Delhi High Court Orders CLAT-2025 Results Revision Over Answer Key Errors

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The Delhi High court has ordered the Consortium of National Law Universities to change the results of CLAT-2025 due to discrepancy in answer key. The court was worried about these errors as they would greatly influence the merit list and overall ranking of many candidates, hence a need to ensure the fairness in the process as well as to correct the mistakes in order not to cause injustice to students.

Justice Jyoti Singh, who was the judge in the case, noted the glaring errors in the CLAT paper, particularly with Questions 14 and 100 and said it would not be fair to the petitioner if those errors were to be ignored and on the other hand, it would have consequences to other candidates as well. The petitioner Aditya Singh who is a minor, challenged the compilation of the answer key for CLAT-2025’s previous exam which allows students to seek admission for a period of five years for law courses in National Law Universities (NLUs). Aditya argued correcting said mistakes will give him a higher score which changes his total mark from 87 to 93.25 which improves his position and chances of getting to one of the top three places in National Law Universities.

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In defense of the examination process, the Consortium of NLUs emphasized that the results were finalized based on recommendations from expert committees. Nevertheless, the court recognized that while judicial involvement in academic issues is generally uncommon, it is warranted in exceptional circumstances where clear errors lead to injustice for candidates. The ruling also clarified that questions related to language comprehension do not necessitate candidates to employ legal reasoning or analyze constitutional provisions. The court partially granted Aditya's petition, instructing the awarding of marks for Question 14 while confirming the exclusion of Question 100.

The CLAT examination comprises 120 questions and is conducted over a two-hour period, covering various subjects including the English language and current affairs.

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