The CLAT Result was recently announced by the Consortium of NLUs on December 10, 2024, and the final answer key was published on 9th December 2024. However, it was bought to the notice that due to errors in this final key, the results of the candidates were highly affected. On this, the Delhi High Court has now ordered the revision of results, while the consortium defends the examination process.
In this recent lawsuit, the court argued in favour of the candidates to ensure a fair process and not hamper the careers of the candidates. This bench was headed by Jyoti Singh, who said - "The errors in Question Nos. 14 and 100 are demonstrably clear, and shutting a blind eye to the same would be an injustice to the petitioner, albeit this court is conscious of the fact that it may impact the result of other candidates."
This case was bought forward by a fellow aspirant - Aditya Singh, who challenged the answer key which is used for admission to the prestigious National Law University (NLU), and argued that rectifying the errors in the final answer key would significantly raise his score from 87 to 93.25, which would not only improve his ranking but also increase his chances to secure one of the top 3 NLUs.
The consortium while defending their side stated that the answer key was prepared based on expert judgements. However, the court said that while judicial intervention in such matters must be rare, it becomes necessary in exceptional cases where the errors are clear and cause injustice to the candidates. The judgment further clarified that language comprehension questions do not require candidates to apply legal reasoning or analyse constitutional provisions. The court partially allowed Aditya's petition, ordering the award of marks for Question 14 and confirming the exclusion of Question 100.
The CLAT examination consists of 120 questions and lasts for two hours. The CLAT UG paper covers topics such as the English language, current affairs (including general knowledge), logical reasoning, legal reasoning, and quantitative techniques. The CLAT PG paper includes questions on constitutional law and other legal areas, such as jurisprudence, family law, criminal law, property law, administrative law, contract law, torts, company law, public international law, tax law, environmental law, and labor and industrial law.
