In compliance with the directions of the Delhi High Court, the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has officially released the revised results of CLAT PG 2025 on its website – consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The move comes after months of legal scrutiny over answer key discrepancies and the objection fee mechanism, which delayed the counselling process by nearly five months.
The revised result was issued following a legal challenge that escalated from the Delhi High Court to the Supreme Court, and then back to the High Court on the latter’s orders. The Delhi HC, after hearing petitioners’ arguments, directed the Consortium to resolve the issues with the oversight of a committee led by Justice G. Raghuram (Retd.).
Among key changes in the revised evaluation:
- Question 56 has been withdrawn, as there was an inconsistency between all four options provided in the master question booklet.
- Question 21 was at the heart of the controversy. It related to determining the most crucial factor to decide if an establishment qualifies as an “industry.” While the Consortium earlier marked Option B (dominant function) as correct, the court sided with petitioners who argued for Option C. The Court ruled:
“The passage does not appear to be from the actual judgment in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A Rajappa, but from a Commentary or Digest. In such a case, Option C aligns more appropriately with the judicial understanding.”
- Question 57 dealt with the authenticity of Passage XII. The court acknowledged that the passage wasn’t directly lifted from the judgment in question, but still upheld the Consortium’s answer:
“Despite the source ambiguity, the reasoning in Option (a) remains valid and correctly aligns with the judgment’s principles.”
- Question 98, which tested knowledge of jurisprudential thought, had originally marked Option A (Pound) as correct. The court overruled this:
“The correct attribution of the stated legal theory is to Salmond, not Pound. Hence, Option B stands validated.”
The Court also acknowledged concerns over the ₹1,000 per-question objection fee, advising the Consortium to consult the Justice G. Raghuram Committee for a fair resolution.
The Consortium has stated that counselling dates will soon be announced, allowing successful candidates to register for LLM admission through the online portal.
