<p>Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam has said the alleged leak of the NEET verdict on common entrance test for medical colleges before its pronouncment on July 18 will have to be inquired into.<br /><br /></p>.<p>However, he ruled out investigation as of now, saying it was only the media reports that suggested that the verdict was leaked.<br /><br />"I came to know from media, nobody will accept this, nobody should encourage this, we are following very strict procedure, I don't know how it has come, we have to inquire," Justice Sathasivam told reporters on the sidelines of a function to felicitate him on taking over as the CJI yesterday.<br /><br />When asked whether he would now order an investigation, he replied in the negative.<br />"No, so far it has not come to my knowledge, only through media I'm having this," Justice Sathasivam said.<br /><br />The Supreme Court in a 2-1 verdict on Thursday scrapped holding of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses in medical colleges, paving the way for private colleges to conduct their own examination.<br /><br />To a question about the alleged leak of some contents of NEET verdict before it was delivered by a bench headed by him on the last day of his retirement, former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir expressed surprise.<br /><br />"As far as I know this is entirely a secret. It was kept in my chamber. I would not be able to answer this," said Kabir, who wrote the majority judgement.<br /><br />A day after the verdict was pronounced, an "upset" government indicated it may file a review petition on the apex court verdict with Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad making it clear that legal recourse is the only option available.<br /><br />Azad said the order will create difficulties for students aspiring for medical degrees and the Health Ministry has sought legal opinion on the judgement.<br /><br />"We are very upset," he said while commenting on the verdict. He has already asked officials to study the judgement to decide the future course of action.<br /><br />The Minister said the government was "expecting a better outcome" but "unfortunately that did not happen."<br /><br />The court ruling, he said, was "a little demoralising for us because we wanted to clean up a number of things".<br /><br />Asked what the government planned to do, the Minister said, "there is a legal recourse. There is no other way."<br /><br />A petition seeking review comes up before the same bench of the apex court which has delivered the judgement.</p>
<p>Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam has said the alleged leak of the NEET verdict on common entrance test for medical colleges before its pronouncment on July 18 will have to be inquired into.<br /><br /></p>.<p>However, he ruled out investigation as of now, saying it was only the media reports that suggested that the verdict was leaked.<br /><br />"I came to know from media, nobody will accept this, nobody should encourage this, we are following very strict procedure, I don't know how it has come, we have to inquire," Justice Sathasivam told reporters on the sidelines of a function to felicitate him on taking over as the CJI yesterday.<br /><br />When asked whether he would now order an investigation, he replied in the negative.<br />"No, so far it has not come to my knowledge, only through media I'm having this," Justice Sathasivam said.<br /><br />The Supreme Court in a 2-1 verdict on Thursday scrapped holding of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses in medical colleges, paving the way for private colleges to conduct their own examination.<br /><br />To a question about the alleged leak of some contents of NEET verdict before it was delivered by a bench headed by him on the last day of his retirement, former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir expressed surprise.<br /><br />"As far as I know this is entirely a secret. It was kept in my chamber. I would not be able to answer this," said Kabir, who wrote the majority judgement.<br /><br />A day after the verdict was pronounced, an "upset" government indicated it may file a review petition on the apex court verdict with Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad making it clear that legal recourse is the only option available.<br /><br />Azad said the order will create difficulties for students aspiring for medical degrees and the Health Ministry has sought legal opinion on the judgement.<br /><br />"We are very upset," he said while commenting on the verdict. He has already asked officials to study the judgement to decide the future course of action.<br /><br />The Minister said the government was "expecting a better outcome" but "unfortunately that did not happen."<br /><br />The court ruling, he said, was "a little demoralising for us because we wanted to clean up a number of things".<br /><br />Asked what the government planned to do, the Minister said, "there is a legal recourse. There is no other way."<br /><br />A petition seeking review comes up before the same bench of the apex court which has delivered the judgement.</p>