<p> The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider a fresh plea to postpone National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate, scheduled on September 13, for admission to medical colleges across the country.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah said, "we are not inclined to entertain the petitions".</p>.<p>The top court had earlier, on August 17, dismissed the plea for postponing the JEE Mains and NEET UG. The court had subsequently declined to review its order on a petition filed by six Cabinet ministers of Opposition-ruled states.</p>.<p>Senior Advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for petitioner sought a direction to postpone the exams for three weeks, citing practical difficulty including flood and non-availability of trains in states like Bihar.</p>.<p>Senior advocate KTS Tulsi, also for petitioner, referred to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. He referred to the Disaster Management Act and Article 21 of the Constitution to contend that the students would be put to high risk.</p>.<p>The court, however, said only a few days were left for the examination and all arrangements would be made. It also pointed out that a review petition has already been dismissed. It also said the National Testing Agency would consider necessary precautions and safety of the students</p>
<p> The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider a fresh plea to postpone National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate, scheduled on September 13, for admission to medical colleges across the country.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah said, "we are not inclined to entertain the petitions".</p>.<p>The top court had earlier, on August 17, dismissed the plea for postponing the JEE Mains and NEET UG. The court had subsequently declined to review its order on a petition filed by six Cabinet ministers of Opposition-ruled states.</p>.<p>Senior Advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for petitioner sought a direction to postpone the exams for three weeks, citing practical difficulty including flood and non-availability of trains in states like Bihar.</p>.<p>Senior advocate KTS Tulsi, also for petitioner, referred to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. He referred to the Disaster Management Act and Article 21 of the Constitution to contend that the students would be put to high risk.</p>.<p>The court, however, said only a few days were left for the examination and all arrangements would be made. It also pointed out that a review petition has already been dismissed. It also said the National Testing Agency would consider necessary precautions and safety of the students</p>
