SC dismisses plea for review of verdict refusing to direct re-exam of NEET-UG 24

“There is nary mistake evident connected the look of the record. No lawsuit for reappraisal nether Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules 2013 has been established. The reappraisal petition is, therefore, dismissed,” held the seat successful its October 22 order, made disposable recently.

The apical tribunal besides rejected the petition for an unfastened tribunal proceeding connected the matter.

On August 2, the apical tribunal said it couldn’t bid holding of the NEET-UG 24 afresh arsenic nary capable worldly connected its grounds indicated a systemic leak oregon malpractice, compromising the integrity of the examination.

“…sufficient worldly is not connected grounds astatine contiguous which indicates a systemic leak oregon systemic malpractice of different forms. The worldly connected grounds does not, astatine present, substantiate the allegation that determination has been a wide malpractice, which compromised the integrity of the exam. To the contrary, an appraisal of the information shows determination are nary deviations which bespeak that systemic cheating has taken place,” work the apical court’s order.

The apex tribunal had besides expanded the remit of the Centre-appointed sheet — headed by erstwhile Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief K Radhakrishnan — constituted to reappraisal the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which holds the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG), and urge introspection reforms.

As the remit of the sheet had been expanded, the apical tribunal said the committee would taxable its study connected assorted measures to rectify deficiencies successful the introspection system.

CJI Chandrachud, who had authored the verdict connected behalf of the bench, observed astatine that signifier the accusation did not amusement the question insubstantial being disseminated wide done societal media, oregon the internet, oregon the answers being communicated to students utilizing blase physics means, which could beryllium hard to trace.

The apical court, however, was captious of the behaviour of the NTA.

It said portion the assorted issues the tribunal dealt with did not pb to the decision that the integrity of the NEET was vitiated astatine a systemic level, “the mode successful which NTA organised the exam” successful 2024 had fixed emergence to “serious concerns”.

It said a assemblage specified arsenic the NTA, which was entrusted with the immense work of conducting highly important competitory exams, couldn’t spend a “misstep” oregon instrumentality an incorrect decision, amending it astatine a aboriginal stage.

The apical court, therefore, directed the NTA to guarantee each concerns highlighted by the tribunal successful its judgement were addressed and requested the seven-member committee headed by the erstwhile ISRO president to beryllium mindful of the aforesaid portion making recommendations.

Over 23 lakh students took the NEET-UG 2024 held connected May 5 for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and different related courses.