SC rejects plea seeking postponement of JEE (Main) & NEET-UG exams

Monday, 17 August 2020Newsdesk

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking postponement of JEE (Main) April 2020 and NEET-Undergraduate examinations, which are scheduled to be conducted in September, amid spurt in number of COVID-19 cases, saying precious year of students "cannot be wasted" and life has to go on. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said career of students "cannot be put under jeopardy for long".

New Delhi, 17 August 2020

"Life has to go on. Life has to move ahead. Precious year of students cannot be wasted," the bench, also comprising Justices B R Gavai and Krishna Murari, said during the hearing conducted through video conferencing while paving the way for commencement of the exams as scheduled. As per news report of PTI, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the apex court that due precautions and all safeguards would be taken while conducting these examinations.

Source -PTI