INTHESUPREMECOURTOFINDIA

CIVILAPPELLATEJURISDICTION

SpecialLeavePetition(C)No. of2018

(UnderArticle136oftheConstitutionofIndiaarisingout

ofthefinalJudgmentandorderdated30.06.2020inW.P

(C).No.11495of2020passedbytheHighCourtofKerala

atErnakulum)

WITHPRAYERFORINTERIM RELIEF

INTHEMATTEROF:-

ABDULAZEEZ. …Petitioner

Versus

UNIONOFINDIA&Ors. …Respondents

PAPER - BOOK

(FORINDEXPLEASESEEINSIDE)

AdvocateforthePetitioner:PallaviPratap

SYNOPSIS

ThepresentSpecialLeavePetitionunderArticle136

is directed against the impugned order and final

Judgmentdated30.06.2020inW.P(C).No.11495of2020,

passedbytheLearnedDivisionBenchoftheHighCourt

ofKerala atErnakulum,By the impugned judgment

passedbytheHighCourtofKeralawhiledismissingthe

WritPetitionheldthatsincetheMedicalCouncilofIndia

(hereinafterreferred to as MCI)and NationalTesting

Agency(hereinafterreferredtoasNTA) beingexpert

bodies,thecourtcannotissuedirectionseithertoallocate

NEETexam centresinthemiddleeastortopostponethe

exam becauseoftheCOVID-19pandemics.

Thefactsofthepresentdisputeareasfollows:

TheinstantWritPetition beforetheHon’ble High

CourtofKeralawasfiledonbehalfoftheparentsofthe

students who are applicants forthe NEET UG 2020

entranceexaminationandwhoaresettledinDoha,Qatar

alongwiththeirparents.Thereareapproximately4000

students registered forNEET-UG from Qatarand the

MiddleEast.ThenecessityofthepetitionerfilingtheWrit

Petitionwasbecauseoftheproceduraldifficultyfacedby

theparentsingettingtheaffidavitsattestedfrom the

embassyofIndiainQatarandsendingittoIndiaforfiling

thesame.Itissubmittedthatthepetitionerisrequested

bymanyofhisfriends,whoaretheparentsoftheNEET-

UG2020aspirants,tobringtheissuetotheattentionof

theHighCourt.ThatthePetitionerisemployedinQatar

andispresentlyinKeralaonhisvacation.

TheissueraisedintheWritPetitionwasconcerning

theNEET applicantswho havestudiedintheschools

abroadandhassettledwiththeirparentsabroad.The

NEET-UG 2020 examination which was scheduled to

conducton03.05.2020wasrescheduledon26.07.2020,

becauseofCOVID-19pandemic.Thesestudents,aswell

astheirparents,havebookedtheflightstoflybackto

India to participate in the Entrance exam.Butin the

situationofLockdowndeclaredbytheMinistryofHome

AffairsVideitsorderdated24.03.2020andcontinuing

sincethenandwhichhasculminatedintothelatestorder

dated 29.06.2020 wherein the Internationaltravelhas

beenbanned.Becauseofthis,thestudentswerenotina

position to travelto India to attend the examination.

Although theGovernmentofIndia had introduced the

schemeofrepatriationundertheVandeBharatMission

(inshortVBM)andmostoftheparentsandstudentshave

registeredintheIndianembassy,noneofthem managed

togetseatsinthesaidflights.Itisprimarilybecausethe

VBM flightsaremainlyindentedtorepatriatethepeople

whoareindistress,migrantlabourers,peoplewhoarein

a medicalemergency,as also students stranded in

variousuniversitiesabroad.

ItisinthesecircumstancesthattheWritPetitionwas

filedwith2prayers.

1.DirectiontotheUnionofIndiatoallocateNEET

examination centres in Qatarand otherMiddle East

countries.

2.Ifitisnotpossibletoallocatecentres’,thento

postpone the NEET UG 2020 examination untilthe

situationisnormalized.

