MUMBAI: Two law aspirants have moved the Supreme Court challenging the provisional answer key released by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) and seeking a stay on the publication of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 results and the subsequent counselling process, days after it was conducted. The test was held in centres across the country on December 1. The aspirants have also questioned the procedural lapses and the unequal treatment of candidates during the conduct of the test.
The two petitioners, Anam Khan from Raipur, who took the exam at Government Law College in Mumbai, and Ayush Agarwal from Indore, claimed in their petition that the provisional answer key contained a few incorrect answers, demonstrating negligence that would impact their merit and rankings. The candidates also claimed that the timeline provided for raising objections was arbitrary and the cost involved was exorbitant and unreasonable, particularly when errors arose from the Consortium’s negligence. A total of 26 universities are part of the Consortium.
Candidates had to pay Rs 1,000 per objection, and according to them, there were errors in 12 questions, for which they would have to pay Rs 12,000. The petitioners also challenged the procedural lapses and unequal treatment of candidates during the conduct of the exam, which violates the right to equality under Article 14 and the right to education under Article 21A of the Constitution of India. While Khan was given the question booklet and the OMR sheet at 1.50 pm, following the rules, Agarwal received the same at 2 pm, resulting in less time for the exam. In their prayer, the petitioners have requested a grant of stay on the results and the initiation of the counselling process until the final answer key is released without any mistakes.
