GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 10th August. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking the postponement of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Postgraduate) (NEET-PG) examination, which is scheduled for August 11. The plea, filed by a group of candidates, claimed that the allocation of test cities was highly inconvenient, making it difficult for them to reach the examination centers.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, along with Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, firmly rejected the plea, emphasizing the broader impact such a decision could have on the careers of a vast number of students. “How can we postpone such an exam? Mr. Sanjay Hegde, nowadays people just come asking to postpone the exam. It’s not a perfect world. We are not academic experts,” remarked CJI Chandrachud during the hearing.
The court underscored the importance of proceeding with the exam as planned, noting that postponing it could jeopardize the futures of nearly two lakh candidates. “As a matter of principle, we will not reschedule the exam. There are two lakh students and four lakh parents who will weep over the weekend if we postpone it. We cannot put the careers of so many candidates in jeopardy. We do not know who is behind these petitions,” the bench stated.
Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, representing the petitioners, argued that rescheduling the exam was necessary due to logistical challenges faced by the candidates, particularly the allocation of test cities, which were announced on July 31, with specific centers to be declared on August 8. Hegde also pointed out that the candidates would have to take one exam in the morning and another in the afternoon, further complicating the situation.
The NEET-PG exam, initially slated for June 23, was postponed by the Union Health Ministry as a “precautionary measure” following alleged irregularities in other competitive exams. However, the Supreme Court’s decision ensures that the examination will proceed as scheduled on August 11, despite the concerns raised by the petitioners.
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