New Delhi: The Supreme Court ordered the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday to grant relief to a disabled candidate who was denied an extra hour in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) exam 2021.
Justices DY Chandrachud and Vikram Nath’s bench observed, “The exam body was bound to follow the rules which allow for relaxation for persons with disability. Lack of remedy will cause irreparable injury. Authority cannot be allowed to get away.”
However, the apex court didn’t allow students to re-write the medical entrance. It ordered the NTA to arrive at a solution for the injustice meted out to the petitioner. The petitioner, a female candidate, is suffering from dysgraphia, a neurological disorder that impairs writing.
The court granted a time period of two weeks to the exam conducting authority for a solution. “A lack of remedy by this Court could cause irretrievable injustice to the life of the student. As an examining body, the National Testing Agency cannot get away from responsibility and accountability,” the mentioned the verdict.
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