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

CJI: NTA is directed to clarify on the basis of information available as on date:

(1) when the leak of question papers took place

(2) manner in which papers were leaked/disseminated

(3) time duration between leak and actual conduct of exam

CJI: We intend to direct NTA to make full disclosure. It can broadly be classified into 3 aspects: (1) nature of leak (2) places where leak took place and (3) lag of time between occurrence of leak and conduct of exam

CJI: Where the breach is confined to specific centres and it's possible to identify beneficiaries of wrongdoing, it may not be proper to order re-test such an exam, which has been conducted on massive scale

CJI: While flagging the above issues, we are of the view that a view on merits would have to be deferred until further facts are placed on record before this court

CJI: In a situation where breach affects entirety of process and it's not possible to segregate beneficiaries from others, it may be necessary to order re-exam

CJI: It will have to be scrutinized whether: (1) alleged breach has taken place at systemic level (2) whether the breach has affected integrity of entire exam process (3) whether it's possible to segregate beneficiaries of fraud from untainted students

CJI: The exam was conducted over a wide spectrum of nearly 23 lakh students. The law on whether a retest should be ordered in such situation is based on fairly settled parameters

CJI: Court has been apprised that FIRs were registered in Patna, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Whether the FIR in relation to paper leak is confined to Patna is a matter which requires detailed consideration

CJI: About 24 lakh students registered for NEET UG exam. About 23,33,297 appeared. Exam was conducted at 4750 centres in 571 cities. Exam was also held in 14 cities overseas. Total no. of medical seats for UG studies is 1.08 lakhs...

CJI: Chart indicates, students receiving a specific level of marks between 539-700 who secured a particular rank in 2022 secured lower ranks in 2023 and radically lower rank in 2024

CJI: There has been a radical increase. Second submission proceeds on a comparative tabulation of the ranks which were allotted to students in 2022, 2023 and 2024.