• Petition for postponement of competitive exams amidst the coronavirus pandemic

How can I file a petition in the Supreme Court Of India requesting for postponement of competitive exams like JEE and NEET (which involves a gathering of over 25 lakh people ) amidst this coronavirus pandemic ?
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Hire any senior advocate, they will prepare the petition to be file before SC.

Well, petitions are filing online. And if no defect and urgency requested, registry will list it on appropriate date.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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You can engage lawyer practising in SC for filing petition for postponement of exams 

draw attention of court to fact that gathering of so many applicants would further aggravate the situation 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Most of the examinations are already postponed and there is no confirmation that these two examinations are indeed going to be held.

In any case there is no difficulty in filing a case for staying such examinations. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
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You need to file a PIL. Public Interest Litigation.

Get it drafted from an Advocate and can filed online

Rahul Jatain
Advocate, Rohtak
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It is possible to approach Supreme Court of India invoking Article 32 of Indian Constitution for injunction making necessary parties GOA Union Ministry HRD, Solicitor General Of India and Attorney General of India urging to safeguard the life and liberty of citizens which is mandatory and guaranteed under Article 21 of Indian Constitution

You have to appoint AOR at New Delhi  for circulation of your urgent matter before available Bench for hearing and ad-interim order to stay and postpone the competitive exam JEE and NEET on the ground of COVID-19. 

Ramesh Pandey
Advocate, Mumbai
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You can file a public interest litigation before supreme court. 

You can file it in the efiling  also if you are knowing the procedures of filing the PIL  before supreme court. 

You can vent out the hardships that the participating candidates may face, the risk and danger of being exploited to the Covid 19, besides they become the sources for others to get infected through them and difficulties for them to reach the venue etc.

You can take the assistance of a lawyer practicing in supreme court to know about the correct procedure to file the proposed PIL 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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You can file the same through VC in present conditions. there is a online service with SC court and hearings are conducted online.

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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Dear Sir,

You may look for the "hire a laywer" or "talk to lawyer" in the kaanoon.com and you may seek services of advocate of your choice. Be sure that that it is not a solicitation, rather the information regarding the process. 

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
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Please see website of Supreme Court Of India all the process for e-filing has been  displayed and explained.

You may appoint Advocate from the panel of Kanoon.com who may help you to suggest and find an Advocate to lead to your goal to file SLP for stay of proposed exam JEE AND NEET.

If you have completed 18 years fit to be Petitioner otherwise may seek help from your family or friends to be Petitioner on your behalf by appointing AOR,Advocates,Counsel for appearance and Arguments before Supreme Court of India. 

Due to COVID-19, NO PHYSICAL HEARING IN SUPREME COURT AND HIGH COURTS only VIDEO CONFERENCING Virtual Court Hearing. 

Ramesh Pandey
Advocate, Mumbai
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Hire local lawyer, he/she will coordinate with Delhi lawyer from his contact.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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1. You may engage an Advocate and file PIL before Supreme court seeking direction to postpone the exam.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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You need the assistance of an advocate to file the case.  Before filing the advocate alone can draft the petition. 

So contact an advocate of your choice. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
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1. You need to contact a lawyer practising before the Supreme court after that you may give him.vaklatnama and details on which he can file the petition.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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- Yes, you can challenge the said gathering amidst corona virus pandemic and to safe the public at large. 

-  Part III of the Constitution of India guarantees right to quality, life, and personality, and PIL ensures right to life and personality.

- Being an Indian citizen and 18 years of age , can file a PIL  with the help of lawyer on the subject as you mentioned. 

- This petition can be filed : 

Under Art 32 of the Indian Constitution, in the Supreme Court

Under Art 226 of the Indian Constitution, in the High Court

Under Section 133 of the Criminal Procedure Code, in the Court of Magistrate.

- Presently the court is accepting the e-filing petition . 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
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Check on website for lawyers practising in SC 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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you can contact me or any other lawyer from the database of kaanoon and move ahead 

Suneel Moudgil
Advocate, Panipat
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You may have to search for a lawyer who practices in supreme court, if you cannot then you can contact any local advocate who may be able to guide you further in this.

First consult an experienced lawyer in the local and seek his advise on the subject and then suggest him about filing PIL before supreme court and seek his advise and recommendation to a lawyer of supreme court.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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For any assistance contact me in kaanoon on 9a7g6g9g4e9g0f9f1a1. I can assist you. 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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You can check the profiles of lawyers from Delhi on the website 

 

it would mention whether they practice in SC or not 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Certainly yes.

Please go for consultation and ask from the Kanoon.com website without any hesitation. The way you have contact me and put your question is the same way available for consultation and case discussions for appearance and guidance. 

There is process, Please follow the same. You would have an opportunity to talk to me with all details. 

Best regards. 

Ramesh Pandey
Advocate, Mumbai
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1. You have to engage a SC based lawyer to file the petition.

2. You have a good case on merits.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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1. There are many Delhi based lawyers on this website.

2. You may contact any of them.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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You need to hire services of Lawyer practicing at Supreme Court, he / she will prepare petition on your behalf and the same will be filed.

You can share details of number of students going to take the exam i.e., 25 lakhs.

