2024 SCC Vol. 10 Part 4
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 11(6) and 37: Setting aside of order setting aside award, by Court exercising jurisdiction under
National Testing Agency
Explained| Supreme Court verdict on NEET UG 2024
“Courts may direct the cancellation of an examination or approve such cancellation by the competent authority only if it is not possible to separate the tainted candidates from the untainted ones.”
Rajasthan High Court issues notice to NTA and Union of India seeking reply on NEET-UG 2024 exam’s cancellation
The Court adjourned and scheduled the matter on 10-07-2024, thereby allowing the respondents time to file their replies.
[NEET UG 2024] Supreme Court issues notice in NTA’s transfer plea; Stays proceedings before High Courts
The stay was on proceedings in petitions filed in Rajasthan, Calcutta and Bombay High Courts regarding the alleged paper leak in the NEET-UG 2024 exam held on 05-05-2024
Candidate not necessarily suffering from disability set out in RPwD Act but having special needs is entitled to reasonable accommodation: Madras HC
“If the facilities required by the petitioner are denied, she will not be able to take the examination, which would lead to discrimination that is forbidden by Article 14 of the Constitution of India.”
Delhi High Court dismisses petition challenging normalization process adopted by NTA in JEE (Main) Exam
“To iron out the discrepancy which arises as a result of the unavoidable possibility of different papers being of different difficulty levels that the process of normalization is adopted. Individual discomfitures are inevitable in such a process and cannot afford a basis to unseat the entire examination.”
Delhi HC directs National Testing Agency to ensure uploading of final answer key prior to final declaration of result
“It was submitted that the exercise of re-examination of the answer keys after the final results were declared may have been avoidable but was undertaken bona fide, especially as a large number of objections were received even after the final result was declared.”
University of Delhi arbitrarily cancels seat alloted to a candidate; Delhi High Court directs admission in next academic year 2023-24
The delay on part of the petitioner in approaching the Court had led to the conclusion of admission process, due to which the candidates with lower merit would got admission which stood crystalised. Therefore, no exceptional circumstances existed in warranting issuance of directions to admit the petitioner in the academic year 2022-23.
Delhi High Court | NTA to reschedule CUET (UG) 2022 due to conflict in dates with CBSE Improvement exams; New dates to be issued by public notice
Delhi High Court: In a case filed by a student of class XIIth who is under a dilemma of whether
NEET| “Behind abstract number of ‘15 lakh students’ lie human lives”; SC asks NTA to rectify injustice caused to a “one-off” PwBD student
“Education plays a key role in social and economic inclusion and effective participation in society. Inclusive education is indispensable for ensuring universal and non-discriminatory access to education.”
In wake of COVID-19, National Testing Agency postpones National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG May-2020
In view of the hardships faced by the parents and the students due to COVID-19 epidemic, the National Testing Agency has postponed
Kar HC | Petitioner who qualified NEET-UG 2019 afforded opportunity to furnish documents for ‘NRI’ Quota even though marking ‘No’ in the Online Application form
Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy and R. Devdas, JJ. while disposing of the petition directed the respondents