CJI: If students were asked to memorize on morning of the exam, leak might not have been so widespread. If we can't identify candidates who are guilty of wrongdoing, retest has to be ordered
CJI: In what custody were the papers reserved? When did NTA send the papers to the banks in the cities? We want to know which is the printing press and what were the transportation arrangements
CJI: After they are printed, how does the printing press send them back to NTA? And how many days elapse in this process? If we come to the conclusion that the time lag between the leak and actual exam is limited, it would militate against re-test
CJI: When were these two question paper booklets sent to the cities? Were they lodged in the 2 banks in each of these cities? Question papers are prepared by one person or...?
Kaushik answers
CJI: How were the papers distributed abroad? When were they sent abroad?
Kaushik: Through embassies
CJI: How were they sent to embassies? Diplomatic bag or courier?
Kaushik: We will find out.
CJI: Two lockers, when were the papers pulled out? What time was the exam?
Adv Naresh Kaushik (for NTA): On 5 May, around 10:30-11 o clock
CJI: Number of centres and students who appeared?
Counsel 1: On 5 May morning...students were made to memorize the answers to these questions. We have a video...on 4 May question paper was being circulated
CJI: When were question papers sent to locker?
Counsel 1: Bihar police, which registered first FIR, found there was a paper leak. They found standard SOPs laid down for transfer of question paper were not fully complied with...they have found question paper was received by gang on mobile phone
CJI: To formulate your point, entire credibility of exam is lost and it is not possible to segregate tainted from untainted. What is the factual foundation for this?
Counsel 1: Question paper was circulated on mobile phone...on Telegram app...we have a video...on 5 May, printouts were taken out from the wifi printer kept in a school...Bihar police is talking of groups of candidates, not 2-3 candidates
Counsel 1: Tampering with question paper boxes could not be detected...investigation is being done regarding at what time leakage has occurred in chain of custody...
Counsel 1: FIR has been registered, 13 people have been arrested...