The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by some candidates challenging the Centre's decision to cancel the UGC-NET...
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by some candidates challenging the Centre's decision to cancel the UGC-NET 2024 exam after allegations of paper leak surfaced. The court said entertaining such pleas would add uncertainty and result in "utter chaos".
A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra refused to entertain the pleas, saying the exam will be held on August 21 and that the nine lakh students should have some certainty.
"Let there be finality. We are not in a perfect world. Let the exams happen on August 21. Let there be certainty for students. How can we now cancel?" the bench said.
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The bench said the exam was held on June 18 and was cancelled a day after that.
"The UGC-NET was conducted in June 2024, but the government cancelled the exam on June 19. As a consequence, a fresh exam will take place on August 21," it said.
"At the present stage, the petitioners have challenged the decision and nearly two months have lapsed. Entertaining the petition would only add uncertainty and result in utter chaos," the court observed.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had dismissed a plea on the issue, saying it was filed by a lawyer and not by aggrieved candidates.
Another plea was also filed against the decision of the Union Education Ministry and the National Testing Agency (NTA) to cancel the UGC-NET exam following inputs that its integrity may have been compromised.
The education ministry on June 19 ordered the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam and handed over the matter to the CBI for an investigation.
