Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court Order to Revise CLAT UG 2025 Results
In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India has stayed the Delhi High Court's directive to revise the results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG 2025. The apex court passed the stay order in response to a plea filed by a candidate who argued that the High Court ruling unfairly disadvantaged certain students.
Plea by CLAT Candidate Siddhi Sandeep Landa
A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih passed the stay while hearing a petition filed by Siddhi Sandeep Landa, a CLAT UG 2025 aspirant who had secured Rank 22 in the initial merit list. She contended that the High Court’s order adversely affected candidates who were given Question Paper Set 'A'.
According to the plea, Set A candidates were not granted marks for an unattempted question, whereas candidates from Sets B, C, and D were awarded marks irrespective of attempts due to the High Court order. This, Landa argued, created inequality and a non-level playing field.
Supreme Court Issues Notice to Consortium of NLUs
After hearing the petition, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) and listed the matter for the next hearing on May 5, 2025.
The Bench also directed the Consortium to publish information regarding the pending plea on its official website. “We request the Consortium to put on their website the fact regarding filing of the petition,” the Court noted.
Legal Representation
The petitioner was represented by Senior Advocates KK Venugopal, Gopal Sankaranarayanan, and Deepak Nargolkar, along with advocate Shoumik Ghoshal.
Background: Delhi High Court’s April 23 Judgment
The Delhi High Court, on April 23, 2025, had ruled that there were errors in four questions in the CLAT UG 2025 paper and directed the Consortium to:
- Revise the candidates’ marksheets
- Re-publish the final list of selected candidates within four weeks
The High Court’s decision was based on a batch of petitions transferred from various High Courts, including Madhya Pradesh and Bombay, to avoid parallel proceedings.
The Four Question Errors Identified by the Delhi HC
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Question No. 5 (Master Booklet):
- Incorrect answer key.
- Correct answer is option (c).
- All candidates who marked (c) to be awarded marks.
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Question No. 77:
- Considered out of syllabus and to be withdrawn.
- Candidates who marked correctly lose marks, while incorrect responders get +0.25 due to negative marking benefit.
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Question No. 115:
- Original key (option a) incorrect.
- Correct answer is option (d) – "None of these".
- All candidates who attempted it get full marks.
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Question No. 116:
- Error existed only in Sets B, C & D.
- Candidates from these sets to be awarded marks.
- Set A was unaffected, hence results remained unchanged.
Earlier Legal Developments
On December 20, 2024, Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi HC had partly allowed a plea by 17-year-old candidate Aditya Singh, seeking correction of alleged errors in the CLAT UG paper. The matter escalated to a division bench after appeals were filed by both Singh and the Consortium.
To streamline litigation and avoid multiple proceedings, the Supreme Court transferred all similar matters to the Delhi High Court, leading to the ruling now under challenge.
What’s Next?
The Supreme Court will now take up the matter on May 5, 2025. Till then, the Consortium of NLUs is restrained from implementing the Delhi High Court's order regarding revised CLAT UG 2025 results.
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