The new guilty plea in SC also calls for a staggered examination over five to six days, as the main JEE examination. Reporting on the new appeal, defender Alakh Alok Srivastava tweeted on Tuesday: “Friends of #NEET, I had a detailed discussion tonight with the respected lead advocate, who will appear for us in our NEET case tomorrow. We are looking for postponement, more centers, NEET in 5-6 days, etc. We are both working pro bono. We will do our best. Keep studying. ”
The Supreme Court had earlier dismissed a petition to postpone the April 2020 JEE (Main) and NEET-Undergraduate exams, which are scheduled for September, amid a large number of Covid-19 cases, saying a precious year of students “can’t be wasted” and life has to go on.
A three-judge bench led by Judge Arun Mishra said the students’ careers “cannot be jeopardized for long.” “Life has to go on. Life has to go on. A precious student year cannot be wasted,” said the court, which also includes judges BR Gavai and Krishna Murari, during the hearing conducted via video conference while paves the way for the start of exams as scheduled.
Attorney General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that due precautions and all guarantees would be taken when conducting these examinations. The attorney who appeared on behalf of the petitioners told the court that thousands of students are looking to the higher court for relief and were only seeking postponement of these examinations.
The declaration, presented by 11 students from 11 states, sought to annul the notifications of July 3 issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA), by means of which it was decided to take the April 2020 Joint Entrance Exam (main) and National Eligibility-Cum-Entry Test (NEET) -Undergraduate Exams in September.
According to public notices issued by NTA, JEE (Main) April 2020 took place from September 1-6, while the NEET UG 2020 exam is scheduled for September 13. The statement, presented through lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava, had referred to the Covid-19 pandemic and said authorities should carry out these examinations only after normality is restored.
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