New Delhi The Supreme Court will today hear a public interest litigation (PIL), filed by lawyer GS Mani, in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant S. Anitha’s death case. Anitha, 17-year-old Dalit girl who was the face of the fight against NEET, took her life on September 1. The teenager from Ariyalur had petitioned the Supreme Court against the implementation of NEET 2017 in Tamil Nadu. The plea also wants the Tamil Nadu Government to maintain law and order and ensure that protests over Anitha’s death don’t disrupt normal life. S Anitha, daughter of a daily wage labourer from Ariyalur district, had petitioned the Supreme Court against the NEET seeking its abolition on behalf of rural Tamil Nadu state board students.

Source: Hindustan Times September 08, 2017 06:12 UTC