The Supreme Court has rejected a review petition challenging its decision not to conduct a fresh NEET-UG 2024 exam.

After examining the petition, a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud concluded that there were no grounds for a review and dismissed the petition.

"There is no error apparent on the face of the record. No case for review under Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules 2013 has been established. The review petition is, therefore, dismissed," ordered the Bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.

A petitioner, invoking Article 137 of the Constitution, filed a review petition to challenge the Supreme Court’s July 23 decision, which held that there was no "systemic leak of question paper" affecting the integrity of the entire NEET-UG 2024 exam. Typically, review petitions are evaluated on narrow grounds, such as clear legal errors or obvious mistakes, and are often dismissed in chambers without an open court hearing.

In its comprehensive judgment, the Supreme Court emphasized the significant impact that ordering a fresh exam would have on over two million students who took the NEET-UG exam on May 5. The Court clarified, however, that its ruling would not prevent authorities from taking action against candidates who gained admission through malpractices.

To further address concerns raised by the controversy, the Court expanded the scope of the Centre’s High-Level Committee of Experts. It directed the committee to establish a standard operating procedure (SOP) covering the timeline for registration, exam center changes, the sealing of OMR sheets, and other exam-related processes.

"The Ministry of Education shall take a decision on the recommendations made by the committee within a period of one month from receiving the report," it had ordered.