CLAT UG 2025 : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing Of Plea Against Merit List

Gopal S: 622 objections have been taken to this question. There is no question answer is voidable

Singh: There can't be interpretation. Consortium took a view...if they wanted to deviate from HC order, they should have disclosed on website...70,000 students concerned...

Singh (for another candidate): Petitioner is in NRI category. People like us who are holding 40, 50...only 1 petitioner came. I am holding AIR 50. No other claimant in this. Not party before HC.

Sr Adv Balbir Singh: In relation to [...] they said we won't challenge HC order...Now they are changing. They gave a concession

Gopal S: Can we go question by question? 77 is done, 115 has been reached...

Rao: We are not testing law, we are testing ability to...

Rao (on question 77): There was an error in our understanding. Key is wrong. We have accepted. 77 has been deleted. There is no challenge on this

J Gavai: The question is so complicated...Let the question go from...if the question goes, there would be equal playing field.

J Gavai: Q.77, answer (voidable) is correct prima facie. From paragraph it is clear...someone applying common sense would say...in question 115, even (d) option is not correct...the question itself is incorrect. If options are not at all related to question...

J Gavai: First we will deal with immediate issue. But why can't there be a permanent mechanism like NEET. Who is for Union? [to Consortium] Which Vice-Chancellors are framing these questions?

Sr Adv Rajshekhar Rao (for Consortium): Perhaps there is an error.

J Gavai: This sort of Consortium you have? All Vice Chancellors sitting together, calling themselves academicians of highest repute?

Gopal S: Each year there are mistakes in CLAT

J Gavai: Why don't you have a permanent mechanism?

J Gavai: What is the reasoning given by HC? How many questions were subject matter of the proceedings?

Counsels: That prior knowledge of law was required. 17 in total

Gopal S: We are concerned with question Nos. 77 and 116

Court goes through other questions as well

Venugopal: I was set A...

J Gavai: When was the exam held and results declared?

Counsels: 01.12.2024 and 08.12.2024

J Gavai: Within 1 week? When were the petitions filed?

Sr Adv Gopal S: From 10.12.2024 onwards

Venugopal: HC says no, to answer this question, you must know law and therefore, has removed the 1 mark which all of us have got...losing even 1 mark would change the entire thing (chances of getting college of one's choice)...Consortium of NLUs in its affidavit says...