Supreme Court to hear pleas on NEET protests

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on July 27 two separate petitions alleging police excesses against students protesting the NEET paper leak, with the matter listed before a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant. Senior advocates Sankaranarayanan and Shyam Divan flagged that the pleas have been filed and numbered by the registry, prompting the expedited hearing. Protesters across several states have been rallying against the NEET paper leak, including clashes during the Cockroach Janta Party-led march in Delhi on July 20 as security used force to deter protests near Parliament. The demonstrators are demanding the resignation of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the controversy, amplifying calls for accountability. Separate petitions and related pleas have also surfaced in media and other courts, highlighting ongoing scrutiny of police conduct during student protests.