Supreme Court Transfers CLAT 2025 Petitions to Delhi High Court
Background: Disputes over CLAT 2025
- The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 was conducted on:
- December 1, 2024 – for Undergraduate (UG) admissions.
- December 7, 2024 – for Postgraduate (PG) admissions.
- After the results were released, numerous petitions were filed across the country challenging:
- Errors in the answer key.
- Lack of transparency in the evaluation process.
- Excessive fees for filing objections.
- Procedural irregularities in both UG and PG examinations.
Supreme Court’s Transfer Order (February 2025)
- A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by:
- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna
- Justice Sanjay Kumar
- Justice K.V. Viswanathan
issued a directive to transfer all pending CLAT-related petitions to the Delhi High Court.
- This move was taken to ensure:
- Centralised and consistent adjudication.
- Avoidance of conflicting verdicts from different High Courts.
High Courts Previously Involved
- Petitions had been pending in several High Courts, including:
- Karnataka High Court
- Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Bombay High Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- These courts had received diverse and uncoordinated pleas, raising fears of inconsistent legal outcomes.
Omnibus Clause for Future Petitions
- The Supreme Court went a step further by stating:
“If similar issues are raised in other High Courts in the future, the Consortium may produce this order to get those cases transferred to Delhi HC.”
- This directive creates a legal precedent ensuring that future disputes on CLAT 2025 are heard only in the Delhi High Court, thereby expediting the resolution process.
Administrative Implementation
- The bench directed that the administrative wings of all involved High Courts must transfer the cases to Delhi HC within 7 days.
- The next collective hearing in Delhi High Court was scheduled for March 3, 2025, ensuring a fixed legal timeline.
Consortium’s Role and Legal Representation
- The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs) was represented by:
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta
- Advocate Pritha Srikumar Iyer
- The Consortium filed transfer petitions, citing the need for:
- Jurisdictional consistency
- Prevention of delays
- Uniform handling of the case affecting thousands of law aspirants
Triggering Legal Dispute: December 2024 Rulings
- On December 20, 2024, a single-judge bench of Delhi High Court (Justice Jyoti Singh) ruled:
- That two questions in the CLAT UG exam had demonstrable errors.
- The Consortium was ordered to revise results based on these corrections.
- Both the Consortium and the petitioner appealed:
- The Consortium opposed the revision.
- The petitioner claimed three more questions also had errors.
- On December 24, 2024, a division bench of Delhi HC refused to pass an interim stay, expressing prima facie agreement with the single judge’s findings.
Nature of Candidate Grievances
- Students from various regions raised concerns about:
- Incorrect answer keys
- High fees for objections
- Opaque evaluation mechanisms
- Several petitioners demanded a stay on the declaration of results, citing concerns of transparency and procedural justice.
Conclusion for CLAT 2026 Aspirants
- This ongoing case offers real-world insights into judicial review, procedural fairness, and institutional accountability.
- Legal reasoning for CLAT preparation must consider:
- Article 32 & 226 powers for writ petitions.
- SC’s supervisory and transfer powers.
- Role of judicial precedents and centralized adjudication.
- Understanding such current legal developments can strengthen performance in both the Legal Reasoning and Current Affairs sections of CLAT 2026.
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