Rajasthan HC sends notice to Center and NTA regarding NEET-UG cancellation petitions

The Rajasthan High Court today, Monday, June 24, issued a notice to the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Center asking them to respond to the petitions seeking cancellation of the medical entrance examination. National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG). ) amid allegations of irregularities.

According to PTI, the court has scheduled the hearing in the case on July 10, two days after the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear similar petitions, including those seeking cancellation of the NEET-UG 2024 exam and a monitored probe by the court.

Justice Ashok Kumar Jain of the High Court issued the notices to the NTA and the central government and sought their response. The court considered the matter serious and fixed the hearing for July 10, said petitioners’ lawyer Rampratap Saini.

He said a hearing was held on four applications before the High Court during the day. The petitioners sought cancellation of the entrance exam and a retest, citing alleged irregularities reported in the conduct of the test held on May 5.

According to reports, the apex court recently heard 14 petitions, including 10 filed by 49 students and the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), and four filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The NTA petitions sought to transfer all pending cases related to NEET exam from various high courts to the Supreme Court.