The petitioners, instead, sought the following prayers:

ICAI to provide an option of alternate attempt to any candidate who fails to appear in the July, 2021 examinations on account of any impediment, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic;
ICAI to extend the attempt for CA candidates appearing in CA Integrated Course (IPC) & Final Course with old syllabus;
ICAI to waive off the articleship period for one (1) year under present exceptional circumstances;
Revised guidelines may be notified and published for rendering the online facility for opening the correction window, including change in centres within a city, till last week of June, 2021;
An Independent Authority be appointed to keep a check on the compliance of Covid-19 protocols at examination centres and submit reports on a daily basis with photographs and other evidence concerning proper sanitization of the examination centres;
ICAI to withdraw the Advisory dated 11.02.2021 issued to the members & the students about social media posting for grievances and not to take any coercive action including withholding results of the CA candidates
Respondents to ensure that the SOP formulated for the conduct of the physical examinations scheduled July, 2021, pan India is uniformly adopted by all the States/ UTs;
Notified and published Guidelines formulated by ICAI may be duly and efficiently implemented by ICAI’s Council at each examination centre;
ICAI to issue appropriate or alternate measures to overcome the additional considerations and challenges for protection of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India, to the candidates appearing in the scheduled physical examination to be held in July, 2021.

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