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Doctors tell court new exam law skips NTA liability
LiveLaw··20 Aug
FAIMA told the Supreme Court the 2026 Public Examinations Amendment Act does not fix personal liability of NTA paper-setters and vetters. The doctors' body asked why a Nandan Nilekani task force was formed before the K. Radhakrishnan committee's 101 recommendations were carried out. On 19 August the Bench sought an affidavit in three weeks on those steps.
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What It Means For You
- If you sat NEET-UG, FAIMA told the court the 2026 unfair-means law still does not name paper-setters, vetters and other staff with access to the paper as a separate liable class.
- Anyone waiting for a leak-proof test can note the court has given the Centre three weeks to say what it has done with the 2024 Radhakrishnan recommendations.
- If you track who is accountable after a leak, FAIMA said Section 10 of the Act does not treat misuse of paper-setting access as an aggravated offence.
What's Happening
- A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe heard FAIMA and United Doctors Front petitions on NTA reforms on 19 August.
- The court said the Nilekani task force must not discard the earlier Radhakrishnan panel lock, stock and barrel.
- Mehta agreed a permanent mechanism was needed and offered to request that Radhakrishnan sit on the new task force.
What The 2024 Panel Asked And What NTA Skipped
- The seven-member Radhakrishnan committee, set up after the 2024 NEET-UG leak, filed its report on 28 October 2024 with 101 recommendations.
- FAIMA said the panel wanted encrypted papers printed at centres, live CCTV at national and state control rooms, and prompt upload of OMR images for candidates.
- The court asked whether 16 recommended verticals, secure premises and specialised cybersecurity staff actually exist inside NTA, and compared the need to a dedicated body like UPSC.
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