Supreme Court rules out NEET-UG retest, says no evidence to show sanctity breached

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled out cancellation and retest of NEET-UG 24, stating that there was no evidence to show sanctity was breached. 

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.

The NTA and the Union education ministry have been at the centre of a massive political row and protests by students over alleged large-scale malpractices ranging from question paper leaks to impersonation in the test held on May 5.