JEE, NEET to be held as scheduled, rules Supreme Court

New Delhi, September 4

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by six Cabinet ministers from as many non-BJP ruled states seeking a review of its August 17 decision giving the go ahead to hold JEE and NEET.

"We have carefully gone through the review petitions and connected papers. We find no merit in the review petitions (including the one filed by six state ministers) and the same are accordingly dismissed," said a Bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Krishna Murari.

Sajjan's bail plea nixed

The SC on Friday dismissed a bail plea of former Delhi Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, serving life sentence in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. "This is not a small case... We cannot grant you bail," a Bench told Kumar's counsel Vikas Singh.

The decision was taken during in-chamber "hearing by circulation" where no lawyers were present.

The ministers had requested the SC to reconsider its August 17 decision keeping in view the Covid-19 situation across the country. — TNS



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