Hi,
Following link of TOI news paper shows that the Supreme Court has given an order with the following sentence
"UGC has withdrawn its decision to increase the cut-off marks for clearing the NET, following a Supreme Court order on Friday."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/entrance-exams/SC... (Dec 24, 2012)
Whereas, in the Supreme Court of India, they had observed Dec 17, 2012 to Jan 01, 2013 as Christmas Vacation(Holiday)
Link of Holiday calendar which have been observed are attached herewith. The list of holiday has been downloaded for the official website of Supreme Court.
http://www.sci.nic.in/outtoday/calendar2012.pdf
Now, the question is, the SC has observed holiday during said period then, there is no question of giving order during specified period.
Therefore, it seems that the said news published in the TOI dated Dec24, 2012 is fake!
Please be informed that this is my personal observation.