{
  "id": 4601152,
  "title": "NEET-UG 2026: Bombay HC Dismisses Aspirant’s Plea After OMR Sheet Confirms NTA’s 160/720 Score, Imposes ₹25,000 Cost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/neet-ug-2026-bombay-hc-dismisses-aspirants-plea-after-omr-sheet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:48:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/neet-ug-2026-bombay-hc-dismisses-aspirants-plea-after-omr-sheet-confirms-ntas-160720-score-imposes-25000-cost"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent ruling, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed a petition filed by a 17-year-old NEET aspirant who had challenged the National Testing Agency's (NTA) scorecard. The court found that the 160 marks awarded by the NTA to the minor were accurate, after reviewing her original OMR answer sheet. The court imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner, noting her conduct throughout the proceedings as \"totally blameworthy.\"",
  "summary": "Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a 17-year-old NEET aspirant who claimed that she expected around 680 marks out of 720, against the 160 marks awarded by the National Testing Agency (NTA), after inspection of her original OMR answer sheet established that the score declared by the agency was correct. The court imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}