June 21st 2024.
The Supreme Court of India has made an important decision regarding the NEET-UG 2024 counselling cum seat allotment process. On Friday, they issued a notice to the National Testing Agency and other concerned parties after receiving a plea to cancel the ongoing process set to begin on July 6. The request was made to postpone the counselling for two days until July 8 when the apex court is scheduled to hear various petitions, including those seeking the cancellation of the NEET-UG exam.
However, the vacation bench, presided over by Justice Vikram Nath, turned down the request, stating that halting the seat allotment process may cause an irreparable loss of time. The bench, also including S.V.N. Bhatti, mentioned that the first phase of counselling will take an entire week. As such, they ordered, "Issue notice. Tag . In the meantime, learned counsel appearing for respondents NTA and Union of India may file their response within two weeks. The other respondents may also file their response on or before the next date fixed."
The case will be heard on July 8. In the past, the Supreme Court has made it clear that they will not interfere with the admission counselling process for medical programs based on allegations of paper leaks and other irregularities. The plea, filed by advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, referred to a previous judgment in 2015 where the apex court had cancelled the All India Pre-Medical Test due to mass cheating and irregularities. They had ordered a re-test to be conducted by CBSE within four weeks.
The plea further stated, "The petitioners are seeking similar intervention from this Hon'ble Court in the current situation, as the allegations against NEET-UG 2024 are even more serious than the AIPMT-2015." The petitioners argued that it would be in the best interest of justice, equity, and the future of 24 lakh young students to cancel the NEET-UG exam immediately, halt the counselling process set to begin on July 6, and conduct a re-test.
The writ petition submitted to the apex court also mentioned that the NEET-UG 2024 examination should be cancelled in light of statements made by the Economic Offences Unit of Bihar Police. According to the accused, the question paper was leaked and provided to a select few candidates a day before the actual exam. They also claimed that the leaked paper was identical to the NEET-UG 2024 question paper they received on the day of the exam.
In conclusion, the Supreme Court has taken notice of the situation and will conduct a hearing on July 8 regarding the NEET-UG 2024 exam and counselling process. The decision will have a significant impact on the future of 24 lakh students and the integrity of the NEET-UG exam.
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