HC finds no fault in postponement of PG-NEET

It was done in view of second wave

The High Court of Karnataka has found no fault in the Union government’s decision to postpone NEET for postgraduate medical courses till August 31 in view of the severe nature of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. A Division Bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar passed the order while dismissing a PIL petition filed by Late G.B. Kulkarni Memorial Legal Trust president Vinod G. Kulkarni, Hubballi. The petitioner had contended that aspirants for PG medical courses are suffering from stress, anxiety, and depression as their plans to do PG has been unsettled on account of procrastination in view of postponement of PG-NEET scheduled to be held on April 18 till August 31.