June 13th 2024.
In a recent development, the Supreme Court made it clear that it will not intervene in the ongoing admission counselling process for medical programmes, which is based on the results of the NEET UG 2024 examination. This decision was taken amidst allegations of paper leak and other irregularities surrounding the exam.
During the court hearing, a bench led by Justice Vikram Nath was informed that the scorecards of 1,563 candidates had been cancelled due to the award of compensatory marks for loss of time. The counsel representing the National Testing Agency (NTA) also stated that these candidates have the option to appear in a re-test on June 23. However, the counselling schedule announced earlier will not be affected as the results of the re-test will be declared by June 30.
The NTA clarified that the actual marks obtained by these candidates without normalization will be sent to them via email. If any of these candidates choose not to appear in the re-test, their results based on actual marks will be considered final, as stated by the NTA before the bench, which also included Justice Sandeep Mehta.
Based on these developments, the apex court decided to close the issue of granting grace marks in the NEET UG exam. However, it has issued a notice to the NTA and others on a plea seeking cancellation of the NEET exam held on May 5 and has tagged the matter with pending petitions for hearing on July 8.
Several pleas have been filed before the Supreme Court, calling for an expeditious and thorough investigation into the alleged malpractices and fraud involved in the NEET examination. The pleas also seek a stay on the declaration of results until the investigation into the paper leak is completed. Additionally, the petitioners have requested the NTA to recall the results of the May 5 exam and conduct it again after issuing a public notice.
In conclusion, the Supreme Court has clarified its stance on the ongoing counselling process for medical programmes and has taken note of the pleas regarding the NEET exam. The matter will be further discussed in the upcoming hearing on July 8.
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