Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Centre's Decision To Cancel UGC-NET Exam

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging the decision to hold a re-examination for the UGC-NET exam. The apex court said that entertaining the petition would only "add uncertainty and result in utter chaos." Centre has earlier canceled the previous UGC-NET exam held on June 18 and decided to hold a re-test on August 21.

The Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, noted that over 9 lakh students are taking part in the exam and only 47 petitioners have challenged it, reported LiveLaw. "Let there be finality, we are not in a perfect world. Let the exams happen on August 21. Let there be certainty for students," the CJI said.

On June 19, the NTA cancelled the UGC-National Eligibility Test after reports emerged that the integrity of the examination may have been compromised. On that occasion, the government also handed over to the CBI for further investigation. Earlier, the apex court had dismissed a PIL on the issue by an advocate. The Supreme Court remarked that the lawyer had no locus in the present case and it should be left to the candidates to approach the Court.