The United Doctors Front on Saturday (May 16, 2026) moved the Supreme Court of India seeking the transition of the National Testing Agency (NTA) from a registered society to a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament to ensure constitutional and parliamentary accountability.
The doctors’ body said the 2026 paper leak was part of a “recurring, systemic, and catastrophic failure” of the NTA in conducting the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG)”.
“The NTA’s current legal status as an autonomous society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, creates an accountability vacuum,” the petition filed through advocates Ritu Reniwal and Mahendra said.

The doctors’ body said, unlike the Union Public Service Commission or the Staff Selection, the NTA was not directly answerable to Parliament. It operated under the Ministry of Education, which shielded the agency from direct CAG audits and mandatory Parliamentary committee probes.

“The recurrence proves that cosmetic administrative tweaks and expert committees like the K. Radhakrishnan Committee are inadequate without a fundamental legislative overhaul,” the petition said.