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Delhi HC rejects plea for NEET-UG probe, NTA dissolution
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe into alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG re-examination and the dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA). The court observed that the petition mixed claims for individual relief with relief for all candidates, and could not be heard in its current form.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia that there was "no tampering in any OMR sheet" from the re-test. Mehta argued against what he called "loose drafting and allegations" that would set a "narrative", and questioned who would tamper with the sheets. One petitioner had claimed her OMR sheet was manipulated.
The court dismissed the PIL as withdrawn, while allowing one petitioner to separately file a case on institutional reforms in examinations like NEET. The bench said it would only hear individual grievances, not a mixed-bag PIL.
Indian Opinion Analysis
This story is an uncontroversial court hearing report where both outlets essentially agree on the facts. India TV News leads with the court's rejection of the PIL, a neutral legal outcome, while Times Now gives more space to the Solicitor General's categorical denial of tampering, which aligns with the government's position. Neither outlet includes the petitioners' forensic evidence or suggests systemic failure. The balanced takeaway: the court dismissed the PIL on procedural grounds (mixing individual and public relief), not on the merits of the alleged irregularities. The real next step is individual litigants filing separate petitions, which could later force a substantive judicial review of NTA's conduct.
Coverage: 2 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 neutral
Sources (2): indiatvnews.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (pro government)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
