President Pranab Mukherjee signed an ordinance on the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) on Tuesday.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the NEET ordinance exempting Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab for this year from the ambit of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for medical colleges.
The apex court added that its validity on the ground it violated Article 14 of the Constitution could be challenged when the court opened after the summer break.
An apex court vacation bench of Justice Prafulla C Pant and Justice DY Chandrachud, while declining to pass any interim order, said that anything at this stage would create further confusion.
