Madhya Pradesh High Court: MP HC Dismisses NEET UG 2026 OMR Verification Plea After Candidate Confirms Sheet

• The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an OMR verification plea after the candidate confirmed that the original sheet was hers.
• A division bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia and Justice Anuradha Shukla heard the petition filed by Anvi Rajoriya, a NEET (UG)-2026 candidate.
• The petitioner sought re-evaluation of her result if any discrepancy was found between the physical and uploaded OMR sheets.
• The court's decision underscores the importance of verifying physical and uploaded records to ensure accuracy in results.

Since the controversy with regard to the correctness of the OMR sheet uploaded by the respondents has been resolved by production of the original OMR sheet and verification of the same by the petitioner herself, therefore, nothing survives to be decided in this writ petition.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court's dismissal of an OMR verification plea has significant implications for NEET candidates. The case highlights the importance of verifying physical and uploaded records to ensure accuracy in results. This ruling may influence future cases involving discrepancies between original and scanned answer sheets. Lawyers advising NEET candidates should note that a candidate's confirmation of their original sheet may be sufficient to resolve such discrepancies. The court's decision underscores the need for transparency and accountability in the evaluation process. As the number of petitions filed by NEET candidates seeking verification of physical OMR sheets continues to rise, this ruling sets a precedent for addressing concerns over scanning or upload errors affecting results.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court's decision was based on the petitioner's own confirmation that the original OMR sheet produced by the NTA was indeed hers. This resolution of the core dispute rendered the petition moot, and the court dismissed it accordingly. The bench observed that since the controversy over the uploaded OMR sheet had been resolved, nothing survived to be decided in the writ petition. The order further records that the original OMR sheet was re-sealed by Newaskar in open court after verification. This ruling is significant given the increasing number of petitions filed by NEET candidates seeking verification of physical OMR sheets against digitally uploaded records.

A division bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia and Justice Anuradha Shukla was hearing a writ petition filed by Anvi Rajoriya, a NEET (UG)-2026 candidate who had alleged discrepancies between her physical OMR answer sheet and the version uploaded by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The petitioner had sought a direction to the NTA to produce and verify her original physical OMR answer sheet by comparing it with the scanned version. She also requested re-evaluation of her NEET (UG)-2026 result if any discrepancy was found, along with consequential benefits for counselling and admission. In compliance with the court's earlier order, the original OMR sheet was produced before the bench in a sealed envelope, which was opened in open court in the presence of counsel for the petitioner and the NTA.

Lawyers advising NEET candidates should note that the Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an OMR verification plea, indicating that a candidate's confirmation of their original sheet may be sufficient to resolve discrepancies between physical and uploaded records.

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