India observed that even a student may be treated…

In Kanpur University v. Samir Gupta (1983), examining students' challenges to an admission test's model answers, the Supreme Court treated a student's demonstrated subject…

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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India observed that even a student may be treated as an expert under section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (now section 39 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023)?

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In Kanpur University v. Samir Gupta (1983), examining students' challenges to an admission test's model answers, the Supreme Court treated a student's demonstrated subject knowledge on a scientific question as akin to expert opinion under section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act (now section 39 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023), unlike the other cited cases, which concern corroboration or insanity.

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