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The Supreme Court today dismissed all review petitions filed by six cabinet ministers from six states against the August 17 order allowing JEE, NEET exams scheduled in September. Filed through advocate Sunil Fernandes, the petition stated that the court order fails to “secure the safety, security and Right to Life of the Students/Candidates appearing for the JEE, NEET exams.”
Review petitions were filed by Cabinet Ministers from West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Punjab & Maharashtra seeking postponement of the NEET JEE exams. The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan decided in-chamber that the matter will not be taken up for hearing.
Justices Ashok Bhushan, Bhushan Gavai and Krishna Murari. The hearing was held “in chamber” private hearing and not in an open-court. Only judges were present. No lawyer was allowed to attend or argue.
Earlier on August 17, a bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari had dismissed the writ petitions. As Justice Arun Mishra retired on Wednesday, the matter will be heard by a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan.
