The
Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the National Testing Agency's response to a
plea seeking fresh conduct of medical entrance exam NEET-UG, 2024, on the
grounds of alleged question paper leak and other malpractices.
A
vacation bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah,
however, refused to stay the counselling of successful candidates for
admissions to MBBS, BDS and other courses.
NEET-UG,
2024 was held on May 5 and its results were declared on June 4. It was expected
to be declared on June 14.
The
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) examination is
conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to MBBS, BDS and
AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across
the country.
The
top court tagged the plea filed by Shivangi Mishra and others with the pending
one and asked the NTA to file the response in the meantime.
The
plea alleged that NEET-UG, 2024, was riddled with malpractices as various
instances of paper leaks have come to the knowledge of the petitioners.
The
alleged paper leak was violative of Article 14 (right to equality) under the
Constitution as it gave an undue advantage to some candidates over others who
chose to attempt the examination in a fair manner, it said.