Guj rank holders ask Supreme Court to quash exam

New Delhi: Over 50 successful NEET-UG candidates from Gujarat, including several toppers, have moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to restrain the Centre and the National Testing Agency from cancelling the controversial exam.

They have requested the Supreme Court to direct the Education Ministry to investigate, identify and take strict action against students and others who indulged in unfair practices like leaking of documents and impersonation during the NEET-UG exam held on May 5 this year. The fresh petition by 56 students was filed days before a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is scheduled to hear as many as 26 petitions seeking relief such as retest and inquiry into the conduct of the exam. The petitions seeking cancellation of the exam, retest and a high-level inquiry are scheduled to be heard on July 8 by the Supreme Court.

The fresh petition by Sidhharth Komal Singla and 55 other students was filed by advocate Devendra Singh.

He said, “The Hon’ble Court may further direct the respondents (Centre and NTA) not to conduct the NEET-UG…as it would not only be unreasonable and harsh on honest and hardworking students but would also lead to violation of the right to education and hence violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.”