This NEET-UG exam caused a stir, with large-scale protests held in many cities. People expressed dissatisfaction and accused the exams of cheating. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, November 6, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking review of the August 2 ruling, in which the court refused to allow reexamination.
In the meantime, the Supreme Court said it would be inappropriate to conduct another review based on the material available in the record. A bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and Mauj Mishra dismissed the petition seeking review of the decision. At the same time, the court also rejected a request for the review application to be heard in public.
Kajal Kumari has filed a petition
Kajal Kumari’s petition to the Union of India has raised questions over the impartiality of the administration of this year’s National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG). The petitioner argued that during the preliminary proceedings, important evidence, including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report, was not adequately considered.
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No mistake in decision – SC
The judge said there was no error in his decision. In its judgment on July 23, the court said that there was no dispute over the incidents of missing NEET-UG exams in Hazaribagh and Patna. Announcing the order, the CJI said that the court fully understands that ordering the re-conducting of the NEET-UG examination this year may have serious consequences for more than 24 lakh students and may also lead to disruption in the admission process. This will impact the availability of qualified medical professionals in the future.
‘The court has independently reviewed the data’
While delivering the judgment, the CJI said the court had independently reviewed the data. At this stage, it is not possible for the court to reach any conclusion indicating that the review was flawed. He said the data on record did not suggest that question papers were systematically leaked, which suggested the sanctity of the exam had been violated.
Further, the Supreme Court said that in such a case, the defective students can be separated from the non-deficient students and if the investigation shows an increase in the number of beneficiaries, then such students will not come up at any stage, even during the counseling process Once this is done, action will be taken to crack down. The court said that any student or beneficiary found to be involved in such fraudulent practices would not be entitled to any vested right to claim continued admission.
