Alok Singh
Aditya Singh (petitioner), a candidate who challenged the Common Law Admission Test 2025 (CLAT-UG) results, informed the Delhi High Court on Tuesday regarding his plan to approach the Supreme Court to consolidate all similar cases currently pending in various High Courts.
During proceedings before a Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, the petitioner emphasized the nationwide significance of his case and the apex court’s need for a unified resolution. In light of this, he sought an adjournment, which was granted, with the matter deferred to January 30.
The dispute originates from Justice Jyoti Singh’s ruling dated December 20 of the Delhi High Court, where errors in the CLAT-UG examination were scrutinized. Acknowledging mistakes in two of the five questions flagged, Justice Singh directed the Consortium of NLUs to revise the results by adjusting the marks for those questions. The ruling was based on the principle that courts cannot remain passive when faced with clear errors in competitive exams.
However, both the petitioner and the Consortium of NLUs contested this decision. The Consortium argues that the single-judge encroached on the domain of academic experts by reviewing examination content, a responsibility it believes rests solely with the examining body. Contrarily, the petitioner seeks to expand the ruling, asserting that three additional questions in the paper also contain blatant errors and should be corrected.
On December 24, a Division Bench heard the matter and declined to stay the single-judge order since there was no prima facie error, allowing the Consortium to proceed with the revised results as directed by the single-judge bench. Simultaneously, the controversy surrounding the CLAT extends beyond the undergraduate exam, as similar disputes over mistakes in the CLAT PG answer key are being contested in the Madhya Pradesh and Bombay High Courts.