The Supreme Court said in its decision, 'Whatever information has been received so far does not prove that the question paper was leaked on a large scale, which has destroyed the credibility of the examination.' The court mainly gave 5 reasons keeping in mind that the NEET 2024 exam cannot be canceled and the exam cannot be conducted again.
5 main reasons for cancellation of NEET exam and no re-examination
1. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said that re-examination could have serious consequences for more than 23.33 lakh students who want to study medicine. Many of these students travel hundreds of kilometers from their homes to reach the examination centers. The court understands that conducting a new examination will have a serious impact on the students, especially those who are socially marginalized and come from economically weaker families.
2. This will disrupt the admission schedule. The admission schedule is already getting delayed. Students' studies will be affected and there may be a shortage of doctors in the future.
3. There is no material on record to conclude that the result of the examination is corrupt or that there has been any systematic violation of the sanctity of the examination. The data produced on record does not indicate any systematic leakage of the question paper which would harm the sanctity of the examination.
4. While pronouncing the order, the Chief Justice referred to the interim judgment given this month. In this, the court had told the petitioners demanding re-examination that this would be the 'last option'. Then the court had said that some circumstances, especially the leak of the question paper and the short time gap between the examinations, go against the re-examination.
5. Today, the Chief Justice admitted that one thing is certain: the question paper was leaked in at least two exam centres in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand and Patna in Bihar. The CBI has described the Hazaribagh leak as 'ground zero'. The CBI has been tasked with investigating the nationwide 'solver gang' racket that leaked the question paper.
The court also referred to the reports filed by the CBI on July 17 and July 21. The court said that it appears that at least 155 students from the centres in Hazaribagh and Patna have benefited from it.
Earlier, the court had discussed the possibility of taking different actions. This means identifying students who benefited from the paper leak and excluding them from the admission process.
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