A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in its current form following the NEET-UG 2026 question paper leak and the subsequent cancellation of the exam.
The plea was filed by the United Doctors’ Front (UDF), a registered organisation, under Article 32 of the Constitution. It alleges a “systemic and catastrophic failure” in the conduct of NEET-UG 2026 and calls for structural reforms in the examination system.
Filed through Advocate-on-Record Ritu Reniwal and Advocate Mahendra Kumawat, the petition seeks a writ directing the government to dissolve the NTA as presently constituted under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and replace it with a statutory national testing authority established through legislation passed by Parliament.
The petitioners argue that such a statutory body should have clearly defined legal powers, enforceable transparency norms, and direct accountability to Parliament. They also requested that the Supreme Court constitute a court-monitored committee to supervise upcoming national-level examinations.
The NTA had cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 exam held on May 3 and announced a fresh examination on June 21 after allegations of a question paper leak surfaced. The government has also ordered a CBI investigation into the matter.
The UDF petition contended that the integrity of the examination system had been compromised at a structural level. The cancellation, it argued, was effectively an admission that it was impossible to distinguish between genuine candidates and those who may have benefited from the leak.
The petition further claimed that repeated leaks violate Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution by undermining merit-based selection and causing severe mental trauma and uncertainty to students.
