The provisional answer keys were initially released on July 7, with a subsequent retest conducted on July 19 for over 1,000 candidates whose grievances were validated by the agency.
The officer explained that the Asifabad coordinator distributed the question papers stored at a Canara Bank strongroom instead of the ones stored at an SBI strongroom.
The plea has sought the setting aside of the 2008 NIA Act, claiming it was "violative" of Article 14 (equality before law) of the Constitution and beyond the legislative competence of the Centre.