TheHighCourtdismissedtheWritpetitiononthe

groundthatitcannotissueadirectiontoanexpertbody

liketheMCI.TheNTAhadverycategoricallystatedinits

statementbefore the High CourtthatNEET UG2020

examination may be conducted on 26.07.2020 ifthe

situationisconductiveoronasubsequentdatewhenthe

situationstabilizes.NTAhasstatedthattheyarekeeping

aclosewatchonthesituationandappropriatedecisions

astowhethertoholdtheexam on26.07.2020orona

subsequentdatewouldhavetobetakeninduecourse,if

required,intheinterestofthecandidates,inconsultation

withMCIandMinistryofHealthandFamilywelfarebased

onthefuturedevelopment.Itissubmitted thatasof

todaythereare5,66,840 COVID–19affectedpersons

andtherehavebeen16,893deathswithDelhi,Mumbai,

ChennaiandCalcuttahavingthehighestnumberofcases

inIndia.TheGovernmenthasdeclared170districtsin

IndiaasHotspotsand207districtsasnonHotspotzones

meaningtherebytherearestrictquarantineandlockdown

proceduresinmanyareas.Ithasbeenprojected that

Delhialonewillhave5Lakhspluscasesbytheendof

July 2020.In these circumstances,itis respectfully

submittedthattheentranceexam shallbeconductedon

asubsequentDateontheinterestofthestudentssettled

abroad.Itissubmittedthatapproximately4000students

from theMiddleEasthaveappliedfortheNEETUG2020

examination.Thesestudentsarehelplessto writethe

examination in the presentsituation in as much as

internationaltravelisbannedtoandfrom India.Assuming

thattheyhaveseatsinVBM flights,thestudentswill

exposetoCOVID-19risksasalsotheywouldhaveto

undergo quarantine on theirarrivalin India and the

durationinquarantinewillgoupto21daysdepending

upontheirdestinationofarrival.Theabovefactorswill

addtothementalstressofthestudents,who,ifnoother

alternativeisavailablewillbeforcedtotravelandtakethe

exam.

ItissubmittedthattheNTAinitsstatementbefore

theHighCourthasstatedthattheyarereadytoconduct

anonlinetestfortheNEETexaminationiftheMCIgives

approvalforthesame.ButtheMCIinitscommunication

dated21.05.2020hadinformedthattheonlinetestfor

NEET isnotpossible.Itissubmitted thatduring this

exceptionalcircumstancestheMCIandTheGovthaveto

beflexibleso asto accommodatethesestudentsfor

writingtheNEETexam.ItissubmittedthatJointEntrance

Examination(JEE)forengineeringcoursesinNIT’Sand

IIT’SisalsoconductedbytheNTA.Thesaidexam has

gotthecentre’sinforeigncountriesaswell.TheJEEis

bothanonlineandofflinemodeexamination.Sincethe

NTA has got expertise in conducting the entrance

examinationsabroad,itisrespectfullysubmittedthatfor

thisyear’sNEET-UGexamination,thesamemodelmaybe

adoptedsothatthesestudentswhoareabroadmaybe

abletotakepartintheexamination.

Itis also submitted thatthe parents of these

studentshavealsoapproachedtheembassyofIndiain

Qatarandtheauthoritieshaveforwardedtherequestto

theCentralGovernmentwhereintheembassyofficials

hadstatedaboutthefacilitieswhichcanbegrantedfor

conducting the NEET UG examination in Qatar.Itis

submittedthatthestudentswhoareattendinginthis

examinationhaveputtheirhardworkforlast2yearsby

attendingentrancecoachingclassesandifthesituation

developswheretheyareunabletotaketheexam,sothe

studentswillundergoseverementaltrauma.

Therefore,inviewofthesame,theimpugnedorder

oughttobesetaside.

LISTOFDATESANDEVENTS

Date Particulars

11.03.2020 That the World Health Organization

(WHO)DeclaredCovid-19asaPandemic.

24.03.2020 That in light of the corona virus

Pandemic,theRespondentUnionofIndia

invoking powers under the Disaster

ManagementAct2005declareda21day

countrywidelockdownanddirectedthe

citizenstoremainintheirhomesinorder

to contain the spread ofcorona virus

pandemic

17.04.2020 That the respondent Union of India

declaredsecondphaseofcountrywide

lockdowntill03.05.2020

03.05.2020 That the respondent Union of India

declaredsecondphaseofcountrywide

lockdowntill17.05.2020

05.05.2020 ThattheMinistryofHomeAffairsissued

the Standard operating protocol for

movementofIndian nationalstranded

outsidethecountry.Oneoftheprotocols

wasthecategoryofpersonsthatcould

beimmediatelyevacuatedfrom outside

India.The protocolread as follows”

Prioritywillbegiventocompellingcases

in Distress,including workers/laborers

whohavebeenlaidoff,shortterm visa

holders, faced with expiry of visas,

persons with medical

emergency/pregnant women/ elderly,

thoserequiredtoreturntoIndiadueto

deathoffamilymemberandstudents.

