Hearing on pleas against NEET on july 7

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday petitions challenging the Neet ordinance granting exemption to the States to admit students in government medical colleges through their own common entrance tests for the academic year 2016-2017. A vacation bench had refused to stay the operation of the ordinance stating that the stay will not be in the interests of the students who are to take the Neet-2 exam on July 24.

On Monday senior counsel Amarendra Saran, appearing for the main petitioner, Dr Anand Rai, whistleblower and rights activist who exposed the Vyapam medical scam in Madhya Pradesh submitted before a bench of CJI T.S. Thakur and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that the issue is of importance and should be heard expeditiously. The CJI said since a  Bench headed by Justice Anil R. Dave is dealing with the matter, the petitions will be listed for hearing on July 7.

The states of Tamil nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana had filed caveats to ensure that no ex pate order is passed by the court and they will also be heard on that day.  The CBSE provided a schedule which is recorded in the orders of this court dated 27.04.2016, 28.04.2016 and May 9.