17-year old CLAT UG candidate, Aditya Singh, is challenging the results of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 for undergraduate admissions. On Tuesday, the petitioner told Delhi High Court that he intends to approach the Supreme Court to seek transfer of similar disputes pending before various High Courts for consolidated adjudication under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The move is expected to streamline and unify the resolution process for multiple candidates contesting the CLAT results.
Delhi High Court Proceedings
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela adjourned the case on January 2, 2025, with a direction to list it on January 30, 2025. The adjournment is after Singh has stated that the multiplicity of ongoing cases relating to CLAT 2025 results warrants Supreme Court interference.
Justice Vibhu Bakhru accepted the petitioner's grievance and also stated that all cases folded in one will have an advantage.
Background of the Dispute
On December 20, 2024, Delhi High Court's Justice Jyoti Singh ruled in favor of Aditya Singh pertaining to specific mistakes during the CLAT 2025 examination. The single-judge bench found mistakes in two of the five disputed questions and ordered the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) to reevaluate the results for the candidates affected.
Singh argued that there was a mismatch in the scoring system of the examination, which led to unfair judgment of the applicants. The court partially accepted his argument and made the Consortium revisit its scoring mechanism for the discrepancies identified.
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Why Supreme Court Intervention?
Singh pointed out the following grounds for appeal to the Supreme Court:
- Uniformity in Judgments: Various High Courts dealing with the same cases may result in conflicting decisions.
- Efficiency: The Supreme Court's consolidated hearing would expedite the resolution process.
- Equity for All Candidates: Centralized adjudication would ensure equity for all students affected by CLAT 2025 errors.