A truecopyoftheStandard Operating

ProtocolissuedbytheMinistryofHome

Affairs dated 05.05.2020 is Annexed

herewithandmarkedasANNEXUREP1

(Pages to )

NIL That there are approximately 4000

studentsregisteredforNEETfrom Qatar

and OtherMiddle Eastcountries The

statisticsofthosestudentsappearingin

NEET UG 2020 from Qatar,Oman and

Kingdom of SaudiArabia along with

detailedlistofthoseApplicantswiththeir

respectiveapplicationnumbersandthe

listofstudentsappearingforNEETfrom

schoolsin United Arab Emiratesdated

NILisannexedherewithandmarkedas

ANNEXUREP2(Pagesto)

NIL Thatthestudentsaswellastheparents

accompanying thestudentswho have

appliedtoattendtheNEETUG2020has

registered in Vandhe Bharath Mission

withIndianembassysoastoflybackto

IndiatoattendtheNEETUGexamination.

AtruecopyofthetravellistofStudents

andparentswhohave registeredinthe

embassyofIndiatoQatarawaitingseats

inVBM flightsisAnnexedherewithand

markedasANNEXUREP3(Pagesto).

07.05.2020 Flights started operating underVande

BharatMission.

07.05.2020 Parents ofseveraldistressed students

from Qatarhassenttheirrepresentation

tothetheAmbassadorofIndiatoQatar

toconductexaminationsinDohaasthe

travel ban coupled with the risk in

internationalair travelwillaffect the

students possibility of attending the

examinations.

True copy of representation dated

07.05.2020toAmbassadorofIndia,Qatar

is annexed herewith and marked as

ANNEXUREP4(Pagesto)

14.05.2020 That the Hon’ble Minister of Higher

Educationfrom Kerala,Mr.K.T.Jaleelhas

forwarded a representation,vide letter

no.217-A/MHEdn/2020,from parentsof

studentsregisteredforNEETexamination

toFirstRespondent– UnionofIndiato

sanctionexam centresatQatarandother

countriesintheGulfregion.

A truecopyoftheRepresentationdated

14.05.2020 vide letter no. 217-

A/MHEdn/2020isAnnexedherewithand

markedasANNEXUREP5(Pagesto)

16.05.2020 Parents ofseveraldistressed students

from Qatarhassenttheirrepresentation

totheHon’bleMinister,ExternalAffairs

requesting to conductexaminations in

Dohaasthetravelbancoupledwiththe

riskininternationalairtravelwillaffect

thestudentspossibilityofattendingthe

examinations.

True copy of representation dated

16.05.2020 to the Hon’ble Minister,

ExternalAffairsisannexedherewithand

markedasANNEXUREP6(Pagesto)

16.05.2020 Thatthe Hon’ble Hon’ble Memberof

Parliament (Lok Sabha), from

Thiruvananthapuram constituency, Mr.

Sashi Tharoor has forwarded a

representationreceivedfrom nearly250

Indianstudentswhoarecurrentlybased

in Qatarand who wish to sitforthe

upcoming NEET examinations to first

respondent-UnionofIndiatosanction

examinationcentresatQatarandother

MiddleEastandGulfCountries.

AtruecopyoftheRepresentationdated

16.05.2020 is Annexed herewith and

markedasANNEXUREP7(Pagesto)

19.05.2020 Kerala ChiefMinisterhas soughtthe

interventionofPrimeMinisterNarendra

Modiin allotting entrance examination

centresinUAEandotherGulfCountries

fortheexpatriateIndianStudents.

A true copyofthe Newspaperreport

published by the New Indian Express

(Online) on 19.05.2020 is annexed

herewithandmarkedasANNEXUREP8

(Pagesto).

20.05.2020 AnewsreportpublishedinTeam careers

360 news portalon 20.05.2020 itis

statedthatinaninteractivesession,the

DirectorGeneralof2ndrespondenthas

respondedtostudentsrequestingNEET

CentersoutsideIndiathat“ifsituation

demandswewillgivesomeprovisionto

studentstogiveexam there”

AtruecopyoftheNewsreportofcareer

360 dated 20.05.2020 is annexed

herewithandmarkedasANNEXURE P9

(Pagesto).

