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News18
2 days ago
- General
- News18
Madras HC Rejects NEET 2025 Re-Exam pleas, Clears Way For Result Declaration
Last Updated: The Madras High Court has cleared the way for the declaration of NEET UG 2025 results by dismissing pleas that sought to stop it due to power outages at Chennai centres. The Madras High Court on Friday cleared the path for the declaration of NEET (UG) 2025 results by dismissing a batch of petitions that sought to restrain the National Testing Agency (NTA) from releasing the results, as reported by news agency PTI. The petitions, filed by S Sai Priya and 15 other students, requested the court to direct the NTA to conduct a re-examination for candidates who experienced power outages at four exam centres in Chennai during the test. Dismissing the plea, Justice C Kumarappan said, 'In the present case, I find no mala fide intent on the part of the respondents. Nationwide, approximately 22 lakh students appeared for the NEET (UG) 2025. Allowing a re-exam based on such localised and minor disruptions would undermine the level playing field for millions of candidates." The court, therefore, found no merit in the writ petitions. Previously, on May 17, a vacation bench had issued an interim order restraining the NTA from declaring the results, in response to the alleged difficulties caused by the power disruption. In his detailed ruling, Justice Kumarappan noted, 'The petitioners primarily argue that due to power failure, lighting conditions were inadequate at the centres, creating a distracting atmosphere that affected their focus and performance." The judge emphasised that the disruption was due to unexpected rain and storm. Supporting the NTA's stance, the court observed that the exam was held during daylight hours—between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM—ensuring sufficient natural light. 'When the NTA, following field verification and applying scientific methods, has concluded that no re-examination is necessary, such a decision should be respected unless proven to be influenced by mala fides," Justice Kumarappan added. NEET PG 2025 Exam on August 3 The Supreme Court on Thursday gave permission to the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to hold the NEET-PG 2025 exam on August 3. The court said it was satisfied that the reasons given by the NBE for choosing this date were genuine. Earlier, on May 30, the court had ruled that the exam must be held in a single shift instead of two. Because of this change, the NBE asked for more time to make new arrangements, which the court has now allowed. First Published: June 06, 2025, 19:33 IST
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Madras High Court clears decks for NEET result declaration
The Madras High Court dismissed petitions seeking to halt the NEET (UG) 2025 results, rejecting demands for re-examination due to power outages at Chennai centers. Justice Kumarappan emphasized that a re-examination would unfairly impact over two million students nationwide. The court accepted NTA's assessment that the daytime exam had sufficient natural light, negating the need for a re-test. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Decks have been cleared for the declaration of results of NEET (UG) 2025 examination with the Madras high court on Friday dismissing a batch of petitions, which sought to restrain the National Testing Agency (NTA) from declaring the their petitions, S Sai Priya and 15 other students also sought a direction to the NTA to conduct re-examination for candidates, who had experienced power outages at four centres in Chennai, where they appeared for the the petitions, Justice C Kumarappan said, "In the instant cases, I do not find any mala fides on the part of the respondents. Furthermore, all over India, there were about 22 lakhs students have participated in the NEET (UG) 2025 examination."Against this background, if any re-examination is permitted on trivial grounds, the same would seriously affect the level playing field of more than two million candidates. Hence, the court does not find any merit in these writ an interim order, a vacation judge had on May 17 restrained NTA from releasing the results of NEET-2025 due to alleged difficulties faced by a group of students because of power outage at four examination his order, Justice Kumarappan said "If we look at the contention of the petitioners, the main ground urged by them is that on account of power outage, there was poor light in the Centres, which caused a distracting environment, and hampered the candidates' ability to concentrate and to perform at their best".It was pertinent to mention here that the power outage happened due to sudden rain and storm. As rightly contended by the Additional Solicitor General, the examination was conducted during day time between 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM, where there was a natural ambient light, the judge the authority (NTA), after field verification and with the scientific method, had arrived at a reasonable conclusion that there are no grounds for re-examination, the same needs to be accepted, unless the said report is tainted with mala fides", the judge added.
