MP High Court Judge Douses Lights for 13 Minutes to Assess NEET Exam Outage
By turning off courtroom lights for 13 minutes, Justice Subodh Abhyankar simulated blackout conditions, reserved his verdict in the NEET-UG re-exam plea, deferred further arguments to June 30, left results of roughly 75 candidates on hold.
Overview
- On June 24, Justice Subodh Abhyankar ordered the Indore bench courtroom lights switched off to physically demonstrate the power outage students faced during the May 4 NEET-UG exam.
- More than 100 candidates have petitioned the court, alleging that centres lacked generators and sufficient backup power, which they say compromised their performance.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the NTA, maintained that backup systems were in place and cautioned that a re-exam for the estimated 75–80 affected students would be unfair.
- The court has withheld NEET-UG results for about 75 petitioning candidates while it considers the merits of the re-exam plea.
- Further arguments are set for June 30, when the High Court will decide whether to order a fresh test, highlighting broader concerns over exam integrity in India.