The Delhi High Court has ordered the Consortium of National Law Universities to rectify the CLAT-2025 (Common Law Admission Test) results, citing inaccuracies in the answer key.

The court highlighted that these errors could impact the merit list and candidate rankings, stressing the need for fairness and prompt corrections to prevent any injustice to students.

Justice Jyoti Singh, heading the bench, remarked, "The errors in Question Nos. 14 and 100 are demonstrably clear, and shutting a blind eye to the same would be an injustice to the petitioner, albeit this court is conscious of the fact that it may impact the result of other candidates." 

The case was initiated by Aditya Singh, a minor, who contested the accuracy of the CLAT-2025 answer key, crucial for admissions to five-year law programs at National Law Universities (NLUs).

Aditya claimed that correcting the errors would boost his score from 87 to 93.25, significantly improving his ranking and enhancing his chances of admission to one of the top three NLUs. 

The Consortium of NLUs defended its examination process, asserting that the results were finalized based on recommendations from expert committees. However, the court observed that while judicial interference in academic matters should generally be avoided, it becomes essential in exceptional circumstances where evident errors lead to injustice for candidates.

The judgment clarified that language comprehension questions in CLAT do not require candidates to apply legal reasoning or analyze constitutional provisions. The court partially upheld Aditya’s petition, directing the award of marks for Question 14 while affirming the exclusion of Question 100.  

The CLAT exam comprises 120 questions and is conducted over two hours. The undergraduate (UG) paper assesses proficiency in areas such as English language, current affairs (including general knowledge), logical reasoning, legal reasoning, and quantitative techniques. The postgraduate (PG) paper includes questions on constitutional law and other legal fields, such as jurisprudence, family law, criminal law, property law, administrative law, contract law, torts, company law, public international law, tax law, environmental law, and labor and industrial law.