Overview

• A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan directed manual re-evaluation after a candidate alleged his question paper pages were out of order.
• Additional Solicitor General Archana Pathak Dave explained that incorrect stapling had caused the page sequencing fault.
• The court mandated that the manual assessment be completed within one week and the updated result placed on the official record.
• The bench warned of the toll high-stakes testing takes on 17- and 18-year-old students and fixed the next hearing for August 12.
• The order underscores persistent procedural vulnerabilities in the National Testing Agency’s administration despite post-2024 leak reforms.