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By means of Writ Petition (Civil) No. 366 of 2024, under Article 32 of the Constitution, the petitioner Jaripiti Kartheek, who had appeared in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG-2024 Exam, has raised a grievance regarding grant of compensatory marks to 1563 candidates by using normalisation formula where the candidates who had appeared at some of the examination centres were not allowed to utilize full 3 hours and 20 minutes time but were granted lesser time. The compensatory marks were awarded on the basis of recommendations of the Grievance Redressal Committee constituted by the National Testing Agency1 relying upon a judgment of this Court in the case of ‘Disha Panchal and Others Vs. Union of India’2. This award of compensatory marks was objected to by other candidates and apparently some petitions were also filed before the High Courts challenging the award of such marks. NTA thereafter 1 NTA 2 (2018) 17 SCC 278 constituted another Committee to reconsider the issue and give its recommendations as to whether the award of compensatory marks was justified. This subsequent Committee held meetings on 10th June, 2024, 11th June, 2024 and 12th June, 2024 and after deliberations made recommendations which have been placed before us by Mr. Kanu Aggarwal, learned counsel appearing for Union of India(UOI).