CLAT 2025 results likely to be revised; Delhi high court orders revision of merit list

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has directed the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU) to revisit the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 merit list published on December 7, 2024. The court order follows a writ petition that challenges the CLAT 2025 final answer key issued on December 7, 2024, and seeks a revision of the petitioner's result.

The petitioner also seeks a mandamus for the respondent to declare the correct answers with respect to question number 14, 37, 67, 68 and 100 of question paper Set-A.

The petition challenged the CLAT 2025 provisional answer key for questions number14, 37, 67, 68, 89, 99, 100 and 102 and objections of the petitioner with respect to questions number 89, 99 and 102 were sustained by the expert committee, leading to modifications in the final answer key.

The petitioner stated that alongside the release of the CLAT 2025 final answer key, the respondent issued a notification announcing the formation of a Grievance Redressal Committee to address any grievances raised by candidates regarding CLAT 2025.

On December 9, 2024, the petitioner submitted a detailed representation highlighting discrepancies in the questions, the evaluation process, and errors in the final answer key.

Letter from Consortium of NLUs. (Image Source: By special arrangement)

CLAT 2025: Court order

The court upheld the petitioner's claim regarding question number 14 and directed that the result be revised to award marks for the question in accordance with the marking scheme. Since the court confirmed option ‘C’ as the correct answer, aligning with the Expert Committee’s view, the benefit will not be limited to the petitioner but will also extend to all candidates who selected option ‘C’.

Regarding question number 100, the court accepted the recommendation of the Expert Committee to exclude the question, and the result will be revised accordingly.

The NLU has stated that it is consulting with legal experts to determine the next course of action and that the release of the first admission list, originally scheduled for December 26, will be delayed. “We acknowledge that this development may create some uncertainty, and we assure you that the Consortium is committed to ensuring transparency and fairness in the process. Consequently, the release of the first admission list for NLUS, originally scheduled for December 26, is likely to be delayed,” NLU informed.