The ongoing hearing over pleas by various State governments and private medical colleges with respect to NEET was once again marred by confusion today..In a packed court room 2 of Supreme Court, a battery of senior lawyers appeared on behalf of various State governments and private medical colleges..A bench of Justices Anil R Dave, Shiva Kirti Singh and AK Goel was initially inclined to adjourn the matter to Thursday after the Centre and the Medical Council of India file their response to the applications filed by the petitioners..However, the Bench eventually went on to hear arguments in the matter..Senior Advocate KK Venugopal appeared for private medical colleges from Karnataka. Senior Advocate L Nageswara Rao appeared for Christian Medical College, Vellore and State of Tamil Nadu..Senior Advocates Gopal Subramanium and KV Viswanathan appeared for Jammu & Kashmir. Senior Advocate Shyam Divan appeared for Maharashtra while Senior Advocate V Giri appeared for Kerala..ASG Pinky Anand appeared for the CBSE while Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appeared for Medical Council of India..When the hearing began, ASG Pinky Anand told the court that the first phase of NEET was conducted smoothly and barring a few anxieties, it was held without difficulties..“Roughly 6.5 laks students appeared for the exam”, she said..Subsequently, the court turned to the petitioners who had come with various concerns in connecting with the entrance examination..The CBSE and the MCI said that they wanted to file replies to the applications of the petitioners whereupon the Court showed an inclination to adjourn the case for Thursday. But the petitioners insisted that the court starts hearing them today and the Bench agreed..KK Venugopal submitted that the State entrance test should be the benchmark this year. Otherwise students from Karnataka, especially from rural areas who prepare based on the syllabus of the State, will be disadvantaged by the relatively tougher syllabus followed by NEET..L Nageswara Rao, appearing for the Christian Medical College, submitted that CMC conducts its own admission test and the said autonomy should not be curtailed..“I am conducting exams not for students to go and make money, They have to serve in missionary hospitals across the country. Mine has been a stand alone institution. Right to admission is part of the right given to minority institutions. Your lordships have been dealing with me separately since long”,.Rao will resume his arguments for the State of Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
The ongoing hearing over pleas by various State governments and private medical colleges with respect to NEET was once again marred by confusion today..In a packed court room 2 of Supreme Court, a battery of senior lawyers appeared on behalf of various State governments and private medical colleges..A bench of Justices Anil R Dave, Shiva Kirti Singh and AK Goel was initially inclined to adjourn the matter to Thursday after the Centre and the Medical Council of India file their response to the applications filed by the petitioners..However, the Bench eventually went on to hear arguments in the matter..Senior Advocate KK Venugopal appeared for private medical colleges from Karnataka. Senior Advocate L Nageswara Rao appeared for Christian Medical College, Vellore and State of Tamil Nadu..Senior Advocates Gopal Subramanium and KV Viswanathan appeared for Jammu & Kashmir. Senior Advocate Shyam Divan appeared for Maharashtra while Senior Advocate V Giri appeared for Kerala..ASG Pinky Anand appeared for the CBSE while Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appeared for Medical Council of India..When the hearing began, ASG Pinky Anand told the court that the first phase of NEET was conducted smoothly and barring a few anxieties, it was held without difficulties..“Roughly 6.5 laks students appeared for the exam”, she said..Subsequently, the court turned to the petitioners who had come with various concerns in connecting with the entrance examination..The CBSE and the MCI said that they wanted to file replies to the applications of the petitioners whereupon the Court showed an inclination to adjourn the case for Thursday. But the petitioners insisted that the court starts hearing them today and the Bench agreed..KK Venugopal submitted that the State entrance test should be the benchmark this year. Otherwise students from Karnataka, especially from rural areas who prepare based on the syllabus of the State, will be disadvantaged by the relatively tougher syllabus followed by NEET..L Nageswara Rao, appearing for the Christian Medical College, submitted that CMC conducts its own admission test and the said autonomy should not be curtailed..“I am conducting exams not for students to go and make money, They have to serve in missionary hospitals across the country. Mine has been a stand alone institution. Right to admission is part of the right given to minority institutions. Your lordships have been dealing with me separately since long”,.Rao will resume his arguments for the State of Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
