New Delhi: The first hearing in the specially designated fast-track court handling the NEET question paper leak case was adjourned on Monday (July 27) after no one appeared on behalf of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the case. The matter is now listed for hearing on August 3. Interestingly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced setting up of fast track courts for paper leaks just four days before this hearing.The bail applications of accused Dinesh Biwal and Vikas Biwal were listed before Special Judge Anu Grover Baliga.“None appears on behalf of state till 10.45 a.m. to argue on the bail application,” the court said in the order, PTI reported.Advocate A.P. Singh, appearing for the accused, also informed the court that he had other engagements in Rohini court and could not wait for more time for the CBI’s counsel.“In view of the above, the present bail application will now be taken up on 03.08.2026 at 10.00 am,” the court was quoted as saying by The Hindu.Further, the court has directed the director of prosecution to ensure that a public prosecutor is deputed to appear before it in future proceedings, TH report added.Also read: Who Is on the ‘High Powered Task Force on Examinations’?On Thursday (July 23), Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, “Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth! We have decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks.”This was Modi’s first reaction amid the nationwide protests over the paper leak issue which forced former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign.Later on the same day, Modi released a video message almost at midnight underlining that he has already got a draft of the Bill which includes provisions for fast-track courts and stringent punishments.Also read: Delhi Police DCP Ordered RAF to Fire Pellets on Unarmed Protesters: Report on Diary Entry“Today, the departments worked tirelessly and submitted a draft to me late at night. This draft, which includes provisions for fast-track courts and stringent punishments, will be discussed in the cabinet tomorrow [July 24]. After taking suggestions from cabinet colleagues, it will be given its final shape. And the second week of parliament begins on Monday, at which time efforts will be made to pass this bill in the House at the earliest,” he had said.Former minister and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh slammed the government for coming up with fast track court as a solution for the paper leak crisis.“With what face is the Modi government tom-toming fast-track courts as a solution to the crisis of paper-leaks? Its own CBI is showing zero initiative in investigating and prosecuting these cases,” Ramesh wrote on X.On 23rd July, the Delhi High Court set up a Special Fast Track Court in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue complex to hear the NEET-UG 2026 Paper leak case.Tellingly, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to dispatch a legal representative to the inaugural hearing of this fast…— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 27, 2026Reacting to the first hearing being adjourned, Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das mockingly wrote on X, “Fast Track Courts MY FRAANDJJJ!”.Fast Track Courts MY FRAANDJJJ! https://t.co/0XWqTrRkng— Saurav Das (@SauravDassss) July 28, 2026As a result of the youth movement, the government has introduced The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the parliament. The Bill proposes fast-tracked investigations, Special Fast Track Courts, Special Public Prosecutors, time-bound disposal of appeals, and stricter penalties to curb unfair means and paper leaks.Also read: Two Pellet Firing Victims Move Supreme Court Seeking Ban on Metallic Pellet Guns Against CiviliansBesides that the Bill seeks to increase punishment for individuals involved in unfair means to ten years’ imprisonment and raise the maximum fine to Rs 50 lakh. For service providers found involved in offences under the Act, the Bill proposes to increase the maximum fine to Rs 5 crore and extend the period of debarment from conducting any public examination to eight years.The other major measure announced by the Modi government and the prime minister himself in another video message on July 26 is the formation of a six-member High Powered Task Force on “revamping examinations by NTA [National Testing Agency].”The opposition has pointed out that the government is yet to implement K. Radhakrishnan Committee’s 101 recommendations. The former ISRO chairman was appointed by the Modi government two years ago in June 2024 after NEET and other examination paper leaks rocked the country and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a setback in the Lok Sabha elections.