NEET UG 2024: Court Dismisses Plea Against Torn OMR Sheet Owing To Document Forgery

Allahabad High Court has rejected a petition filed by Ayushi Patel by virtue of allegedly not receiving result due to a torn OMR sheet in the NEET UG exam 2024, on grounds of submitting forged documents supporting her plea. The high court granted NTA the regime to take legal action against Patel. 

She further claimed getting a 715 out of 720 scores based on the final answer key and response sheet released by NTA. However, her results highlighted 335 marks in the NEET UG results. The controversy took to a height amidst the NEET UG result controversy 2024 and irregularities in the entrance examination. 

Patel demanded a manual evaluation of her OMR sheet along with an inquiry against the National Testing Agency. She further demanded that NEET UG 2024 counselling must standstill at the moment. 

NTA Presented Original Marksheet of Petitioner

On the contrary, the National Testing Agency (NTA) presented the original OMR sheet of Ayushi Patel that has no damage, as reported by India Today. 

Rejecting the plea, Allahabad High Court has granted NTA the authority to take legal action against Patel on the grounds of 'Document Forgery'. 

"The petitioner has submitted forged documents, and in such a situation this court cannot stop NTA from taking legal action against the student," the court said. 

The NTA informed the justices that they intended to take Patel to court. However, the court approved Patel's advocate's plea to withdraw the petition. The OMR sheet was still in place, and Patel's actual score was less than what she had claimed, according to the NTA, which had previously denied her allegations.

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