The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea for cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, undergraduate, (NEET UG), held on September 12, this year due to alleged irregularities.
"What kind of writs are being filed? Lakhs of people have taken these exams,” a bench presided over by Justice L Nageswara Rao asked a counsel, appearing petitioner Saloni.
The counsel submitted that CBI has registered three FIRs and examination papers were leaked on WhatsApp.
Maintaining that the court was not going to interfere with an exam on the basis of few FIRs, the bench pointed out that those cases were related to impersonation of the candidates.
Finding the plea frivolous, the court asked the counsel why a cost of Rs 5 lakh not be imposed on him personally for advising to file such petitions.
The court, however, finally decided not to impose the cost on request from the counsel.
“Costs will not be imposed but we will remember you. Next time there is such a case, we will definitely impose costs on you," the bench told advocate Ninad Dogra, appearing for the petitioner.
The petitioner claimed cheating, malpractices and paper leaks in the examinations conducted for admission to MBBS and other undergraduate courses in medical colleges across the country.
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(Published 04 October 2021, 09:31 IST)
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