Delhi HC defers CLAT PG hearing to July, leaving aspirants uncertain about counselling

Further delaying the CLAT PG counselling process, the Delhi High Court said it will resume hearing the petitions challenging the Common Law Admission Test - postgraduate (CLAT PG 2025) in July. The court today heard the plea against errors in CLAT answer key and questions.

The petitioners claimed that the CLAT answer key had errors and the exorbitant fee of Rs 1,000 to challenge one question made it difficult for them to submit their objections. Moreover, the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) gave just one day to raise objections against the provisional answer key, the counsel said. The Consortium had modified answers for eight questions in CLAT PG final answer key 2025.

The Supreme Court, while hearing the CLAT UG cases, transferred the CLAT PG petitions filed by Anam Khan and Ayush Agrawal to Delhi High Court. Following this, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela today heard the matter.

“The cost is too excessive and disproportionate. Already you are taking 4000 rupees for entrance. Even for NEET the maximum cost for raising objections is 200 rupees. They (Consortium) are making huge profits,” the petitioners submitted a compilation of fees charged for objections in 11 national-level entrance exams, the Bar and Bench reported.

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“We charge extra to deter frivolous questions. We want to limit the number of questions. Checking takes time. Everything the candidate gets wrong would be challenged. We refund on the correct challenge,” Consortium reasoned. It also told the court that 4 questions will be withdrawn, including number 52, due to typographical errors. The high court reserved the arguments and posted the matter for July.

Meanwhile, CLAT PG aspirants seeking LLM admissions in 24 NLUs and other participating law colleges will have to wait for the next hearing. It should be noted that the CLAT PG counselling 2025 was set to begin in December, however, errors in answer key and the pending court cases in high court led to the delay in the selection process. Students still glare at the future with uncertainty and concerns.