NEET fast-track court's first hearing stalls as CBI skips proceedings

NEW DELHI: The first hearing before Delhi's newly designated fast-track court for the NEET paper leak case ended without any substantive proceedings on Monday after no lawyer appeared on behalf of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), prompting the court to adjourn the matter.The case came up before Special Judge Anu Grover Baliga, who recently assumed charge of the special court set up to exclusively hear offences related to paper leaks and other unfair means in public examinations.The court was scheduled to hear the bail applications of two accused, Dinesh Biwal and Vikas Biwal. However, with no prosecutor representing the investigating agency present until 10.45 am, the judge recorded the absence in the order, news agency PTI reported.Counsel for the accused requested that the matter be deferred, informing the court that he had to appear in another case before the Rohini district courts and could not wait further.