20.05.2020 ThattheNTA hasstatedthattheyare

readytoconductanonlinetestforthe

NEET examination iftheMCIgivesan

approvalforthesame.ThattheNTAvide

itsletterD.O.no.NTA/NEET(UG)/2020/1

dated20.05.2020requestedtheMCIto

clarifywhethertheNEET(UG)2020could

beconductedinonlinemodebyNTAfor

suchcandidatesintheirrespectivecities

abroadonthesamedateandtime(IST)

asfixedforstudentsappearinginIndia.

A true copy of the letter D.O. no.

NTA/NEET(UG)/2020/1dated20.05.2020

is annexed herewith and marked as

ANNEXUREP-10(Pagesto)

21.05.2020 ThattheMCIon21.05.2020repliedtothe

queryofNTAvideitsletterbearingNo.

MCI-34(1)/Med/2020 and informed that

theonlinetestforNEETisnotpossible.

A true copy of the Letter dated

21.05.2020 issued byMCIbearing No.

MCI-34(1)/Med/2020isannexedherewith

andmarkedasANNEXUREP-11(Pages

to)

22.05.2020 That the Respondent No.2 NTA has

issuedaPublicNoticedated22.05.2020

wherebytheNTA hasdecidedthatthe

rescheduled NEET UG2020 examination

willbeheldon26.07.2020.

AtruecopyoftheNotificationissuedby

the 2nd Respondent NTA is annexed

herewithandmarkedasANNEXUREP-12

(Pagesto)

NIL Indian Embassyin Qatarhasissued a

Standard Operating ProtocolforTamil

Nadu bound passengers,wherein itis

specified thatthe TamilNadu bound

passengersmusthavetoundergo7days

Institutionalquarantineonarrivaland14

daysHomeQuarantineiftestednegative,

i.e,atotalof21daysQuarantinehaveto

be followed by Tamil Nadu bound

passengers.

A truecopyoftheSOP issued bythe

Indian Embassy in Qatar is annexed

herewithandmarkedasANNEXUREP-13

(Pagesto)

09.06.2020 The Petitionerfiled a Writpetition in

Public interest litigation bearing no.

WP(C)No.11495of2020beforetheHigh

Court Kerala at Ernakulam seeking

issuanceofaWritofMandamustothe1st

and 2nd respondents to sanction

examinationcentresinQataraswellasin

otherGulfCorporationcountriesforthe

studentsappearingfortheNEET – UG

2020andinalternativetoissueawritof

mandamusto1stand2nd respondentsto

defertheNEET–UG 2020examination

untilthenormalcyisrestored.

A true copyofthe Writpetition being

WP(C) No. 11495 of 2020

dated09.06.2020 filed beforetheHigh

CourtKerala atErnakulam is annexed

herewithandmarkedasANNEXUREP-14

(Pagesto)

16.06.2020 ThattheHon’bleHighCourtpassedan

Interim orderin WP(C)No.11495 of

2020,whereinAdditionalRespondents–

MinistryofHealth&Familywelfareand

MedicalcouncilofIndiaareimpleaded.

AtruecopyoftheOrderdated16.06.2020

passed by the Hon’ble High Courtin

WP(C)No.11495 of2020 is annexed

herewithandmarkedasANNEXUREP-15

(Pagesto)

18.06.2020 Thatpursuantto the directions ofthe

Hon’bleHighCourtinitsInterim orderin

WP(C)No.11495 of2020 passed on

16.06.2020 the AdditionalRespondent

No.4 MCIfiled astatementbeforethe

Hon’bleHighCourt.

Atruecopyofthestatementfiledbythe

the 4th Respondent MCI is annexed

herewithandmarkedasANNEXUREP-

16(Pagesto)

22.06.2020 ThatasperthedirectionsoftheHon’ble

HighCourtinitsInterim orderinWP(C)

No.11495of2020passedon16.06.2020

theAdditionalRespondentNo.2NTAfiled

a Statementbefore the Hon’ble High

Court.

Atruecopyofthestatementfiledbythe

2nd RespondentMCIisannexedherewith

andmarkedasANNEXUREP-17(Pages

to).

23.06.2020 The Hon’ble High Courton 23.06.2020

waspleasedtopassfurtherinterim order

inWP(C)No.11495of2020,wherebythe

HighCourtpleasedtosuomottoimplead

AdditionalRespondents – Ministry of

HomeAffairs,MinistryofCivilAviation

and Ministry of External Affairs for

ascertaining “Whether priority can be

given to those who have registered

themselvestotravelbyairandtakeup

the examinations scheduled shortly in

India”.

