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    CLAT 4th Allotment List 2026 (OUT): Allahabad HC Upholds Final Answer Key, Dismisses Revision Plea
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    CLAT 4th Allotment List 2026 (OUT): Allahabad HC Upholds Final Answer Key, Dismisses Revision Plea

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    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 09 May 2026, 02:34 PM IST

    The Consortium of NLUs has published the CLAT fourth merit list 2026 on its website on May 9, 2026, at 2:00 PM. An official revised schedule was uploaded on the official website of the consortium. The Allahabad High Court has delivered its judgment on the CLAT 2026 merit list revision, allowing the Consortium’s appeal to reverse the single-judge bench order. Earlier, a single-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court had ordered a revision of the CLAT 2026 merit list after it ruled on discrepancies in the answer key. The Division Bench of Allahabad High Court set aside the Single Judge’s order and ruled that no changes shall be made in the CLAT 2026 merit list, and no answers will also be changed.

    CLAT 2026 Merit List Revision - Case Overview

    CLAT 4th Allotment List 2026 (OUT): Allahabad HC Upholds Final Answer Key, Dismisses Revision Plea
    CLAT 2026: Allahabad High Court Judgment Clears Way for 4th merit List

    The Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court set aside the Single Judge’s order and upheld the CLAT 2026 final answer key prepared by the Consortium of National Law Universities. The Court dismissed the student’s appeal seeking changes in three questions.

    CLAT 2026 Allahabad HC Hearing Final Outcome

    Appeal

    Result

    Special Appeal No. 135/2026 (Consortium)

    Allowed – Single Judge order set aside

    Special Appeal No. 137/2026 (Student)

    Dismissed

    CLAT 2026 Merit List - Disputed Questions & Court’s Final Decision

    Question No. (Set-C)

    Topic

    Single Judge Decision

    High Court (Division Bench) Decision

    Final Answer Accepted

    Q6

    Logical Word Puzzle

    Not interfered

    Correct (No error)

    Examiner’s Answer

    Q9

    Deductive Reasoning (Theft)

    Both B & D correct

    Incorrect interference – Only D is correct

    Option (D)

    Q13

    Necessary Condition (Theft)

    Not interfered

    Correct (No error)

    Examiner’s Answer

    Allahabad HC’s Final Verdict on CLAT 2026 Merit List

    The Allahabad HC Division Bench ruled that:

    • The Consortium followed a proper two-tier expert review process (Subject Expert Committee + Oversight Committee).

    • All of the three disputed questions had “plausible and reasonable answers” as per the final key.

    • The Single Judge erred in interfering with Question No. 9 by treating two options as correct.

    • Judicial review in academic matters is narrow and must respect expert opinion unless there is a clear, demonstrable error.

    • There is no ground for revising the CLAT 2026 merit list.

    The Allahabad High Court reinforced that expert academic decisions in competitive examinations deserve high deference and cannot be easily overturned by courts.

    CLAT 2026 Fourth Merit List

    Now that the CLAT 2026 merit list matter has been brought to an end, the way for the CLAT 2026 fourth merit list is clear. The consortium published the CLAT 2026 counselling schedule on its website. The CLAT 2026 fourth merit list was published on May 9, 2026. The last date for payment is May 14, 2026, by 2:00 PM. The CLAT UG 2026 fifth and final merit list will be released on May 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM.

    CLAT UG 2026 Fourth Round Cut-Off

    NLUGeneralOBCEWSSCST
    NLSIU Bengaluru-1177---
    NALSAR Hyderabad164----
    WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB)343----
    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB)-----
    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)-1966---
    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)-----
    NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB)3551427-4281-
    NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB)4061657-5541-
    GNLU Gandhinagar3971952---
    GNLU Silvassa1354----
    HNLU Raipur-2152---
    MNLU Mumbai500--11433*-
    RMLNLU Lucknow792----
    RGNUL Patiala1105--985214067
    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)1181----
    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)-----
    NUALS Kochi1156----
    NLU Odisha (BA LLB)835--887416781
    NLU Odisha (BBA LLB)875--997820414
    NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB)13732784-1093017445
    NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB)14532893
    		-22061
    NLUJA Assam19113787-1201921090
    DSNLU Visakhapatnam136023828367*11094-
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB)14993172-12082-
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB)-3756---
    MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB)1308--19271*-
    MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB)1417----
    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)---24729*-
    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)1844--25629*-
    HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB)1999-39239*1262221247
    HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB)2127-40483*-23605
    MPDNLU Jabalpur18133272-1296622701
    RPNLUP, Prayagraj---14390*-
    IIULER Goa (BA LLB)25194370--24614
    IIULER Goa (BBA LLB)26314760-1504727540
    DBRANLU Sonepat17373748-12970-
    NLUT, Agartala2346--66229*-

    *state reservation

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