Further, the SSC exams (some of the states, you should be aware that Telangana cancelled SSC exams) and other exams are cancelled due to pandemic and lock down, and that, premier exams viz., UPSC and other state level exams have been postponed, as such, in the light of above, on filing the PIL by you through Lawyer, it could be considered.

 

S Srinivasa Prasad
Advocate, Hyderabad
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Reply to your second post:

You can get reference of Lawyer from your known source or you can get details from Supreme Court's Website.

You can select one from them or you can also hire services from this Web site.

Since there is urgency, your representation will be considered and it will be taken up for hearing.

When the attention of Court is drawn to the postponement of other exams / cancellation of some of them and the impact of pandemic and lock down.  It will in all probability be considered and favorable orders will be passed. 

S Srinivasa Prasad
Advocate, Hyderabad
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Reply to your third post:

First you can search profile of Lawyers listed with this Web Site, if you come across any Lawyer from Delhi, you can contact him / her.

Other option is search Supreme Court's web site wherein  you can find profiles of Lawyers, who are practicing at Supreme court, pick and choose one from them and proceed.

 

S Srinivasa Prasad
Advocate, Hyderabad
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9 Consultations

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1. You can engage an advocate practicing before SC of India. You may browse through the list of advocates practising in Delhi.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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179 Consultations

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Yes . You can contact me at [deleted].

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
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484 Consultations

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From the details of the advocates found in this forum you can find out if there's any advocate practicing in supreme court is available in this forum or not.

If you don't find one, you may contact a local advocate who may be able to guide you in furtherance.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84711 Answers
2172 Consultations

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You will find many SC lawyers by searching on Google.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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31 Consultations

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Search for advocate profiles on web portal.

Contact them on phone and discuss further.

 

Rahul Jatain
Advocate, Rohtak
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4 Consultations

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From examining all the facts of your query I want to say that-

These cases are very common in various Courts of India and Supreme Court of India now. You may be one of the Candidate who wish to appear in these entrance examinations. You might know that one Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against Central Broad of School Education (CBSE) is filed in Supreme Court which is titled as Amit Bathla vs. Central Board of School Education (CBSE). During the hearing of this case on 17th June 2020 Central Board of School Education informed the Supreme Court judges that Central Board of School Education is in the process of taking appropriate decision with regard to the subject matter of this Petition very shortly. Now, this case is pending in Supreme Court and is listed on 23rd June 2020 (Tuesday). These exams are likely to cancelled.

I feel it is pertinent to mention here that amid growing clamour that the remaining Central Board of Secondary Education examinations be cancelled and dates for crucial competitive tests for engineering and medical colleges across the country be postponed, the Union Human Resources Development Ministry is having a rethink and may announce the cancellation of the CBSE examinations early next week. The ministry had announced last month that the remaining CBSE Class X and XII board examinations will be held between July 1 and 15. It had also said that the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) will be held in July 18-23 and the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test on July 26.

Considering that these tests are extremely important for lakhs of students looking for careers in medicine and engineering, not holding the examinations is not an option. But the question is how to hold the exams while ensuring minimum risk to the candidates and teachers. Students have argued on social media that JEE Main 2020 and NEET 2020 should be postponed considering the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India.

I have dealt with such type of cases in Supreme Court for the public good. Now, if appropriate decision regarding JEE Main 2020 and NEET 2020 is not taken then you and all the aggrieved parties can file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Supreme Court. Court is likely to interfere in such matters. The Court has, in the past, come to the rescue with humane and caring directions, which incidentally, added to the legitimacy and credibility of the Court. The chief objective behind PILs are ensuring justice to all and promoting the welfare of the people. It is generally used to safeguard group interests and not individual interests, for which Fundamental Rights have been provided.

You may contact my secretary to connect with me for clarification via https://about.me/gopalvermaadvocate
I hope you and your family are safe and healthy. Stay home and be safe during Covid-19.

Gopal Verma,
Advocate on Record & Amicus Curiae,
Supreme Court of India

Shri Gopal Verma
Advocate, New Delhi
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You should research before you hire a sc lawyer. File a writ or PIL and seek stay . 

Swarupananda Neogi
Advocate, Kolkata
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Writ Petition can be filed by approaching an Advocate on Record. Will need Affidavit and Vakalatnama. Your grievance need to be explained seeking a suitable relief supported by necessary documents to substantiate your case. from a practical perspective please be informed that Supreme Court rarely entertains a Writ Petition under Article 32.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
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consult Advocate who is Practicing in SC. 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
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You can seek phone consultation from any lawyer on this website who is practicing in SC. 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
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1. You should hire an advocate in Supreme court for Filing of writ petition against union of India.

2. I can help you in Hiring of Advocate from supreme court.

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
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Dear Sir,

However, your concern is appreciated but it is informed to you that this is not the right forum to engage an advocate. Because, here we solve the legal queries, render legal advices and none of advocate will come forward to offer you his/her services directly to you. The forum for engaging a counsel on the kaanoon.com is "hire a laywer" or "talk to lawyer" and you may look for that. Again be sure that it is never any solicitation but the information to you. 

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
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A petition can only be filed through e filing. An advocate has to be engaged.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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Engage an advocate either through your city or directly in Delhi if you know somebody.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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Please contact.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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- Kaanoon.com not permitted to give number here. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
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