A truecopyoftheinterim orderdated

23.06.2020inWP(C)No.11495of2020

is annexed herewith and marked as

ANNEXUREP-18(Pagesto)

24.06.2020 Thatin pursuanceto theinterim order

dated 23.06.2020 the Petitionerfiled a

Petition for Direction and Petition to

acceptAdditionalDocumentsthruI.A of

2020 in WP(C)No.11495 of2020 on

24.06.2020 to put certain other

documents on record which are

necessaryfortheproperadjudicationof

thecase.

A truecopyoftheI.A of2020 dated

24.06.2020 is annexed herewith and

markedasANNEXUREP-19(Pagesto).

29.06.2020 MinistryofHomeAffairsissuedanOrder

vide no. 40/-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated

29.06.2020wherebyithasissuedvarious

guidelines and orders for phased re-

openingtore-openmoreactivitiesina

calibratedmanner,inareasoutsidethe

containmentzonesupto31.07.2020.

AtruecopyoftheOrderNo.40/-3/2020-

DM-I(A)dated29.06.2020issuedbythe

Ministry of Home Affairs is annexed

herewithandmarkedasANNEXUREP-20

(Pagesto).

30.06.2020 AsmanystatesinIndiahasseenasurge

intheCovid– 19infections,stateslike

Maharashtra,Delhi,TamilNadu,Gujarat,

Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and West

Bengal have extended corona virus

lockdowndespitethefactthattheCentre

on Monday announced Guidelines for

unlock2.0.

A true copyofthe news reportdated

30.06.2020 published in livemintonline

news portalis annexed herewith and

markedasANNEXUREP-21(Pagesto).

.07.2020 HencethepresentSLP.

INTHESUPREMECOURTOFINDIA

(ORDERXXIRULE3(1)(a)

CIVILAPPELLATEJURISDICTION

(UNDERARTICLE136OFTHECONSTITUTIONOFINDIA)

ABDULAZEEZ. …Petitioner

Versus

UNIONOFINDIA&Ors. …Respondents

SpecialLeavePetition(C)No. of2020

(UnderArticle136oftheConstitutionofIndiaarisingoutofthe finalJudgmentand orderdated 30.06.2020 inW.P(C).No.11495of2020passedbytheHighCourtofKeralaatErnakulam)

WITHPRAYERFORINTERIM RELIEF

BETWEEN POSITIONOFPARTIES

HighCourt

Division

Bench

Supreme

Court

1.AbdulAzeez

S/o Ali, Kuyipillykandiyil, P.O

Naarikunni;Kozhikkode;Kerala

627402

Petitioner Petitioner

Versus

1.UnionOfIndia,Representedbyits

Secretary, Ministry of Human

Resource Development, South

Block,NewDelhi:110000

Respondent

1

Respondent

1

2.National Testing Agency,

Represented by its Director

General,Sector62,Noida,Uttar

Pradesh:201309

Respondent

2

Respondent

2

3.Ministry of Health and Family

welfare, Represented by its

Secretary,Near Udyog Bhawan

Respondent

3

Respondent

3

Metro Station, Maulana Azad

Road,NewDelhi:110011

4.Medical Council of India,

Represented by its Secretary,

Pocket14,Sector8,Dwarka,New

Delhi:110077

Respondent

4

Respondent

4

5.SecretarytoGovernment,Ministry

ofHomeAffairs,Governmentof

India,NewDelhi

Respondent

5

Respondent

5

6.SecretarytoGovernment,Ministry

ofCivilaviation Governmentof

India,NewDelhi

Respondent

6

Respondent

6

7.SecretarytoGovernmentMinistry

ofExternalAffairsGovernmentof

India,NewDelhi

Respondent

7

Respondent

7

To

TheHon’bleChiefJusticeofIndiaAndHiscompanionJusticesoftheSupremeCourtofIndia

TheHumblepetitionofthePetitionerabovenamed

MOSTRESPECTFULLYSUBMITS:-

The Petitionerabove-named respectfullysubmits

thispetitionseekingspecialleaveto Appealunder

Article136oftheConstitutionofIndiaagainstthe

finalJudgmentandorderdated30.06.2020inW.P

(C).No.11495of2020passedbytheHighCourtof

KeralaatErnakulum.Bytheimpugned judgment

passedbytheHighCourtofKeralawhiledismissing

theWritPetitionheldthatsincetheMedicalCouncil

of India (hereinafter referred to as MCI) and

NationalTestingAgency(hereinafterreferredtoas

NTA) beingexpertbodies,thecourtcannotissue

directionseithertoallocateNEETexam centresin

themiddleeastortopostponetheexam becauseof

thecovid-19pandemic.

