Supreme Court dismisses fresh petitions seeking NEET 2020 postponement
NEET UG 2020 postponement plea dismissed by the SC bench. The medical entrance exam is scheduled to be held on Sunday, September 13, 2020.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on September 09 dismissed three fresh petitions seeking postponement of the NEET UG 2020 examination scheduled on Sunday, September 13.
Earlier Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava on Wednesday had tweeted, "#NEET friends, Today evening I had a detailed discussion with Respected Senior Advocate, who will appear for us in our NEET Case tomorrow. We are seeking postponement, more centres, NEET in 5-6 Days etc. Both of us are working pro bono. We will try our Best. U keep studying."
Hearing on plea begins: Live Updates
11.39 am: The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan dismisses three fresh petitions seeking postponement of the NEET UG exams scheduled on September 13.
11.38 am: The bench says it is not inclined. Petitions dismissed.
11.35 am: Datar urges the Court to direct the NTA to give one more chance to students who may find it difficult to take NEET exam on account of pandemic restrictions.
11.30 am: "Over 16 lakhs students are writing the exam. NEET is the only medical exam. Take the case of Bihar. There are only two centres- Patna & Gaya. Trains are not running till 30th September. We are only asking for 3 weeks postponement," says Datar
11.25 am: Senior Advocate Arvind P Datar submits that the petitioners are only seeking postponement of NEET UG 2020 exam
11.21 am: "All arrangements have been made by the authorities. Exam is just few days away,"says Justice M R Shah
11.20 am: As the hearing begins, Justice Bhushan asks, "Everything is over now. Review has also been dismissed. JEE is also over. How can we consider the petition now?
On August 17, the Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra had dismissed the pleas seeking the postponement of the NEET UG 2020 and JEE Mains 2020 exam.
The review petition filed by six state ministers seeking postponement of NEET UG 2020 was dismissed by the Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan on September 5, 2020.
After concluding Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Main) on September 6, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is now prepared to hold the medical entrance exam NEET scheduled to be held on September 13 for which over 15 lakh candidates have registered.
According to NTA officials, 15.97 lakh candidates from across the country have registered for NEET, which is a pen-paper based test.
In order to maintain social distancing, the NTA has increased the number of centres from 2,546 to 3,843 for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) while the number of candidates per room has been reduced from earlier 24 to 12.
The NEET-UG was originally scheduled for May 3, but was pushed to July 26 and then scheduled for September 13.
Earlier Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava on Wednesday had tweeted, "#NEET friends, Today evening I had a detailed discussion with Respected Senior Advocate, who will appear for us in our NEET Case tomorrow. We are seeking postponement, more centres, NEET in 5-6 Days etc. Both of us are working pro bono. We will try our Best. U keep studying."
#NEET friends,Today evening I had a detailed discussion with Respected Senior Advocate, who will appear for us in… https://t.co/ny2BrRb6WB
— Alakh Alok Srivastava (@advocate_alakh) 1599578398000Hearing on plea begins: Live Updates
11.39 am: The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan dismisses three fresh petitions seeking postponement of the NEET UG exams scheduled on September 13.
11.38 am: The bench says it is not inclined. Petitions dismissed.
11.35 am: Datar urges the Court to direct the NTA to give one more chance to students who may find it difficult to take NEET exam on account of pandemic restrictions.
11.30 am: "Over 16 lakhs students are writing the exam. NEET is the only medical exam. Take the case of Bihar. There are only two centres- Patna & Gaya. Trains are not running till 30th September. We are only asking for 3 weeks postponement," says Datar
11.25 am: Senior Advocate Arvind P Datar submits that the petitioners are only seeking postponement of NEET UG 2020 exam
11.21 am: "All arrangements have been made by the authorities. Exam is just few days away,"says Justice M R Shah
11.20 am: As the hearing begins, Justice Bhushan asks, "Everything is over now. Review has also been dismissed. JEE is also over. How can we consider the petition now?
On August 17, the Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra had dismissed the pleas seeking the postponement of the NEET UG 2020 and JEE Mains 2020 exam.
The review petition filed by six state ministers seeking postponement of NEET UG 2020 was dismissed by the Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan on September 5, 2020.
After concluding Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Main) on September 6, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is now prepared to hold the medical entrance exam NEET scheduled to be held on September 13 for which over 15 lakh candidates have registered.
According to NTA officials, 15.97 lakh candidates from across the country have registered for NEET, which is a pen-paper based test.
In order to maintain social distancing, the NTA has increased the number of centres from 2,546 to 3,843 for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) while the number of candidates per room has been reduced from earlier 24 to 12.
The NEET-UG was originally scheduled for May 3, but was pushed to July 26 and then scheduled for September 13.
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