Pleas To Cancel NEET-UG 2024 : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

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8 July 2024 2:00 AM GMT

  • Pleas To Cancel NEET-UG 2024 : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
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    The Supreme Court will hear today( July 8) petitions seeking to cancel the NEET-UG 2024 exam over alleged malpractices & paper leak.

    A 3-judge compising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the petitions after 10.30 AM.

    The Central Government and the National Testing Agency have filed affidavits before the Court opposing the demand to cancel the exam. They have told the Court that the instances of alleged malpractices are isolated and do not warrant the scrapping of the entire exam jeopardising the future of lakhs of honest students.

    The petitioners have sought a retest contending that the paper leak was widespread affecting the sanctity of the exam.

    Follow this thread for live updates from the hearing.


    Live Updates

    • 8 July 2024 5:24 AM GMT

      The Court convenes.

      A counsel mentions a petition filed by 56 students from Gujarat opposing the pleas to re-conduct the NEET-UG exam.

      CJI asks the counsel to mention the matter when the other NEET-UG matters are taken up.

    • 8 July 2024 4:33 AM GMT

      The NEET-UG cases are listed as item 31.

      CJI-led bench commences sitting at 10.30 AM.

    • 8 July 2024 4:33 AM GMT

      A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the matters.

      The bench sits at 10.30 AM.

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