The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed its intention to expedite the hearing of multiple petitions challenging the CLAT UG 2025 results, aiming to conclude proceedings before the court's summer vacation. These petitions relate to the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) conducted in December 2024 for admission into undergraduate law programs offered by various National Law Universities (NLUs).
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela underscored the urgency of the matter during the hearing.
“There is a concern. There is urgency as far as UG exams are concerned. What we propose to do is, we would complete hearing [petitions concerning UG exam] at the earliest so that results are declared…. [hearing in] UG may start and PG we will see what can be done,”
– Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
He further stated:
“Let’s start the hearing, at least UG matters… We have to decide before vacations.”
– Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
During the hearing, Senior Advocate Rajshekhar Rao appeared on behalf of the Consortium of NLUs and presented submissions regarding the disputed questions in the CLAT UG 2025 examination.
The hearing of the matter is scheduled to continue the following day.
Background of the Case
The petitions being heard by the Delhi High Court were originally filed in several High Courts across India, including:
- Delhi
- Karnataka
- Jharkhand
- Rajasthan
- Bombay
- Madhya Pradesh
- Punjab & Haryana
However, all these matters were transferred to the Delhi High Court following a transfer petition filed by the Consortium of National Law Universities, which was accepted by the Supreme Court of India.
“The petitions pending in different High Courts across the country were consolidated for hearing in Delhi by order of the Supreme Court.”
Earlier, the Supreme Court had also considered transferring the matter to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, where the first petition had been filed. However, the final decision led to the consolidation of all cases in the Delhi High Court.
In December 2024, a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court had found that two answers in the CLAT UG 2025 exam were incorrect. As a result, the judge directed the Consortium of NLUs to revise the results for the affected petitioners.
Following this, the Consortium filed an appeal challenging the single-judge decision. When the matter reached the division bench, it remarked:
“We prima facie do not find any error in the single bench's decision.”
The Delhi High Court’s current initiative to fast-track the hearing is seen as an effort to provide clarity to thousands of aspirants awaiting admission into prestigious law universities.
Case : CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES VS. MASTER ADITYA SINGH, MINOR and other connected matters
