Signature Mismatch Alone Not Enough to Prove Tampering: AP High Court Rejects NEET Plea

The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a NEET (UG) candidate’s plea alleging tampering of her OMR answer sheet. The petitioner claimed that her OMR sheet showed only 11 attempted questions instead of 180 and that the thumb impression and signature on the sheet did not match hers.

The National Testing Agency argued that OMR sheets were sealed in exam rooms with witness signatures, eliminating tampering chances.

The Court noted inconsistencies in the petitioner’s own signatures across documents and held that signature mismatch alone does not prove tampering. It ruled such allegations untenable and dismissed the plea.

[Dudekula Shameera V. The Union Of India]