NTA to move SC for transfer of petitions against alleged irregularities in NEET-UG exam from different HCs
economictimes.indiatimes.comSupreme Court seeking transfer of petitions filed by NEET-UG candidates before several high courts over alleged random grant of grace marks, paper leak and anomalies in evaluating answers to certain questions, the Delhi High Court was informed on Wednesday. A vacation bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, meanwhile, issued notice and asked the NTA to respond to four petitions filed by National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG), 2024 candidates raising these grievances.
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Following in the footsteps of the Supreme Court, the high court also refused to stay the counselling process.
The court granted the NTA counsel's prayer for time to respond to the petitions and listed the matter for further hearing on July 5.
At the outset, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that several pleas have been filed in seven different high courts relating to alleged irregularities in the conduct of the NEET-UG, 2024 examination and some are pending before the Supreme Court.
He said the NTA will soon file a transfer petition in the apex court for consolidating all the pleas.
«We are filing transfer petitions in the Supreme Court because there is a likelihood of conflicting views by different high courts. Could your lordship consider waiting for a week or two? We will file a transfer
