Over 50 NEET candidates approach Supreme Court to stop any move for re-examination
The court is scheduled to hear petitions on July 8 seeking directions in the matter, including a re-test.
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Fifty-six students from Gujarat moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday to stop any decision by the Union government and the National Testing Agency to cancel the 2024 undergraduate National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test and reconduct the examination, amid alleged irregularities, Live Law reported.
The entrance test is conducted by the National Testing Agency for admissions to undergraduate medical courses.
The students, who were successful in the examination, have sought admissions to medical courses to continue on the basis of the current results, except for those who had adopted unfair means in the entrance test.
They contended that while action should be taken against those involved in the alleged irregularities, students who worked hard for years and passed the entrance test should not be affected.
“It would not only be unreasonable and harsh for the honest and hardworking students but also would lead to the infringement of the Right to Education and therefore violative of Article 14 [right to equality] of the Constitution,” The Hindu reported, quoting the petition.
The plea is likely to come up for hearing before the bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on July 8, when the court is scheduled to hear a batch of petitions seeking directions in the matter, including a re-examination, The Hindu reported.
The undergraduate National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test was held at 4,750 centres on May 5....
