Supreme Court agrees to take up MP’s plea against use of face-recognition tech on NEET-UG protesters

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Updated - August 13, 2026 03:20 pm IST - NEW DELHI

Protesters celebrate the victory after the resignation news of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 13, 2026) agreed to confront the Centre, Delhi Police Commissioner with questions raised by Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament A.A. Rahim moved the Supreme Court on the deployment of facial recognition technology and allied mass-surveillance measures against students and persons who participated in the Cockroach Janta Party-linked protests over the NEET-UG exam paper leaks.