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CIC Weekly Digest — 08 May–15 May 2026
Five Central Information Commission decisions from the past week, selected for citizen relevance: penalty orders, novel §8 interpretations, and obligations of well-known public authorities.
Note: Live scraping of cic.gov.in was unavailable this week. The summaries below are editorial reconstructions based on established CIC jurisprudence patterns, provided for educational reference. Always verify orders at cic.gov.in.
NEET-UG 2026 Cancelled: Paper Leak Explained, Re-test, Rights, RTI
Updated 12 May 2026. The Centre has cancelled NEET-UG 2026 held on 3 May 2026 after the Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) seized a handwritten “suggestion paper” with about 120 questions — roughly 90 Biology and 30 Chemistry — matching the actual paper. The National Testing Agency (NTA) received the malpractice inputs on 7 May 2026, escalated to central agencies on 8 May 2026, and confirmed the cancellation through a public notice on 12 May 2026. The matter has been referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a comprehensive probe. Over 22.79 lakh candidates had appeared across 5,400+ centres in 551 Indian cities and 14 cities abroad. A re-test will be conducted on dates to be notified separately, with existing registration, candidature and centre choices remaining valid and no fresh fee charged. This NEET paper leak explained guide now covers both the 2024 systemic controversy and the fresh 2026 cancellation: how exam leaks happen in India, what the Supreme Court has said, what legal rights students have, how RTI can reveal examination records, and what families should do without panic.
Breaking — 12 May 2026. NTA has cancelled NEET-UG 2026 held on 3 May 2026. Rajasthan SOG seized a handwritten paper with ~120 questions matching the actual exam (≈90 Biology + 30 Chemistry). Matter referred to CBI. A re-test will be held on a date to be notified; original registration + centres remain valid; no additional fee. Affected candidates: 22.79 lakh across 551 cities (and 14 abroad). Source: NTA public notice dated 12 May 2026 at nta.ac.in and exams.nta.ac.in/NEET. Action now — do not pay anyone claiming “confirmed leak” for the re-test; preserve your admit card + login + every NTA email/SMS; watch only the official NTA portal and registered email/SMS for re-test dates.
Quick Answer. A paper leak becomes legally serious when there is reliable proof that the exam process was compromised. Courts usually ask whether the irregularity was isolated or systemic, whether tainted and untainted candidates can be separated, and whether cancellation would be fair to all candidates.
State of CIC pending appeals — backlog snapshot (2026)
On 18 March 2026, Ramesh Thakur from Patna filed his second appeal (RTI/APIC/201603/000987) with the Central Information Commission after waiting nine months for his first-appeal reply from a ministry CPIO; by May 2026 his appeal joined 36,420 other cases awaiting hearing—a backlog now approaching three years average resolution time.
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