The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued a notice to the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) over a writ petition challenging the final answer key and high fees for the CLAT 2025 PG exam. Petitioner Ayush Agrawal raised concerns about alleged errors in the answer key, lack of transparency, and hefty fees for filing objections (Rs 1,000 per challenge) and exam registration (Rs 4,000). The court has directed the selection process to remain provisional until the petition is resolved, with the next hearing scheduled for January 8, 2025.
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Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued a notice to the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) following a writ petition challenging the final answer key and fee structure of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2025) postgraduate (PG) examination.
A Bench consisting of Justices Subodh Abhyankar and Gajendra Singh made the following observations:
“Taking into account the fact that the petitioner is challenging the answers to the certain questions, although he has not raised any objection before the respondent on account of the higher fee of Rs.1,000/- per objection, also challenging the imposition of such higher fee, it is directed that any selection made by the respondent pursuant to the final answer key, shall be subject to the final disposal of this petition.”
The court has also directed the NLU Consortium to respond swiftly to the notice to prevent delays in the release of the final selection list.
The case has been listed for its next hearing on January 8, 2025. Meanwhile, the selection process will remain provisional until the court reaches a decision on the matter.
The petitioner, Ayush Agrawal, appeared for the CLAT PG 2025 exam held on December 1.
He has highlighted multiple concerns, such as:
- Alleged errors in the provisional answer key.
- Lack of transparency in the release of the final answer key.
- An unreasonably short window provided for candidates to file objections.
- A steep Rs 1,000 fee per objection for challenging the provisional answer key.
- The high application fee of Rs 4,000 to appear for the exam.
Agrawal contends that these factors impose a significant financial burden on candidates, limiting their ability to raise valid objections.
Before filing the petition in the High Court, the petitioner had approached the Supreme Court seeking relief. However, the Supreme Court directed him to approach the appropriate High Court for resolution. Following this advice, Ayush Agrawal filed the writ petition with the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Advocate Shrvan Kumar Lahoti appeared on behalf of the petitioner, presenting the case in court.
CASE TITLE:
Ayush Agrawal v. Consortium of National Law Universities (Through its Secretary-Treasurer).
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