New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea raising allegations of the arbitrary and irrational decision of indefinitely postponing the NEET-SS Examination 2024, taken in a meeting held on February 21.
The petitioner has urged the top court to pass an appropriate direction to conduct the NEET-SS Examination 2024 in July-August, 2024 and an appropriate direction setting aside the decision of Respondent NMC taken in the meeting held on February 21 to postpone the NEET-SS Examination, 2024 and communicated vide letter dated February 23.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India also sought response from the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and National Medical Commission on the plea.
The plea was filed by 13 doctors including Rahul Balwan among others.
The petitioner was represented by Rashmi Nandakumar.
The Petitioners are doctors, who have completed their education in medicine up to the level of post-graduation, said that they are aggrieved by the arbitrary and irrational decision of indefinitely postponing the NEET-SS Examination 2024, taken in a meeting held on February 21, by the Respondent No. 3, that is, the National Medical Commission.
The petitioner has urged the top court to pass an appropriate direction to conduct the NEET-SS Examination 2024 in July-August, 2024 and an appropriate direction setting aside the decision of Respondent NMC taken in the meeting held on February 21 to postpone the NEET-SS Examination, 2024 and communicated vide letter dated February 23.
"The reason given for the decision is that, due to Covid-19, the MD/MS and DNB courses (NEET-PG courses) for 2021 were held only from January to May 2022.
Consequently, the NEET-PG 2021 candidates would not be eligible to appear for the NEET-SS Examination held in 2024," the petition said. (with Agency inputs)
