The court had ruled that admission to MBBS/BDS courses in all medical colleges would be done only through NEET and scrapped the entrance tests conducted by various state governments and private medical colleges.The court had revived NEET after recalling its 2013 order by which the common entrance tests was declared unconstitutional. Let the students appear in examination with some certainty," the bench said, paving the way for states to hold their tests. "It would create further confusion for students. The bench said that validity of the ordinance would be examined after summer vacation in the last week of June and refused to pass any interim order.The court was hearing a petition alleging that the ordinance brought by Narendra Modi government was illegal and arbitrary and it should be quashed as it frustrated SC's decision to implement NEET. "In light of the submissions made before the Supreme Court and now a complete U-turn from that stand by the Centre, the present ordinance shows mala fide and ill-intent towards the process of admission of students who shall suffer the most because of this see-saw of rule-making by the government," he said.Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, however, defended Centre's decision saying that ordinance was needed as many states had already conducted the exam before SC passed the order.

Source: Times of India May 26, 2016 23:56 UTC