The Supreme court on Wednesday refused to entertain a fresh batch of petitions seeking to defer the National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) scheduled for 13 September. The three-judge bench observed that the concerned examination and state authorities will take all the necessary precautions for the safety of students amidst covid-19. Senior Advocate Arvind Datar apprised the bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that Bihar has only two exam centres and requested to postpone it by three weeks. Refusing his request, Justice MR Shah, a part of the bench, submitted that there cannot be different dates for different states.

The Supreme court on Wednesday refused to entertain a fresh batch of petitions seeking to defer the National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) scheduled for 13 September. The three-judge bench observed that the concerned examination and state authorities will take all the necessary precautions for the safety of students amidst covid-19. Senior Advocate Arvind Datar apprised the bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that Bihar has only two exam centres and requested to postpone it by three weeks. Refusing his request, Justice MR Shah, a part of the bench, submitted that there cannot be different dates for different states.