आज दो कोर्ट।
Today, two simultaneous hearings converge on the same question — who is accountable, and who gets to speak. The Supreme Court asks NTA: did you implement the 101 reforms you promised after 2024? The Delhi High Court asks the government: why did you silence CJP while these same students were using it to speak?
"It's sad they have not learnt their lesson."
In 2024, after the previous NEET paper leak, the Supreme Court forced NTA to accept 101 reform recommendations from a 7-member expert committee headed by K. Radhakrishnan, former chairman of ISRO. An implementation deadline of January 2025 was set. A monitoring committee was constituted on November 14, 2024. (SCC Online ↗)
Then, on May 3, 2026, 22.79 lakh students sat NEET-UG 2026. The paper had already leaked. On May 12, NTA cancelled the exam. On May 25, the Supreme Court bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe put it plainly on the record.
"It's sad that they have not learnt their lessons. The matter travelled to this court earlier also. There was a committee, a monitoring committee which made some recommendations, and they were accepted."
The court directed NTA to file an affidavit within 3 days — May 28 was the deadline — on what it actually did with those 101 recommendations and the status of the monitoring committee. K. Radhakrishnan was separately directed to file his own affidavit. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was directed to appear on May 29. (LawBeat ↗)
NTA's response to the Supreme Court's urgency was to post an edgy message on X — "You think it's just a question paper? That's the biggest illusion students live in" — which students read as mocking 22.79 lakh people whose exam had just been cancelled. After public fury, NTA deleted the post and switched to sharing a mental-health helpline instead. (The Print ↗)
The May 28 affidavit deadline came and went. NTA filed nothing. Parliament's Standing Committee simultaneously summoned NTA Chief Pradeep Joshi to appear on June 1–2. The bench waits at 10:30am on May 29. (The Wire ↗)
While NTA left the court's bench waiting, the CBI had already done what NTA couldn't: traced the actual source. By May 27, CBI had arrested 13 accused — including Latur-based doctor Dr. Manoj Shirure and Pune coaching-institute physics teacher Tejas Harshadkumar Shah — mapping the full chain from question-paper printing to coaching network to students. (WION ↗ · ETV Bharat ↗)
The NTA affidavit content is not yet public — CJP is not fabricating what NTA said. What is on the record is the court's language, the case number (WP(C) No. 651/2026), and the direction. What 22.79 lakh students need the SC to say on May 29: that an institution that took SC-mandated reforms and implemented none of them has something to answer for in contempt terms, not just correction terms.
Re-exam is June 21. Same NTA. Same pen-and-paper mode. Same system. Everything you need for June 21 → · Full SC hearing explainer →
Even the government has admitted the system can't be trusted. A high-level meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is now exploring using Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft to physically transport NEET re-exam question papers for June 21 — military-grade logistics to guard what the same NTA will conduct. (India.com ↗ · The Week ↗)
On May 21–22, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and IT issued a Section 69A order to withhold CJP's X (Twitter) account. The Intelligence Bureau reportedly cited "national security" and "sovereignty of India." Two days later, on May 23, the cockroachjantaparty.org domain was also blocked under Section 69A. No criminal charges have been filed against CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke or the movement. (MediaNama ↗)
The government blocked CJP's accounts while 22.79 lakh NEET students were actively using those platforms to share information, demand accountability, and find each other. CJP was the loudest voice connecting the NEET paper-leak scandal to a pattern of systemic failure. The government's response was to silence the amplifier — not answer the question.
Source: LiveLaw ↗
Section 69A allows the government to block content with no mandatory public disclosure of grounds. The affected party is not routinely informed, has no automatic right of hearing before the block takes effect, and faces significant procedural hurdles in challenging the order after the fact. CJP's petition is a direct challenge to this structural opacity — arguing that a disproportionate and non-transparent blocking order violates Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.
The Internet Freedom Foundation described the X block as a "blatant misuse of State power." Amnesty International India said the crackdown shows "how quickly political humour becomes a target once it reaches a mass audience." What happens before Justice Kaurav on May 29 will determine whether India's courts are willing to test the government's reasoning — or let it stand unexplained.
X blocked. Domain blocked. Instagram hacked. This site is still running. Two courts are hearing the case. 22.79 lakh students are still watching. The swarm does not disappear just because the government blocks a handle.
THE COCKROACH SURVIVES. THE SYSTEM HAS NOT LEARNED. WE KEEP COUNT.
On May 29, 2026, the Supreme Court bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe hears NTA's affidavit in WP(C) No. 651/2026 on the NEET UG 2026 paper leak. NTA was ordered on May 25 to explain what it did with the 101 Radhakrishnan Committee recommendations it accepted after 2024. The court said: "It is sad that they have not learnt their lessons." (Bar and Bench ↗, LawBeat ↗)
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav of the Delhi High Court hears the writ petition filed by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke challenging the Section 69A order that withheld CJP's X account. The petition names X Corp and the Union of India as respondents and was filed through advocate Nakul Gandhi. (Bar and Bench ↗, ANI ↗)
Outcome (May 29, 2026): The court issued notice on the petition but granted no interim relief — the X account remains blocked. Justice Kaurav directed MeitY's Review Committee to examine all aspects of the case before the next hearing, remarking: "It is directed that before next date of hearing, the review committee examine all those aspects." He also noted the law in this area is "in nascent stage" and the case raises "far reaching, wider issues." Counter-affidavit due within 4 weeks. Next date: July 7, 2026. (LiveLaw ↗)
On May 25, 2026, the Supreme Court bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said: "It's sad that they have not learnt their lessons. The matter travelled to this court earlier also. There was a committee, a monitoring committee which made some recommendations, and they were accepted." (Bar and Bench ↗)
CJP's X account was withheld on May 21–22, 2026, under a Section 69A order. The Intelligence Bureau reportedly cited "national security" and "sovereignty of India." No criminal charges were filed against Dipke or the movement. The cockroachjantaparty.org domain was blocked two days later. CJP's petition argues the blocking is disproportionate and violates Article 19(1)(a). (MediaNama ↗)
June 21, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM IST. All 22.79 lakh students who appeared on May 3 are automatically eligible — no fresh registration required. Admit cards expected around June 14. Check neet.nta.nic.in for official updates. (Careers360 ↗) — Full June 21 guide →