Supreme Court on NEET: ‘Data not indicative of systemic leak’

The Court further said that cancellation of the NEET-UG medical entrance test would neither be justified nor required.

Refusing to order NEET-UG reexamination, the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed there had been an absence of materials on record to prove there was a systemic breach in the conduct of the exam.

"The data on record is not indicative of a systemic leak of the question paper which would indicate a disruption of the sanctity of the exam," the court said.

The Court further said that cancellation of the NEET-UG medical entrance test would neither be justified nor required.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard submissions from a battery of lawyers, including Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), and senior advocates Narender Hooda, Sanjay Hegde and Mathews Nedumapra for around four days.

"There is an absence of material to conclude that the result of the NEET-UG 2024 exam is vitiated or there is a systemic breach," the CJI said.

The court, however, observed that the fact that question papers were leaked in Hazaribagh and Patna was not disputed.