SC clears way for Neet results, stays HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the decks for the results of the National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test (Neet), held on May 7 for admission to medical courses across the country, to be declared. The court stayed an interim order by the Madras high court stopping the CBSE from releasing the results. The court issued notices to the students who had filed writ petitions in the Madras and Gujarat high courts, seeking their response.
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the decks for the declaration of results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Neet) examination held on May 7 for admission to medical and BDS courses across the country.
A vacation bench of Justices Prafulla C. Pant and Deepak Gupta gave the nod to the CBSE to declare the results by staying an interim order of the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on May 24, restraining the CBSE from releasing the results. The court taking note of the submission that 11.38 lakh students will be affected if results are not declared, directed the authorities concerned to proceed with the process of declaration of results, subsequent counselling and admission as per the schedule of admissions fixed in 2016.
The bench said counselling and admission will be subject to the final orders in these appeals. The bench issued
The court taking note that 11.38L students will be affected if results are not declared, directed the authorities to proceed with the process
notice to the students who had filed writ petitions in Madras and Gujarat high courts seeking their response and posted the matter for further hearing in July. The bench agreed to examine whether different questions papers can be set for the Neet, one in English, Hindi and other regional languages and whether such an examination will affect the level playing field.
The apex court barred all high courts from entertaining fresh petitions against Neet. On May 24, the Madras HC acting on a batch of petitions from students who took Neet examination stayed the results.
It was argued that the CBSE had set different question papers in English and 10 regional languages.