The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell to file an affidavit in response to a petition by a law aspirant who challenged the validity of a question in the 2025 MAH-LLB-3Y-CET, alleging that it had multiple correct answers in a format that required only one.
The petitioner, Shashivadana Shetty, a resident of Malad, appeared for the entrance test for the three-year LLB program and flagged a specific question asking candidates to identify a communicable disease from four given options — tuberculosis, diabetes, influenza, and hepatitis. While the CET Cell declared “influenza” as the correct answer, Shetty argued that tuberculosis and hepatitis B are also communicable diseases, citing globally accepted medical authorities.
Shetty claimed she had selected “tuberculosis” as her answer, highlighting that it is a highly contagious airborne disease, widely recognized as a major public health concern. She contended that the question was defective due to multiple valid answers being possible, thereby placing candidates at a disadvantage.
After the results were announced on May 30, Shetty filed a formal objection through the CET portal by paying the prescribed fee of ₹1,000 and supported her claim with citations from authoritative sources like the National Centre for Biotechnology Information and Merriam-Webster. However, when the CET Cell published the list of objections on June 13, her submission was not included. Despite follow-up via email and a personal visit to the CET Cell office, she received no resolution and was advised to move the High Court.
In court, the CET Cell responded by stating that Shetty should have approached the designated objection resolution committee for redressal. The High Court has now asked the CET Cell to file an affidavit responding to the issues raised in Shetty’s petition.
