There is no evidence to conclude that the entire result of NEET-UG, 2024 was vitiated and there was a “systemic breach” in the sanctity of the examination, the Supreme Court has said while trashing pleas for re-test on grounds of paper leak and other malpractices.On July 23, the top court dismissed the pleas seeking cancellation and re-test of the controversy-ridden exam and the order was uploaded on Wednesday night.
“At the present stage, there is an absence of material on the record to lead to the conclusion that the entire result of the examination stands vitiated or that there was a systemic breach in the sanctity of the examination,” said the 14-page interim order penned by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.
The detailed and reasoned judgement on as many as 40 petitions would be delivered later.
The bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said, “The data which has been produced on the record city-wise and centre-wise and the comparison of data for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 are not indicative of a systemic leak of the question paper impacting the sanctity of the examination.”
It said ordering a re-test this year “would be replete with serious consequences for over two million students who have appeared in the examination.”
The order said adopting such a course of action would lead to a disruption of admission schedule, setting back the entire process by several months, and would lead to a cascading effect on the course of medical education.