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Supreme Court Transfers All CLAT 2025 Result Cases to Delhi High Court
February 6, 2025
In a significant development concerning the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025, the Supreme Court has ordered transferring all pending cases related to CLAT UG results to the Delhi High Court. The move aims to prevent contradictory verdicts from different High Courts nationwide.
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Supreme Court’s Verdict
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan passed the order on Thursday. The decision was taken after the National Law Universities (NLU) Consortium petitioned the court, seeking a unified legal approach to the matter.
"List before Delhi High Court on March 3. Within seven days of this order, the registrar of each High Court should send the papers of the concerned cases pending before them to the Delhi High Court," directed the Supreme Court.
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Why Was the Case Transferred?
Multiple CLAT UG 2025 results cases were pending in various High Courts, including those of Delhi, Rajasthan, and Punjab & Haryana. The NLU Consortium moved the Supreme Court, arguing that having different courts decide on the same issue could lead to contradictory judgments, creating confusion for students and stakeholders.
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Background: The CLAT UG 2025 Controversy
The controversy began when a 17-year-old CLAT aspirant, Aditya, filed a plea in the Delhi High Court, claiming that the CLAT UG exam contained errors. On December 20, Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi High Court, sitting as a single judge, ruled that there were clear errors in two out of five flagged questions. She emphasized that the court could not adopt a hands-off approach when such mistakes were evident.
As a result, the court directed the NLU Consortium to revise the CLAT UG results after making appropriate corrections to awarding marks for the two erroneous questions.
Challenges to the High Court Order
This ruling was subsequently challenged before the Delhi High Court division bench by the NLU Consortium and the petitioner.
- The NLU Consortium argued that the single judge had wrongly assumed the role of an expert by interfering in exam answers that subject experts had already finalized.
- On the other hand, Aditya (the petitioner) argued that not just two but five questions in the exam had errors, and all of them should be corrected. He appealed to extend the ruling to include three additional questions.
With conflicting claims, the case escalated to the Supreme Court, which decided to transfer all related cases to the Delhi High Court for a comprehensive and uniform judgment.
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Adding to the controversy, the CLAT PG exam has also come under legal scrutiny. Several candidates have challenged the results, citing errors in the answer key. These cases are under review in the Madhya Pradesh and Bombay High Courts.
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What Happens Next?
The Delhi High Court will now hear all cases related to CLAT UG 2025 on March 3, 2025. The decision will significantly impact thousands of aspirants who appeared for the exam and are awaiting clarity on their results.
This development marks another instance where judicial intervention has been sought to ensure fairness and transparency in national-level competitive exams. With students' careers at stake, all eyes will be on the Delhi High Court’s final ruling.