On 3rd September 2020, NLSIU, Bangalore announced that it will conduct its own separate test National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) and that it won’t consider CLAT scores for this academic year for undergraduate and postgraduate admissions.
This came as a blow to the CLAT aspirants and their guardians who are already surrounded by the cloud of uncertainty as the test which was originally scheduled on 10th May got postponed for the 5th time due to the ongoing pandemic situation.
A writ petition has been filed in the Hon’ble High Court of Jharkhand by 5 CLAT aspirants through their Advocates Shubham Gautam and Baibhaw Gehlaut challenging the notice issued by NLSIU, Bangalore.
They have contended that the decision of conducting a separate entrance exam without withdrawing from the CLAT consortium is illegal, unconstitutional and arbitrary in nature as it is violative of clause 15.7 of the bye laws of the Consortium of NLUs.
NLSIU, Bangalore is a permanent member of the CLAT consortium and the decision of it conducting its own separate test comes after the petitioners have already filled out their registration forms. This violates the right of the petitioners to have an examination in a just and fair manner.
Further it has been pointed out by the petitioners that the declaration of a new date of examination and a new exam pattern just 10days before the declared date of examination is unlawful, arbitrary and whimsical.
They said that the action of the NLSIU, Bangalore is against the precedents of Hon’ble Supreme Court for the conduct of fair and just examination.
Based on the following grounds the Petitioners have prayed the Hon’ble Court to quash NLSIU Bangalore’s decision and during the pendency of the petition to grant ad-interim, ex-parte stay on the effect and operation of the notice.
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Advocate Shubham Gautam,
passout of NLIU Bhopal (2015 batch)