Delhi University (DU) has assured the Delhi High Court that it will halt the application process for its newly introduced five-year integrated law courses, pending a legal challenge to its decision to utilize Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2023 scores for admissions.

This assurance came after DU faced criticism from a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula. The Bench questioned DU's preference for CLAT over the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), which is used by 18 other central universities for admissions.

Advocate Mohinder S Rupal represented DU and informed the Court that a special committee had recommended the adoption of CLAT scores. The committee's report had been presented to DU's Academic Council and Executive Council. 

Rupal requested a week to submit DU's response. The Court scheduled further deliberation for August 25, warning that if the response wasn't submitted by then, interim relief considerations would proceed.

A student at DU's Faculty of Law, Prince Singh, had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging DU's choice to consider CLAT scores instead of CUET scores for admissions. 

Singh argued that the University Grants Commission (UGC) had mandated the use of CUET for undergraduate admissions in central universities. Notably, while CUET is conducted in multiple languages, CLAT is solely in English, potentially creating disparities.