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Raj HC dismisses petitions for NEET UG 2025 re-examination
Jaipur: The
Rajasthan High Court
Monday rejected petitions seeking a re-examination of NEET UG 2025, emphasising that the interests of 2.2 million candidates cannot be compromised for a small number of affected students.
The bench of Justice Sameer Jain dismissed the petitions filed by Roshan Yadav and others who sought either a re-conduct of the examination or compensation through bonus marks. The petitioners raised concerns about power outages affecting 15 exam centers in Sikar district, impacting approximately 5,390 candidates.
According to the petitions, the nationwide examination was conducted across 552 cities in India and 14 international centres.
In Sikar district alone, 98 exam centres accommodated 31,787 candidates. The affected centers allegedly experienced power disruptions lasting between five to 28 minutes, which the petitioners claimed hampered their ability to complete the examination effectively.
The petitioners argued that the district collector failed to ensure uninterrupted power supply, which was essential for maintaining a conducive examination environment. However, state govt advocate MS Raghav countered that only 0.5% of total candidates filed complaints, with power outages being attributed to unexpected storms and adverse weather conditions.
"A committee investigation revealed no discrepancy in examination duration between affected and normal centres and no substantial harm was caused to the petitioners," Raghav stated during the proceedings.
