Pleas seek transfer of HC NEET cases to apex court; Supreme Court issues notice
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud tagged the pleas with a similar plea filed by NTA earlier in which SC had already stayed proceedings before the high courts pertaining to NEET-2024. The petitions will come up for resumed hearing on Thursday.
Last week, the Central Bureau of Investigation had submitted a status report of its investigation into the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG to the apex court. The agency had submitted, in a sealed cover, the status report on its findings regarding the alleged exam paper leak in Bihar and the alleged irregularities in Gujarat and Rajasthan centres.
As per available information, the CBI's investigation has not found evidence which could substantiate the allegations, as claimed by the petitioners, of mass malpractice in the alleged leak of examination papers.
However, the agency has found instances of «cheating and impersonation» in Gujarat and Rajasthan centres. The agency has questioned the suspects and accused who were initially arrested by the Bihar Police in connection with the alleged paper leak in the state. The ministry of education and NTA have already filed their affidavits last Wednesday.
The central government has also reached out to IIT-Madras to identify the beneficiaries of wrongdoing in the NEET-UG examination. After conducting data analytics, as sought by SC, IIT-Madras opined that «there is neither any indication of mass malpractice nor a localised set of candidates being benefitted leading to abnormal scores».
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