The Bombay High Court has ordered the National Testing Agency (NTA) released the preliminary OMR answers of three NEET-UG 2026 candidates who have reported that there is a significant discrepancy between the answers written and the marks declared in the examination results. The court has also issued notices to the NTA and the Central Government, to respond to the complaints.The news comes amid ongoing concerns over NEET-UG 2026, where several candidates across the country have asked questions about OMR papers, recorded answers and finals. Although the NTA has been saying that it is monitoring the complaints and has warned against the sending of fake or AI-generated OMR papers, several students have continued to go to court, claiming that there are real mistakes between their answer sheets and the declared marks.The court requires the original documents before the hearingA bench comprising Justice Nitin Suryawanshi and Justice Abhayasinh Shinde ordered the NTA to preserve the original OMR papers and related documents of the three petitioners who are scheduled to be examined in the next hearing scheduled for July 30, 2026.Deputy Solicitor General Ajay Talhar, appearing for the Central Government, told the court that the NTA was directed to preserve and release the original documents on the next day.According to a Times of India report, the petitions were filed by Richa Prafulla Deshpande from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Soham Nitin Gavte from Beed district and Atharva Jagtap from Dhule district. All the three candidates are contending that the marks calculated from their OMR pages using the official key are not matching the marks shown in their results.Participants report a significant difference between OMRs and resultsRicha Deshpande’s representative, advocate Amit Yadkikar, assisted by advocate Sneha Yadkikar and Prasanna Jarare, told the court that the 17-year-old had downloaded her OMR sheet on the NTA portal on July 13, and it was consistent with what she had done during the review on June 21. However, the OMR sheet sent by the NTA on July 15 was said to be different from the version available on the website.The petition states that although they brought the differences to the notice of the NTA before announcing the results, no response was received and the results announced on July 16 were based on a controversial record. The applicant has sought verification of the original physical OMR sheet and correction of the result if necessary.In the case of Mr. Soham Gavte, advocates Sudarshan Salunkhe and Mahendra Gandle said that the aspirant should have secured 522 marks as per his OMR sheet and valid answer key, but his mark card shows only 95 marks. They told the court that repeated e-mails sent to the NTA between July 17 and July 19 seeking corrections received no response.Another request says that 597 marks will be reduced to 45Atharva Jagtap’s lawyer, advocate Narendra Sonawane, said that the OMR paper sent by NTA on July 14 showed 597 marks, while the declared result showed only 45 marks.The petition also states that even a count based on the cards results in 61 points, indicating a discrepancy in the published results. It also states that the matter could not be resolved despite representations made through the NTA’s grievance redressal mechanism.With the information now given to the NTA and the Central Government, the Supreme Court will examine the original OMR sheets and related documents in the next hearing on July 30 before deciding on the matter.