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

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8 July 2024 7:30 AM IST

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

    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 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 2:46 PM IST

      CJI: So the fact that there was a paper leak is admitted?

      SG: At one place, where the persons are arrested and the beneficiary students were identified...their results withheld

    • 8 July 2024 2:45 PM IST

      Counsel 1: Bihar police says NTA has not followed standard SOPs...fault is at systemic level. It is at a large scale. NTA says as of now we can't say whether fault is at systemic level or not, and what is the sweep of the entire fraud

      Counsel 1: In one para NTA says it appears that all this has happened at a miniscule level. They are saying both things. They say CBI is investigating...there are 6 FIRs registered in Patna, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jharkhand

    • 8 July 2024 2:42 PM IST

      Counsel 1: Then this court has said we will not allow 1 candidate who has gotten into the system through unfair means...

    • 8 July 2024 2:41 PM IST

      CJI (to Counsel 1): What is the material on the basis of which you claim re-test?

      Counsel 1: If ultimately fault is found at systemic level, integrity of exam is compromised, if beneficiary of fraud can't be segregated from untainted...

    • 8 July 2024 2:40 PM IST

      CJI: In 1563, there were 6 who got 720/720?

    • 8 July 2024 2:40 PM IST

      SG Tushar Mehta: Wrongly, one question paper was distributed for a particular centre...

      CJI: Problem with 1563 candidates pertained to 2 centres...therefore they were given grace marks

    • 8 July 2024 2:39 PM IST

      Counsel 1: In previous years, only 1-3 candidates scored full marks...this is the first time in history that 67 candidates scored full marks.

    • 8 July 2024 2:39 PM IST

      CJI: Out of these 67 who scored full marks this year, how many were beneficiary of grace marks?

      Counsel 1: None

    • 8 July 2024 2:35 PM IST

      Counsel 1: Prima facie involvement of organized gang was found in this case by Bihar police...67 candidates scored 720/720 marks, 6 being from the same centre...this is mathematically not possible

    • 8 July 2024 2:32 PM IST

      Counsel 1: Various instances of NEET 2024 paper leak were reported. FIR was recorded by Patna police...

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