MP HC stays order for NEET 2025 Re-exam for candidates affected by power outage - Video

After a single bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered a retest of 75 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) candidates affected by a power outage during the examination on May 4, a Division bench of the High Court has stayed the order.

Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi of the Indore bench of the High Court gave this verdict after hearing the arguments of all the concerned parties on the appeal filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA), a lawyer representing the candidates said.

On June 23, a Single bench of the High Court comprising Justice Subodh Abhyankar of the Indore bench had ordered a re-test of 75 affected candidates while citing Article 14 of the Indian Constitution, which ensures equality and justice, as the basis for its decision, stating that the students were placed at a disadvantage through no fault of their own.

The single bench of the HC had observed that the power failure created an unequal playing field, as some students at the same centres had access to sufficient natural light while others did not, PTI has reported.