CLAT 2025 Verdict Update! The Delhi High Court has ordered the CLAT Consortium to revise the merit list based on the objections to the answer key.
In an important judgment affecting law school admissions via CLAT this year, the Delhi High Court ordered the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the CLAT 2025 results and merit list within 4 weeks.
The ruling came after the court found “substantial errors” in the official answer key released for the national-level law entrance exam, which over 70,000 students appeared for in December 2024.
A division bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued the order while disposing of a consolidated group of petitions filed by CLAT aspirants against the CLAT 2025 results declared on 7th December, 2024. These petitions contested the accuracy of the final answer key and the computation of marks following the CLAT UG exam conducted in December 2024.
The ruling given today is expected to affect the rankings of a considerable number of students and could result in significant shifts in seat allotments during the counselling process.
While the Consortium has been asked to publish revised results within 4 weeks, they are yet to issue a public statement following the court’s directive. With thousands of students awaiting clarity on their admissions, the revised results could alter the dynamics of the upcoming counselling rounds.
The decision has definitely caused a ripple of anxiety and hope across student communities. For many candidates, a 1–2 mark change can mean a swing of hundreds of ranks.
For students across the nation, this judgement means another round of waiting and possibly, a reshuffling of preferences in the upcoming counselling rounds. But with the 4 week deadline set by the Court, at least the waiting period has been limited.
For now, one could say that the Delhi High Court’s decision offers a glimmer of hope to thousands of aspirants who believed the system owed them a fair shot.
While the Delhi High Court has ordered a revised CLAT 2025 UG merit list, it is now hearing petitions related to the PG exam as well. Candidates have alleged errors in the answer key and evaluation, prompting the court to seek a detailed response from the Consortium of NLUs.
