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Neet Protests: Centre moves Supreme Court to quash FIRs against NEET protesters | India News

Centre moves Supreme Court to quash FIRs against NEET protesters
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NEW DELHI: The Centre has moved Supreme Court seeking to quash the FIRs registered against protesters in connection with alleged violence during protests over the NEET paper leak in Delhi and other states.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta mentioned the plea before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday, seeking the court’s intervention in the matter, news agency ANI reported.The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to exercise its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to quash the FIRs registered against the protesting students.

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Date of Publish : 31 August 2026, 3:25 pm Digital Edition : News nation
Neet Protests: Centre moves Supreme Court to quash FIRs against NEET protesters | India News

File photo: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Centre has moved Supreme Court seeking to quash the FIRs registered against protesters in connection with alleged violence during protests over the NEET paper leak in Delhi and other states.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta mentioned the plea before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday, seeking the court’s intervention in the matter, news agency ANI reported.The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to exercise its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to quash the FIRs registered against the protesting students.Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe case is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court on September 1.Meanwhile, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a fresh protest march in Delhi on September 5 over what it says are unfulfilled government assurances to protesters. The march will begin at India Gate and proceed towards Delhi Police headquarters, with families of NEET victims and those alleging police brutality expected to lead it.

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