CLAT 2025 Delhi HC Judgment Detailed Analysis - 5 answers changed 1 excluded
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CLAT 2025 Delhi HC Judgment Detailed Analysis - 5 answers changed 1 excluded

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CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25

Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 24 Apr 2025, 01:22 PM IST

The Delhi HC has uploaded the complete order related to the CLAT 2025 results revision. According to the detailed order uploaded on Delhi HC website, changes to 5 questions have been ordered by the court. The consortium of NLUs has been ordered to publish the CLAT 2025 revised result after these changes within four weeks. The Delhi HC ordered changes in question numbers 5, 77, 88, 115 and 116 of the master booklet. In its detailed judgment, the Delhi HC has given proper reasoning behind the order and the eventual decision. We have analysed the complete order of Delhi HC regarding CLAT 2025 results and prepared a easy-to-understand summary of the same for students. Read the complete article to understand how many questions have been withdrawn, how many answers have been changed, what effect the court’s order will have on the final results and more.

CLAT 2025 Delhi HC Judgment Detailed Analysis - 5 answers changed 1 excluded
CLAT 2025 Delhi HC Judgment Detailed Analysis

5 Questions are either changed or withdrawn

Question Number in Master BookletDelhi HC’s Order
5Answer key changed, correct option now is (C)
77Question has been withdrawn as the court ruled it ‘out of syllabus’
88Answer key changed to option (D), court ruled ‘data inadequate’
115Answer key changed to option (D)
116Marks awarded to all responses

*Only those candidates who had attempted Question no.115 of the Master Booklet, correctly or incorrectly, shall, as a consequence, be granted the marks indicated against the said question.

Question-wise analysis of CLAT 2025 revised results

As mentioned above, the court has ordered for revision of CLAT results according to five questions. The five questions have been given above. However, there were many other questions that were challenged. In the below-given table we go in detail about the discussion held on each of the CLAT 2025 challenged questions, court’s ruling, decision behind the ruling and more.

List of Challenged Questions & Court’s Orders

QuestionIssue RaisedFinal Answer KeyCourt’s DecisionReason
Q5Objection to answer "Sellers of stolen hardware" (Option d).Option (d)Set aside. Correct answer: Option (c) ("Auctioneers of cheap bags").The passage referred to "auctioneer of cheap cloth," not bags. No legal reasoning required.
Q14Belated objection by petitioner (Harshita).Option (c)RejectedObjection raised after the window period; barred under Salil Maheshwari precedent.
Q37Claimed answer should include BRICS currency (Option d).Option (c): "Diplomatic dialogue between India and China."RejectedPassage focused on Indo-China dialogue, not BRICS currency.
Q49Objection to "None of the above" (Option d).Option (d)RejectedPassage required both census and delimitation; Option (c) ("after Census") was incomplete.
Q56Dispute over state duty vs. citizen rights.Option (d): "State’s duty to maintain ecological balance and citizens’ right against climate change."RejectedPassage emphasized state obligations under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Q77Challenge over minors’ contractual incapacity.Option (b): "Voidable agreement."Question excluded.Passage omitted reference to minors; deemed "out of syllabus" (prior legal knowledge required).
Q78Argument for multiple correct answers.Option (c): "Agreement to pay ₹10 lakhs for a government job."Rejected.Option (c) was the most likely void agreement (illegal under law).
Q79Objection for requiring prior legal knowledge.Option (c): "Consideration."RejectedPetitioner failed to object during the window period.
Q80Claimed "out of syllabus."Option (d): "When the President gives assent."RejectedPassage explicitly stated: "Bill received Presidential assent."
Q81Dispute over penalties for service providers.Option (d): "None of the above."RejectedPenalties included both fine + cost recovery; Option (b) was incomplete.
Q88Alleged inadequate data.Option (d): "Data inadequate."Answer changedOversight Committee’s recommendation accepted.
Q91Split expert opinion on answer.Changed from Option (d) to (c): "Homelessness due to economic/cultural turbulence."rejected.Options (a) and (b) not supported by the passage.
Q93Split expert opinion on mental illness link.Changed from Option (d) to (c): "Mental health and homelessness cycle."Rejected.Options (a) and (b) irrelevant to the passage.
Q97Dispute over passage title.Option (a): "Lifestyle and Mental Health."Rejected.Passage emphasized lifestyle’s impact on mental health.
Q115Error in calculation.Option (a): "₹204 approx."Set aside. Correct answer: Option (d) ("None of these").Only those candidates who had attempted Question no.115 of the Master Booklet,
correctly or incorrectly, shall, as a consequence, be granted the marks
indicated against the said question.
Q116Cross-referencing error in Sets B/C/D.Technical error in question numbering.Full marks awarded for Sets B/C/D.Error caused confusion; no penalty to candidates.

Key Directives by Delhi HC in CLAT 2025 hearing

  1. Re-evaluation: The Delhi HC has ordered the consortium of NLUs to publish the revised CLAT 2025 result within four weeks, i.e. before May 21.
  2. Uniform Relief: The corrections and revision in marks shall be done for all candidates who appeared for the exam not just the petitioners.
  3. Technical Errors: Full marks for Q115 (all candidates) and Q116 (Sets B/C/D).
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The CLAT 2025 results were announced on May 17, 2025 after a revision as per Supreme Court's directions. The initial results were declared in December 2024 but due to court directions and result revisions, the final results were declared in the month of May 2025.

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