Judicial Scrutiny Leads to Re-evaluation of CLAT UG-2025 Following Petitions

High Court Intervenes in CLAT UG-2025 Dispute, Accepts Select Candidate Objections

In a recent development concerning the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG-2025, the Delhi High Court has directed the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the marksheets and publish an updated list of selected candidates within four weeks. This directive came during a hearing presided over by a bench comprising Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, who were reported to have accepted certain objections raised by candidates while rejecting others.

The judgment was passed in response to a series of petitions that pointed out alleged errors in the CLAT UG-2025 questionnaire. A detailed order on the matter is still awaited. The court had concluded the hearing on April 9 after hearing arguments from lawyers representing petitioner aspirants, who had appeared for the exam in December 2024, as well as from the Consortium of National Law Universities.

During the proceedings, the court examined the questions that had been challenged in the petitions. It was also noted that the court is yet to hear petitions challenging certain questions in CLAT PG-2025. CLAT serves as the entrance examination for admissions to both undergraduate and postgraduate law programs in National Law Universities across India. The case reflects the judiciary’s active role in ensuring fairness and transparency in national-level entrance examinations.

Editor's Note:

The Delhi High Court’s directive to the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the CLAT UG-2025 marksheets underscores the growing judicial oversight in upholding fairness in high-stakes entrance examinations. With the court accepting certain candidate objections and mandating an updated list of selected candidates within four weeks, this development sets a precedent for increased accountability in the administration of such exams. It also reflects the importance of addressing concerns swiftly to maintain the credibility of national-level selection processes. This ruling, which follows petitions challenging errors in the December 2024 CLAT UG exam, brings temporary relief to thousands of aspirants seeking justice in what is often considered a make-or-break assessment for legal education in India. As the court awaits further hearings regarding the CLAT PG-2025, the case serves as a strong reminder to examination bodies about the need for precision, transparency, and responsiveness. 

Skoobuzz underlines that the legal system's proactive involvement not only upholds the rights of aspirants but also reinforces trust in the examination ecosystem.