The Supreme Court today (December 5) granted relief to three NEET-UG candidates from Tamil Nadu who had lost their MBBS seats after failing to complete the fee payment within the stipulated time owing to technical glitches.

A bench o f Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar permitted the students to make the payment by Wednesday (December 10), thereby restoring their chance to secure admission. Noting the peculiar circumstances of the case, the bench clarified that the order shall not be treated as a precedent for future matters.

The Court directed the State to allot the candidates seats from the available vacant management quota seats, ensuring they are not deprived of admission due to circumstances beyond their control.

One of the petitioners, Shilpa Suresh, had challenged t

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