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Arun Mishra, J. led bench to hear plea by 11 students seeking to defer JEE & NEET exams to be held in Sept

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The petitioners through @advocate_alakh and @anubha1812 have sought directions to the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the exams only when normalcy returns after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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#11studentsinSCforjustice

The petitioners also urge the Court to increase the number of NEET and JEE examination centres across the country and provide at least one centre in one district of each state.

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#StudentsInSCForJustice

A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari has assembled and will soon begin to hear the NEET JEE matter.

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#StudentsInSCForJustice @anubha1812 @advocate_alakh @11Petitioners @31Petitioners

Currently, item number 9 is on board. NEET JEE matter is 14th on the list.

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Currently, item number 13 is on board (Rajasthan Political Crisis). NEET JEE matter is 14th and next on the list.

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Hearing Begins!

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At the outset Arun Mishra J observes that even with corona, everything cannot be fully shut down

"Life cannot be stopped. We have to move ahead with all safeguards and all...

Are you(students) ready to waste one whole year?"

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Justice Mishra: Now, Courts are also going to open gradually for physical hearing.

We also have these glass panels now

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Alakh Alok Srivastava for petitioners: Lakhs of students are looking to SC for relief.

Srivastava apprises the Court of the developments that took place as regards postponement of exams

Mishra J: Do you think we are not aware of all this

#SCpostponeJEE_NEET @advocate_alakh

Srivastava: PM has also said on I-Day that vaccine is on its way.

In case of CBSE, ICSE, NIOS also relief was given.

AIBE, ICAI exams all have been postponed.

We are not looking for indefinite postponement

#SCpostponeJEE_NEET @advocate_alakh @PMOIndia @narendramodi

SG Tushar Mehta for the NTA had told the Court that all the safeguards will be taken while holding the exam.

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Order: Career of students cannot be put under jeopardy for long.

Court dismisses the plea.

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Supreme Court says NEET JEE will NOT be postponed.

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[Breaking]: "Career of students cannot be put under jeopardy", Supreme Court dismisses plea to postpone NEET, JEE exams amid COVID-19 [Read full story] #NEET #JEE_NEET #SurakshaBeforeParikshais #SupremeCourt #Exams

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