SC orders NTA to upload centre-wise results
The SC reiterated that if tainted cases cannot be segregated from untainted ones, the entire examination has to go
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a copy of the report of Bihar Police and its Economic Offences Unit (EOU) in relation to the NEET-UG question paper leak case. A Bench presided over by CJI, DY Chandrachud was hearing a batch of pleas alleging irregularities in the conduct of NEET examination and its cancellation.
“We would like to have a copy of the Bihar Police report,” the Bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, told Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta.
At this, SG Mehta, the second-highest law officer of the Centre, undertook that he will place on record the copy of the report filed by Patna Police as well as the report filed by EOU of Bihar Police.
The NEET question paper leak case was cracked by Patna Police on May 5, the day of the examination and an FIR was registered at the city’s Shastri Nagar Police Station. The case was later transferred to the EOU of Bihar Police for investigation.
On June 23, the Centre decided to transfer the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Adjourning the hearing till July 22, the apex court asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to release on its website centre-wise results after redacting personal information, including roll number of the candidates by Saturday’s noon.
During the hearing, it asked the petitioners to illustrate that the leak was so systematic that the exam must be cancelled in entirety and conducted afresh.
The SC reiterated that if tainted cases cannot be segregated from untainted ones, the entire examination has to go.