VANSHIKA YADAV versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

VANSHIKA YADAV versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The material on record did not demonstrate a widespread or systemic leak of NEET (UG) 2024; identified beneficiaries of malpractice (principally in Hazaribagh and Patna) can be segregated from honest candidates and prosecuted, therefore a direction for a fresh re-examination for all candidates was not warranted;...

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Parties
Petitioner: Vanshika Yadav; Respondent: Union of India & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
02 August 2024
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) No.335 of 2024 / Final Judgment Petitions Disposed (02 August 2024)
Outcome
Petitions disposed of. No direction for a fresh all-India re-examination; contested question answer revised; procedural and remedial directions issued.
Legal Topics
NEET (ug) 2024, Paper Leak, Cancellation of Examination, Examination Security, Data Analytics, Compensatory Marks, Re Test, Committee Constitution
Education Examination Administrative Law NEET (ug) 2024 Paper Leak Cancellation of Examination Examination Security Data Analytics +3 more

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Parties

Vanshika Yadav

Petitioner

Union of India & Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) No.335 of 2024 / Final Judgment Petitions Disposed (02 August 2024)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the NEET (UG) 2024 was compromised systemically so as to warrant cancellation and a re-test
  2. 2 Whether the answer key to a contested question ought to be revised
  3. 3 Whether there was a conflict of interest in IIT Madras analysing the result data

Ratio Decidendi

The material on record did not demonstrate a widespread or systemic leak of NEET (UG) 2024; identified beneficiaries of malpractice (principally in Hazaribagh and Patna) can be segregated from honest candidates and prosecuted, therefore a direction for a fresh re-examination for all candidates was not warranted; however NTA must correct the contested answer as per IIT Delhi, recompute marks/ranks, address procedural/security lapses and implement committee recommendations.

Court Disposition

Petitions disposed of. No direction for a fresh all-India re-examination; contested question answer revised; procedural and remedial directions issued.

Orders

  • Petitions disposed of in terms of judgment dated 02 August 2024
  • NTA directed to treat only option (4) as the correct answer to the contested question (per IIT Delhi) and recompute marks and ranks accordingly