Supreme Court rejects plea for re-examination of NEET UG 2024
New Delhi: On July 23, 2024, the Supreme Court denied a plea for a re-examination of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate 2024. The Court's decision was delivered by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra.
The petitioners, who had alleged widespread leakage of the NEET UG 2024 question paper, sought a re-examination based on claims of irregularities and leaks. However, the Court found the evidence insufficient to support the allegation of a systemic breach affecting the entire exam process.
The Court acknowledged that there were reports of question paper leaks in Hazaribagh and Patna. However, it emphasized that the evidence did not indicate a widespread or systemic issue impacting the entire examination.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is still probing the matter. The Court noted that while the CBI's investigation revealed that 155 students might have benefited from the fraud in the affected centers, the probe had not yet concluded.
The Court reviewed data from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and found no indication that the leak had compromised the integrity of the examination on a national level. Analysis by IIT Madras also supported the absence of systemic issues.
The Court expressed concerns about the potential repercussions of ordering a re-examination, including disrupting the admission schedule for over 24 lakh students, affecting medical education, and impacting future availability of qualified medical professionals.
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Sindhu out of Thailand Open, loses to Yamaguchi in quarterfinals
Bangkok (PTI): Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu squandered a one-game advantage to go down fighting to top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open tournament here on Friday.
Sindhu lost 21-19, 18-21, 15-21 to world number three Yamaguchi in the women's singles quarterfinal match that lasted just over one hour in the USD 500,000 Super 500 tournament.
The two-time Olympic medallist and sixth seed Sindhu had reached the quarterfinals after beating Denmark's Amalie Schulz 21-13, 21-15 on Thursday.
Lakshya Sen, the 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will feature in the men's singles and men's doubles quarterfinals respectively later in the day.
