NEET-UG 2024: Supreme Court to hear fresh pleas regarding exam cancellation today
The Supreme Court will hear fresh petitions today about the alleged leaks and malpractices surrounding the NEET-UG 2024 controversy. A vacation bench consisting of Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti will hear the petitions.
Of the new petitions, ten have been filed by 49 students and the ‘Student Federation of India’. They have requested that the examination be canceled and rescheduled. Furthermore, the petitions urged that the irregularities in the admission exams be probed by an impartial agency or the Central Bureau of Investigation.
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Furthermore, the petitions have asked a court-appointed commission or an independent organization to perform a post-examination analysis, including a background check and forensic investigation, on all candidates who scored 620 or higher.
NTA demands all NEET cases to be transferred to top court
The Supreme Court will also hear four applications from the National Testing Agency (NTA). The organization has requested that all pending lawsuits in various high courts involving the NEET-UG exam be transferred to the Supreme Court.
The bench also issued a notice to the NTA on four distinct requests related to the NEET exam row, requesting a response within two weeks before the next hearing on the topic, which is scheduled for July 8.
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Even 0.001% negligence in NEET can’t be allowed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) not to be afraid to admit any mistakes in conducting the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) this year, and warned that even 0.001% negligence should be thoroughly dealt with, highlighting the chaos engulfing India’s premier medical entrance examination, which threatens the futures of hundreds of thousands of children.
The bench also issued a notice to the NTA on four different pleas on the NEET exam row, and sought their response in two weeks when the next hearing on the matter has been listed on July 8.
A vacation bench of justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti was hearing 32 candidates who sought to cancel the May 5 test due to claims of paper leaks, fraud, examination center manipulation, and anomalies in result declaration.
