Today, the Supreme Court expressed a preliminary willingness to consolidate the various cases related to the results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT-UG) 2025, transferring them from different High Courts to a single High Court. 

However, the Court made it clear that it was not inclined to take the cases up itself, as requested by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU Consortium). Instead, it suggested transferring the cases to one specific High Court, with Karnataka, Delhi, and Punjab and Haryana High Courts being potential candidates for the transfer.

"We can't take it here, we already rejected under Article 32. We will send you to a High Court," the Court stated.

The Court emphasized that centralizing these cases in a single High Court would expedite the resolution process and reduce the risk of conflicting rulings.

In an important observation, the Bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, noted that when errors in questions or answers are evident, courts have the authority to intervene.

"When the questions and answers are clearly wrong, courts will interfere," the Bench remarked.

Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, representing the NLU Consortium, inquired whether all cases could be transferred to the Karnataka High Court, provided the matter wasn't moved to the Supreme Court. 

"I bow down, it should be one High Court. Can it be the High Court in Bangalore?" he requested.

The Court, however, pointed out that the first petition was filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Initially, the Court expressed a view that the case might be transferred to the Division Bench of this High Court, which was already handling related matters. 

Nonetheless, upon a request from other counsels, the Court stated it would make a decision later regarding which High Court should handle the case.

"Which Court would you suggest?" the Bench inquired.

"Punjab and Haryana High Court or Karnataka High Court," SG Mehta replied.

"Delhi High Court (would be better)," another counsel suggested.

It was further noted that a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court had already passed a judgment on the issue, with appeals against this ruling pending before a Division Bench. 

"Madhya Pradesh and Bombay High Courts have indicated that the outcome of the petition will govern results. Other High Courts have not yet made such a statement," another counsel added.

The Court did not make a final decision on this matter but will revisit the issue at the next hearing.

The Court issued notice to all respondents and scheduled the next hearing for February 3.

Petitions regarding the CLAT UG exam are currently pending in the Delhi, Rajasthan, and Punjab and Haryana High Courts.

On December 20, Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi High Court partially upheld the plea of Aditya, a 17-year-old CLAT candidate, who had flagged errors in the paper for undergraduate admissions to National Law Universities (NLUs). Justice Singh found clear errors in two out of five flagged questions and ruled that the Consortium of NLUs should announce revised results with adjusted marks for these two questions.

This ruling was challenged by both the NLU Consortium and Singh. The NLU Consortium argued that the single-judge had improperly intervened in the expert decisions regarding the exam answers, while Singh's appeal sought further corrections for three additional questions.

Subsequently, the NLU Consortium moved the Supreme Court, seeking the transfer of the matter to the top court. 

In addition, the CLAT PG exam results have also sparked controversy due to incorrect answer keys, with challenges ongoing in the Madhya Pradesh and Bombay High Courts.