Supreme Court Transfers All CLAT 2025 Cases to Delhi High Court

The Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of all pending cases related to the CLAT 2025 undergraduate results to the Delhi High Court.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, and Justice KV Viswanathan issued the order after the NLU Consortium requested consolidation of all matters to avoid contradictory verdicts from different High Courts.

Key Directives from the Supreme Court

• All CLAT 2025 UG result-related cases pending before different High Courts (including Delhi, Rajasthan, and Punjab & Haryana) must be transferred to Delhi High Court.
• Deadline for Transfer: Each High Court’s Registrar must send case records to the Delhi High Court within seven days.
• Next Hearing: The Delhi High Court will hear the matter on March 3, 2025.

“List before Delhi High Court on March 3. Within 7 days, registrars of all concerned High Courts should transfer case papers to the Delhi High Court,” the Supreme Court directed.

Background of the CLAT 2025 Litigation

• The controversy began when CLAT UG candidates flagged errors in the exam paper.
• On December 20, 2024, Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi High Court ruled that two of the five disputed questions had clear errors and ordered the NLU Consortium to revise results accordingly.
• Both the NLU Consortium and petitioner Aditya Singh challenged the ruling:
  • The NLU Consortium argued that courts should not interfere in expert-evaluated answers.
  • Singh sought further corrections for three additional errors that were ignored in the ruling.

Impact of the Supreme Court’s Order

• Ensures uniformity in the judicial process by consolidating cases in one High Court.
• Delays resolution of the CLAT 2025 result dispute until the Delhi High Court rules on the matter.
• Affects the CLAT 2025 admissions process as candidates await clarity on final results.