The order was issued following a plea by the NLU Consortium seeking the transfer of all cases to a single High Court to prevent conflicting rulings on the matter.
Supreme Court Transfers All CLAT UG 2025 Result-Related Cases to Delhi High Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that all pending cases concerning the results of the Common Law Admission Test 2025 for undergraduate courses (CLAT UG) before various High Courts be transferred to the Delhi High Court.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan issued the order, stating:
“List before the Delhi High Court on March 3. Within seven days of this order, the registrar of each High Court shall transmit the case records to the Delhi High Court.”
The directive came in response to a plea by the NLU Consortium, which sought the consolidation of all matters before a single High Court to prevent conflicting judgments on the issue.
CLAT UG Exam Petitions Pending Before Multiple High Courts; Delhi HC Ordered Revised Results Over Errors
Petitions related to the CLAT UG 2025 exam are currently pending before the Delhi, Rajasthan, and Punjab & Haryana High Courts.
On December 20, Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi High Court partially allowed a plea filed by a 17-year-old CLAT candidate, Aditya, who challenged certain alleged errors in the undergraduate admission test for National Law Universities (NLUs).
Justice Singh found that two out of the five disputed questions contained clear errors and emphasized that the Court could not adopt a hands-off approach in such cases.
As a result, the Court directed the Consortium of NLUs to issue revised results after appropriately adjusting the marks for the erroneous questions.
NLU Consortium and Candidate Challenge Delhi HC Ruling; Supreme Court Moved for Case Transfer
The December 20 ruling was challenged before the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court by both the NLU Consortium and the petitioner, Singh, on whose plea the decision was passed.
The NLU Consortium argued that the single-judge overstepped judicial boundaries by interfering with answers finalized by subject experts, effectively assuming the role of an examiner.
Meanwhile, Singh’s appeal sought a limited modification of the ruling, contending that the single-judge only acknowledged errors in two out of the five disputed questions. He maintained that three additional questions contained blatant mistakes and should also be corrected.
Subsequently, the NLU Consortium approached the Supreme Court, seeking a transfer of the matter to the apex court.
Beyond the undergraduate exam, the CLAT PG exam has also faced controversy over alleged errors in the answer key. The results of the PG exam are currently under challenge before the Madhya Pradesh and Bombay High Courts.
