Over two decades on, two CBI cases in 2003 CAT leak still pending in courts
Two decades after the 2003 CAT paper leak, two CBI-linked criminal cases remain pending in Delhi and Patna courts.
- Delhi Police received a tip-off and traced the sale of the solved paper to a hotel in Mahipalpur before the Central Bureau of Investigation investigation became central.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation allegedly found that Ranjit Singh and associates collected, solved, and distributed the leaked Common Admission Test paper.
- The Patna-linked case remains at the trial stage.
- The Delhi-linked case remains pending before the court.
The 2003 Common Admission Test (CAT) paper-leak case remains a live example of slow criminal adjudication in India. Two Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases linked to the scandal are still pending in Delhi and Patna courts.
The scandal involved Ranjit Singh, also known as Ranjit Don. The CBI alleged that Ranjit Singh and associates were involved in collecting, solving, and distributing the paper, with large sums of money changing hands.
Delhi Police first received a tip-off and traced the sale of the solved paper to a hotel in Mahipalpur. Delhi Police later found that the CBI was already investigating the matter.
UPSC may frame questions on judicial delay, police-Central Bureau of Investigation coordination, and the governance problem of examination malpractice. The 2003 CAT paper leak is also relevant to the protection of merit-based admissions and the rule of law.
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