Constitution of India,1950; Article 226- Courts must be circumspect in entertaining an individual grievance relating to a Public Examination as it delays finalization of result thereby seriously prejudicing larger public interest. (Para 7)
Summary: Writ petition seeking a direction to the first respondent to conduct re-examination of NEET(UG)-2024 for the petitioner who claimed that he suffers from a medical condition called ‘Hyperhidrosis’ of palms and soles due to which, his palms sweat profusely – Therefore, to keep them dry, he needs a piece of cloth, such as a handkerchief, to wipe off the sweat. According to the petitioner, though he was allowed to appear in the NEET-2024 examination, he was not permitted to take his handkerchief inside the examination hall. As a result, he was extremely inconvenienced and could not gainfully utilize the allotted time for the examination – HC dismissed writ petition- Dismissing appeal, SC observed: The view taken by the High Court that denial of permission to take a handkerchief inside the examination hall would not have materially affected petitioner’s performance, as he could have rubbed his palms on his clothes, is a plausible view-There is no case that allotted time for giving the examination was not provided to the petitioner at the examination center. Thus, the case of the petitioner is distinguishable from those 1563 candidates for whom re-examination was conducted because of loss of examination time on account of delay in distribution of correct question paper.