Will NEET-UG exam be held again? Top 10 Supreme Court Matters on Paper Leak

Petitions (more than 30) related to the controversial medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024 were heard in the Supreme Court on Monday. Along with malpractices in the examination, petitions giving instructions to hold the examination afresh are also included in it. Besides, a separate petition of more than 50 candidates from Gujarat was also heard. In this, a request has been made to order the central government and NDA to stop the cancellation of the examination. Now the next hearing in this case will be held on Thursday. Let us see what the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JP Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra said during the hearing on these petitions. During the hearing, the court told the government and the examination conducting agency (NDA) that we want to know the number of people who benefited from the question paper leak. Also inform what action has been taken against them. It is clear that the question paper has been leaked. What will the government do to identify the beneficiaries of the paper leak? We should not deny what happened. The Chief Justice has said that the sanctity of the examination has been affected. If children get the paper on the exam day, it means that the paper is leaked locally. If it is not known how many students are stuck, re-examination should be ordered. The Inquiry Officer shall submit a status report on these aspects. A bench comprising Chief Justice Chandrachud, Justices JP Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra said that if the paper leaks through telegraph, WhatsApp and electronic means, it will spread like wildfire. It is clear that the question paper is leaked. If the paper is shared through social media, a re-examination should be ordered. The Chief Justice asked what kind of arrangements were in place to prevent incidents like paper leaks in future. What technology is available to tackle cybercrime? What do we mean by data analysis? What can be done to prevent paper leaks in the future? Can a multi-disciplinary committee be formed? The CJI said, 'The Center and the NTA should inform whether the cyber forensics unit or the government can use any data analytics to identify suspicious cases. A structure can be created to separate the tainted students from the untainted ones. Procedures to be followed including re-selection and counseling process will be discussed after the examination. A policy decision needs to be made as to whether a different approach is needed to reach more beneficiaries of leech. The Chief Justice said that the beneficiaries of the paper leak should be found through intelligence, law and process. This is the only way'. The Chief Justice asked the petitioners to sit with all the advocates seeking reconsideration. Retain a nodal advocate for arguments. The Center and NDA will respond to the questions raised in the next hearing. Regarding this, the SG said that the case should be heard on Thursday and the Chief Justice has approved this. To the Supreme Court's questions, SG said that they have taken all possible steps. We will answer every question from the court. The matter is under investigation. FIRs have been registered in 6 states. The investigation in Patna revealed many facts. According to the petitioners, a press release was issued by the Bihar Police regarding the paper leak, the Chief Justice said. On the other hand, no official press release has been issued in this regard, Additional DGP, EOU said. Is this deficiency limited to a few centers or is it widespread? This issue is related to more than 23 lakh students who appeared for the exam. So it is important that we have complete information about it. The Supreme Court said that the NTA should tell us what is the nature of the paper leak? What is the timeline of the leak? Where did the paper leak? Where did the paper leak first? The exam was held on May 5 at 2 pm. In such a case, please clearly state at what time the paper leaked? CBI to file status report. The CBI will file a status report in the court on the present status of the investigation and the information disclosed till date. He said we are talking about the most important exam. People prepare kids for medicine and engineering. The SG emphasized that the issue is limited to some states. The Chief Justice said that we should know what is the truth? If this does not happen, the results of the examination shall be canceled and the examination shall be re-conducted. The Chief Justice said, 'Do you know why we are asking this? If it is concluded that the time gap between leakage and examination is not much, it is unfavorable for re-examination, if the time gap is longer, it shows that the leakage was high. 'If sanctity is affected then re-examination should be conducted, but it should be kept in mind that it is difficult to re-examine 24 lakh students. If we look at this leak on social media, it is very widespread. If this telegram was through WhatsApp it would have gone viral. Also Read- SC says in NEET-UG- If confidentiality is breached, exam will be re-conducted, next hearing on July 11