Supreme Court scraps all FIRs for NEET protesters; CJP calls off September 5 march
The Supreme Court quashed FIRs against students involved in NEET paper leak protests, prompting CJP to call off its planned September 5 protest march.
The Supreme Court has dismissed several FIRs registered against NEET protesters across several states, including Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Assam, following a call from the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) for a protest march on September 5. The CJP, led by Abhijeet Dipke, informed the court of the decision to halt the planned protest after the closure of the FIRs registered against students involved in protests over the NEET paper leak.
The Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, used its power under Article 142 of the Constitution to quash the criminal cases. The court also directed that any similar FIRs registered in other states and union territories should not be pursued or investigated. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had earlier requested the court to close all FIRs against NEET protesters across the country, promising compensation to the families of students who took their own lives post the NEET exam cancellation.
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