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Punjab & Haryana HC allow NEET aspirant to get the benefit of Education Minister's tweet extending JEE application deadline [READ ORDER]

Lawstreet Journal 1 Sep 2020 7:48pm

Image courtesy: Lawstreet Journal Judiciary Punjab & Haryana HC allow NEET aspirant to get the benefit of Education Minister's tweet extending JEE application deadline [READ ORDER]

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently granted a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant interim relief by allowing him to take advantage of a deadline extension that was announced by Union Education Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhariyal on Twitter for JEE (Main) applicants (Abhay Mohan v. Union of India and others). 

A Bench of Justices Rajan Gupta and Karamjit Singh were considering the grievance of a student who did not apply for NEET 2020 on account of his admission to a school abroad. His classes were scheduled to commence in September. In the aftermath of the pandemic and the ensuing sealing of borders, he was forced to give up on his plan to study abroad. When he was mulling his options, the student saw a tweet by the Home Minister extending the deadline for online applications to take this year’s JEE (Main) Examination. 

The Division Bench opined that the petitioner had a “legitimate expectation” of a similar opportunity being provided to those hoping to take the NEET as well. In this regard, the Bench observed: "Under normal circumstances, we would not have taken the tweet into consideration but it is being noticed that tweets by the official authorities are now started occupying the importance of official declarations. We are not aware whether such declarations are backed by any official file in which the entire issue is dealt with."The Court noted that the concession based on a tweet would not have been made under normal circumstances. It also admitted that it was… Continue Reading...


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