Madras Excessive Courtroom stays NEET-UG outcome as Chennai college students level to energy lower in examination centre

The Madras Excessive Courtroom granted an interim keep restraining authorities from releasing NEET-UG-2025 outcomes after the bench heard the plea of a number of college students who have been affected as a result of an influence lower at an examination centre in Chennai, reported PTI.

Listening to the plea, Justice V Lakshminarayanan granted an interim keep on Friday and adjourned the matter to 2 June for additional listening to.

Within the submission, the scholars submitted that as a result of a storm and heavy rainfall, there had been an influence outage at PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya CRPF-Avadi, Chennai, which was their examination centre, from roughly 3.00 PM to 4.15 PM on the date of the examination, 4 Might 2025.

The 13 college students who submitted the affidavit additionally argued that there have been no backup amenities, equivalent to turbines or inverters.

“We have been compelled to put in writing the examination beneath poor lighting circumstances, and rainwater entered the examination corridor, inflicting additional disruption as we have been requested to maneuver from the assigned seats,” they submitted.

They added that the examination authorities didn’t present any additional time to the affected college students regardless of the disruption, so the petitioners weren’t capable of full the examination absolutely.

What did the scholars contend within the petition?

Within the petition, the scholars contended that they have been subjected to grossly unequal examination circumstances in comparison with candidates at different centres, violating Article 14 of the Structure. Additionally they claimed rights beneath Article 21 (Safety of life and liberty) had been infringed.

“A national-level aggressive examination like NEET should guarantee a stage taking part in area, which was denied to the petitioners.”

The report added that the respondent authorities haven’t acknowledged or addressed the petitioners’ real grievances regardless of well timed illustration on Might 4 itself. The respondents embrace the union authorities, Nationwide Medical Fee and the Nationwide Testing Company that conducts NEET.