2. Questionsoflaw

Thefollowingsubstantialquestionsoflaw arisein

thisPetitionforconsiderationofthisHon’bleCourt;

i) Whether the action of the respondents is

violative ofArticle 14 in as much as the

students studying abroad willbe prevented

from participatingintheNEET–UG2020exam?

ii) Whethertheactionofrespondentsisviolative

ofArticle 21A in as much as the rightof

Studentstoeducationisbeingjeopardisedby

thestateaction?

iii) Whetherthe action ofthe respondents has

resultedinviolationofArticle14intheasmuch

asthestudentsarebeingunfairlydiscriminated

only on the ground thatthey had studied

abroad?

iv) Whethertheactionoftherespondentsisin

violationofArticle21inasmuchastheState

authoritieshaveabdicatedtheirresponsibility

ofprovidingadequatefacilitiestothestudents

towritetheirexam duringthisepidemic.

3. DECLARATIONINTERMSOFRULE3(1):

ThePetitionerstatesthatnootherPetitionseeking

leavetoappealhasbeenfiledbyhim againstthe

impugnedjudgmentandorder.

4. DECLARATIONINTERMSOFRULE5:

TheAnnexuresP-1toP-producedalongwiththe

S.L.P.aretruecopiesofthepleadings/documents

whichformedpartoftherecordsofthecaseinthe

courtbelow againstwhose orderthe leave to

appealissoughtforinthispetition.

5. GROUNDS:

Leave to Appealis soughtinteralia foron the

followinggroundsthatareurgedinthealternative

strictlywithoutprejudicetooneanother:

Itissubmittedthattheimpugnedorderiserroneous

onthefollowinggrounds:

A. ThattheLd.DivisionBenchhasfailedegregiously

to scrutinize the decision taken by the

RespondentstoconducttheNEET examination,

whichisviolativeofArticle14oftheConstitution

ofIndia,wherebythestudentssettledabroadwill

bepreventedfrom participatingintheNEET-UG

2020exam.

B. ThattheLd.DivisionBenchoughttohavefound

thatthedecision taken bytheRespondentsis

arbitraryandisdenyingequalopportunitytothe

studentswhoareregisteredtoappearinNEET–

UG 2020 examination during this COVID-19

pandemic.

C. ThattheLd.DivisionBenchhasfailedegregiously

to scrutinize the decision taken by the

Respondents, which is making unfair

discrimination on NEET aspirants based on of

place ofresidence,which is even violative of

Article14ofConstitutionofIndia.

D. ThattheLd.DivisionBenchoughttohavefound

thatthedecision taken bytheRespondentsis

violatingtheRighttoEducationoftheStudents

which is enshrined under Article 21A of

ConstitutionofIndia.

E. ThattheLd.DivisionBenchoughttohavefound

thatitisthedutyoftheStatetoprovidewiththe

adequatefacilitytothestudentstowritetheexam

duringthePandemic.

F. ThattheLd.DivisionBenchoughttohavefound

that the Respondents have already allotted

examination centres abroad forJointEntrance

Examination(JEE),asimilarallIndiaEntrancetest

foradmissionintoengineeringcourse,butrefusal

toallotexaminationcentresabroadforNEET-UG

2020isarbitrary.

G. That the Ld.Division Bench ought to have

consideredthefutureoftheStudentsinlightof

thecurrentextraordinarysituation and directed

the NTA/MCIto sanction exam centres in the

MiddleEastandotherGulfCountries.

H. ThattheLd.DivisionBencherredegregiously in

notsettingasidethedecisionofNTAandMCIto

conductNEETon26.07.2020untilthenormalcyis

restored.

6. GROUNDSFORINTERIM RELIEF:

a. ThatthestudentsarepreparingfortheNEET-

UG2020examinationforpastseveralyears.If

thestudentsarenotabletoattendtheexam

this year,they willundergo severe mental

stress.

b. That the Central Government decision to

conducttheNEET-UG2020examinationamidst

the COVID-19 pandemic is a risky decision

wherebyCentralGovernmentisriskingwiththe

futureofexpatriatestudents.

c. ThattheNTAishavingexpertiseinproviding

examination centres abroad for the Joint

Entrance Examination (JEE)forengineering

course.Hence,the NTA ought to provide

centresforconductingNEET-UG2020.

