Madras HC posts PIL on NEET for order to Aug 23

The Madras High Court today posted for order to August 23 a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to complete the procedures for obtaining presidential assent to two bills adopted by the Tamil Nadu Assembly aimed at exempting the state from NEET.
The First bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar posted the public interest litigation for order to August 23 after hearing arguments by counsel for the union government.
The counsel said the petitioner should approach only the Supreme Court with regard to National Entrance Cum Eligibility Test (NEET).
He further said a decision on the state government's request seeking exemption from NEET for this year was expected in a day or two and hence sought adjournment of the petition by one week.

However, the bench posted it to August 23 for order.
Petitioner P B Prince Ganedra Babu, General Secretary, State Platform for Common School System-Tamil Nadu, submitted the state government had been insisting on its complete autonomy in respect of admission to professional courses, including medical and had exercised its legislative authority to pass the bills.
Though the bills, after the governor's assent, had been sent for presidential assent in February, these had not yet been placed before the President for his consideration, he claimed.
The delay in granting the assent had caused a lot of confusion among students, he argued.