Today at 2.30 PM IST, hearing started at Supreme Court regarding the ongoing National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) matter. Different States presented their arguments in this matter and there was intense speculation among medical students regarding the fate of NEET.
Students, teachers, educationalists and parents thronged social media portals to get live updates on this issue.
India Legal made special arrangements to present live, uninterrupted updates on the hearing and the arguments.
Our first Tweet on NEET issue itself received 18 retweets, as social media was abuzz with our tweets and live reporting.
#LegalNews: Hearing on #NEET matter has started; Senior Adv. Tushar Mehta is arguing on behalf of Gujarat
— India Legal (@indialegalmedia) May 5, 2016
Advocate Tushar Mehta, representing Gujarat started the arguments by showing the question papers in Gujarati and English, and asked the Court how will a student who has read only in Gujarati will attempt questions written in English?
As we live tweeted the arguments presented by Tushar, our Twitter account started receiving comments, opinions and reactions at a blazing rate.
After Prashant Bhushan entered the scene, and started presenting his arguments, our Tweets received more responses, and comments. In one the Tweets, we reported that Prashant Bhushan has requested the Court to cancel May 1st exam, and all students be allowed to appear for July exam. This single Tweet received 89 re-tweets.
#NEET: Prashant Bhushan requests that May 1 exam be cancelled, and students who appeared in that exam be allowed for July exam
— India Legal (@indialegalmedia) May 5, 2016
After Gujarat, Jammu Kashmir presented their case, followed by Maharashtra.
Overall, we sent 46 tweets, which summarized the hearing today.
Here are some of the thank-you tweets which India Legal team received today:
The matter would be listed tomorrow at 2 PM. Stay tuned with India Legal for getting more live updates and opinions on this issue.
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