7. MAINPRAYER

Inview oftheabove,itismostrespectfullyprayed

thatthisHon’bleCourtmaybepleasedto:-

a)GrantSpecialLeave to Appealagainstthe final

Judgmentandorderdated30.06.2020inW.P.(C)

No.11495of2020passedbytheHighCourtof

KeralaatErnakulum;

b)Pass such otherorderorfurtherorders asthis

Hon’ble Courtmay deem fitand properin the

circumstancesofthecase.

8. PRAYERFORINTERIM RELIEF:

Inview oftheabove,itismostrespectfullyprayed

thatthisHon’bleCourtmaybepleasedto:-

a) Grantan orderstaying the judgmentand order

dated30.06.2020inW.P.(C)No.11495of202;

b) GrantanorderprovidingExaminationcentresfor

NEETUGinMiddleEastandOtherGulfCountries;

c) Grant an order deferring the NEET-UG 2020

examinationuntilthenormalcyisrestoredoruntila

decisionistakenontherequestofthestudentsfor

allowingexaminationcentresabroad;and/or

c) PassanyfurtherordersasthisHon’bleCourtdeemsfit;

AND FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS, THE

PETITIONER AS IN DUTY BOUND SHALL EVER

PRAY.

DRAWNBY FILEDBY

(HarisBeeran) (PallaviPratap)

Advocate AdvocateforthePetitioner

NEW DELHI

DrawnOn:-30.06.2020

FiledOn:-¬¬ .07.2020

INTHESUPREMECOURTOFINDIA

CIVILAPPELLATEJURISDICTION

SpecialLeavePetition(C)No. of2020

INTHEMATTEROF:-

ABDULAZEEZ. …Petitioner

Versus

UNIONOFINDIA&Ors. …Respondents

CERTIFICATE

CertifiedthattheSpecialLeavePetitionisconfinedonly

tothepleadingsbeforetheCourtsbelowwhoseorderis

challengedandtheotherdocumentsrelieduponinthose

proceedings.Noadditionalfacts,documentsorgrounds

havebeentakenthereinorrelied uponintheSpecial

LeavePetition.Itisfurthercertifiedthatthecopiesofthe

documents/annexures P-1 to P-21 attached to the

SpecialLeave Petition are necessary to answerthe

questionoflaw raisedinthepetitionorto makeout

grounds urged in the Special Leave Petition for

consideration ofthis Hon’ble Court.The certificate is

givenbytheAdvocateasauthorizedbythePetitioner

whose affidavitis filed in supportofSpecialLeave

Petition.

(PallaviPratap)

Date:-30.06.2020 AdvocateforPetitioner

INTHESUPREMECOURTOFINDIA

CIVILAPPELLATEJURISDICTION

SpecialLeavePetition(c)No. of2020

INTHEMATTEROF:-

ABDULAZEEZ. …Petitioner

Versus

UNIONOFINDIA&Ors. …Respondents

OFFICEREPORTONLIMITATION

1. ThePetitionis/arewithintime.

2. Thepetitionisbarredbytimeandthereisdelayof

days in filing the same against order dated

30.06.2020andpetitionforcondonationof days

delayhasbeenfiled

3. Thereisdelayofdaysinrefillingthepetitionerand

petitionforcondonationofdaysdelayinrefilling

hasbeenfiled.

BRANCHOFFICER

NewDelhi

Dated:-7.12.2018

INDEX

Sl.No. ParticularsofDocuments PageNo.ofparttowhich

itbelongs

Remarks

Part I(Contentsof PaperBook)

Part II(Contentsof filealone)

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

1. CourtFee2. OfficeReportonLimitation A A

3. ListingPerforma A1-A-2 A1-A2

4. CoverPageofPaperBook A3

5. Index of Record ofProceeding

A4

6. LimitationReportpreparedbytheRegistry

A5

7. DefectList A68. NoteSheet NS1to…9. SynopsisandListofdates

10. Arising out of the finalJudgmentandorderdated17.07.2017 in W.A. No.1604of2011inW.P.(Civil)3649/2006 passed bytheHigh Court of Kerala atErnakulum.

11. SpecialLeavePetitionwithAffidavit.

19. FilingMemo20. Vakalat&Appearance