Supreme Court on NEET 2024: Why can’t NEET be conducted again? Supreme Court gave 5 big reasons

NEET 2024 Supreme Court Verdict: While giving its verdict after hearing the NEET paper leak case on Tuesday, the Supreme Court has said that there will be no re-examination of NEET-UG 2024. The court says that there is no data that proves that the confidentiality of the examination has been harmed. The court admitted that it is true that the question paper was leaked. But the court also said that no evidence has been found so far to prove that the results of the examination have been affected.

The Supreme Court said in its decision, ‘Whatever information has been received so far does not prove that the question paper was leaked on a large scale, which has destroyed the credibility of the examination.’ The court mainly gave 5 such reasons keeping in mind which the NEET 2024 exam cannot be cancelled and the exam cannot be conducted again.

Why NEET not Cancelled and No Re-Exam: 5 main reasons for cancellation of NEET exam and not conducting the exam again

1. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said that re-examination could have serious consequences for more than 23.33 lakh students who wish to study medicine. Many of these students travel hundreds of kilometers from their homes to reach the examination centers. The court understands that conducting a new examination will have a serious impact on the students, especially those who are socially marginalized and come from economically weak families.

2. This will disrupt the admission schedule. The admission schedule is already getting delayed. Students’ studies will be affected and there may be a shortage of doctors in the future.

3. There is no material on record which would lead to the conclusion that the result of the examination is vitiated or that there is any systematic violation of the sanctity of the examination. The data produced on record does not indicate any systematic leak of the question paper which would vitiate the sanctity of the examination.

4. While pronouncing the order, the Chief Justice referred to an interim decision given this month. In this, the court had told the petitioners demanding a re-examination that this would be the ‘last option’. The court had then said that certain circumstances, especially the leak of the question paper and the short time gap between the exams, go against the re-examination.

5. Today, the Chief Justice admitted that one thing is for sure: the question paper was leaked at at least two exam centres in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand and Patna, Bihar. The Hazaribagh leak has been described by the CBI as ‘ground zero’. The CBI has been tasked with investigating a nationwide ‘solver gang’ racket that leaks question papers.

The court also referred to the reports filed by the CBI on July 17 and July 21. The court said that it appears that at least 155 students from the centres in Hazaribagh and Patna have benefited from it.

The court had earlier discussed the possibility of taking different actions. This means identifying students who have benefited from the paper leak and excluding them from the admission process.