Plea in Supreme Court seeks speedy probe and trial mechanism in question paper leak cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Central government and the States to a public interest litigation petition seeking measures to ensure time bound probe and trial in exam question paper leak cases.

A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notice to the Centre and States on a plea filed by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking directions to formulate a ‘standard questionnaire and special investigation procedure’ in order to ensure time-bound investigation and speedy trial of paper leak cases.

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