Supreme Court's Student Mental Health Ruling Tests NEET Leak Response

The Supreme Court's recognition of student mental health as part of the right to life under Article 21, established in Sukdeb Saha v. State of Andhra Pradesh (2025), is now being tested by the NEET paper leak. The court directed institutions to adopt mental health policies, and a National Task Force linked student distress to institutional pressures. The controversy exposed over 20 lakh students to such stressors, raising questions about the state's duty to minimize harm in public employment access.