Uttarakhand High Court has sent notices to the CBSE and Nainital police on alleged leak of National Eligibility Entrance Test papers in the district a day ahead of the examination on July 23.
Issuing the notices on Thursday, Justice Sudhanshu Dhuliya of the High Court directed the CBSE and Nainital Police to file a reply within two weeks and posted the matter for next hearing on September 5.
The notices were issued on a PIL filed by a Rajasthan resident Anshul Sharma seeking cancellation of the test on the grounds that thequestion papers were allegedly leaked on the eve of the exam conducted by CBSE.
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In the petition, it has been alleged that on the night of July 22, 44 examinees received exam papers along with the answer key in exchange for a large sum of money.
Early on July 23, Nainital police busted a gang that was allegedly leaking the papers and three people were arrested from a resort at Dhikuli near Ramnagar.
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