SC refuses to extend NEET-PG 2022 internship deadline

Supreme Court has refused to allow a plea by a group of doctors seeking an extension of the NEET-PG 2022 internship deadline beyond July 31.

On Tuesday, Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking an extension of the NEET-PG 2022 internship deadline beyond July 31. The plea was filed by doctors whose internship got delayed due to Covid duty last year. The top court of India has said that it is not possible for the court to interfere at this stage.

The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and Bela M Trivedi has rejected the plea by observing that extension of the deadline will disrupt the academic schedule, as reported by Live Law.

The bench observed, "Whenever there is a cut-off some students are likely to fall on either line of dividing line. Any extension of the cut off would result in the disruption of the education schedule as indicated by the Additional Solicitor General. The alternative prayer for including Covid duties in the internship would also involve the court to micromanage the curriculum."

Not appropriate to interfere at this stage

"Though there will undoubtedly be an element of hardship, it would not be possible for this stage to disrupt the education of a large body of students. Hence in the considered view of the court it will not be appropriate to interfere" the bench added.

"If we accept their(petitioners') submission everything will go for a toss and will have cascading effect", Justice Chandrachud observed.

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