The six ministers who have filed the petition are Moloy Ghatak (West Bengal), Dr. Rameshwar Oraon (Jharkhand), Dr. Raghu Sharma (Rajasthan), Amarjeet Bhagat (Chhattisgarh), Balbir Singh Sidhu (Punjab) and Uday Ravindra Samant (Maharashtra). A three-judge bench headed by justice Arun Mishra had, on August 17, rejected a plea filed in August by 11 NEET/ JEE candidates seeking postponement of the exams until after the Covid-19 crisis has passed. On July 3, the NTA, the central government body tasked with conducting JEE and NEET, came out with public notices to hold the exams in September. The petition is dismissed,” the bench, which also comprised justices BR Gavai and Krishna Murari, had ordered on August 17. Besides, students residing in distant placed will find it it difficult to reach examination centres due to limited availability of transportation services during Covid -19.

Source: Hindustan Times August 28, 2020 09:26 UTC