Institute of Legal and Management Studies

The Supreme Court today(August 1) dismissed as withdrawn a writ petition, seeking to challenge three questions of physics in the NEET UG examination 2025.

The petition is filed by a NEET UG candidate who had appeared for the examination and found questions 25, 34 and 39 to have been wrongly framed as none of the options provided in the answer were correct.

Her grievance is that because of the wrong questions, she lost 13 marks, which resulted in an overall reduction of her All India Rank. She had made a representation to the National Testing Agency even before the answer keys were released. However, she argues in the petition, she only received evasive replies. The petitioner says she relied on two expert opinions to further her arguments and seeks appropriate remedy by which she may be awarded those marks.

A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar directed the petitioner to approach the concerned High Court. It ordered: "At some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the petition to avail an appropriate remedy."

At the outset, when the Counsel for the petitioner briefed the Court as to what the matter pertained to, Justice Narasimha orally said that it has "very serious ramifications" since the examination is already over. At this, the petitioner responded that it could make a difference of 13 marks. He also requested the Court to consider the view of a panel expert on whether the answers to the question are right or wrong.

Disinclined to entertain the writ petition, Justice Narasimha suggested that the writ petition should be withdrawn, and the petitioner can then approach the High Court. The Court passed an order allowing the petitioner to approach the High Court. Justice Narasimha orally remarked: "What is happening is that, in these examinations, one two questions human vulnerability. [It can] go wrong. How much we can balance is the question. Not that you don't have a remedy, but the consequence would be that the whole process will get delayed."

Case Details: SABRA AHMAD Vs NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY NTA|W.P.(C) No. 728/2025

Writ petition filed by AoR Apoorva Bhumesh.