NEET-PG : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Extension Of Internship Cut-Off Date For NEET PG 2024

The Supreme Court today (April 26) refused to entertain a petition seeking an extension of internship cut-off for the upcoming NEET PG 2024 examinations. 

The counsel appearing for the petitioners stressed that non-extension may lead to him losing out on the time and efforts which were put in as a candidate. He urged  "My precious year will be at a lost ....eligibility till 15 August is already given." 

Seemingly in disagreement to interfere, the CJI remarked, " We cannot extend that. ...I mean people are bound to fall on the side of a particular line when there is a cut-off. " 

The bench of CJI Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the petition, considering it to be an issue falling strictly within the policy domain. The Court however allowed the petitioners to approach the competent authorities in pursuance of the previous representations which have already been made. 

The bench directed the following: "The fixation of a cut-off for appearing in the NEET-PG Examination is a matter of policy. Any cut-off would affect students. It will be open to the Petitioners to pursue the representations within one week."  

NEET PG 2024 is scheduled to take place on June 23, 2024. The present cut-off date for internship is August 15, 2024.

Earlier, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking the extension of the internship cut off for the NEET-MDS. Responding to the petition, the Centre informed the Court in March that the cut-off for NEET MDS was extended from March 31 to June 30.

Case Details : RIDDHESH vs. UNION OF INDIA W.P.(C) No. 000263 - / 2024

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