Counter affidavit ready in BJP leader’s case against TN’s NEET committee, Centre tells HC
The Hindu
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The Centre on Monday informed the Madras High Court that it shall file its counter affidavit by the end of the day or by Tuesday, to K. Nagarajan challenging the constitution of the Justice A.K. Rajan committee. The State government last month to study the impact of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) on medical admissions. Appearing before Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, Additional Solicitor General R. Sankaranarayanan said the Centre’s counter affidavit was ready and that it would be filed in the court either by the end of the day or on Tuesday. He also agreed to serve copies of the counter affidavit on the writ petitioner as well as numerous political parties, organisations and individuals who wanted to get impleaded in the case.
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