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CLAT 2026 Results to Be Revised After Allahabad HC Verdict in Answer Key Dispute
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the Consortium of NLUs to revise the CLAT 2026 merit list in an answer key dispute. On February 3, 2026, a single bench judge of Justice Vivek Saran J, the Allahabad HC delivered its judgment in the legal battle between Avneesh Gupta (Minor) vs. Consortium of National Law Universities. In his petition, Gupta alleged that the Consortium of NLUs did not consider three of his objections in the CLAT 2026 final answer key. Meanwhile, the Consortium of NLUs argued that its headquarters were situated in Karnataka, and this does not come under the Allahabad HC’s jurisdiction. On the other hand, the Allahabad HC noted that the exam was held in Ghaziabad and the court held its jurisdiction under Article 26.
Avneesh Gupta vs Consortium of NLUs - Case Overview
Category | Details from Judgment |
Case Title | Avneesh Gupta (Minor) vs. Consortium of National Law Universities |
Court | High Court of Judicature at Allahabad |
Judgment Delivered On | February 3, 2026 |
Writ Petition No. | WRIT-C No. 45517 of 2025 |
Judicial Officer | Hon’ble Vivek Saran, J. |
Petitioner | Avneesh Gupta (Minor) |
Respondent | Consortium of National Law Universities |
Petitioner’s Counsel | In Person |
Respondent’s Counsel | Avneesh Tripathi |
CLAT 2026 Answer Key Dispute: What Relief Did the Petitioner Seek?
In his petition to the Allahabad HC, petitioner Avneesh Gupta sought relief described in five points. The petitioner sought relief, alleging that the Consortium of NLUs did not consider three objections he filed in the final answer key. Here are the reliefs that the petitioner sought from the Allahabad HC:
Writ directing the respondent to withdraw the incorrect questions in the CLAT exam 2026 .
Award appropriate marks for those questions and modify the petitioner’s rank in the CLAT 2026 merit list.
Issue a writ to review objections properly.
Issue direction to publish the corrected merit list and rank list.
Recalculate the petitioner’s marks as per the corrected answer key.
Arguments heard by the Allahabad HC
The petitioner, Avneesh Gupta, argued that the rejection of three of his objections was invalid. Gupta argued that despite the Expert Committee supporting his answers, the final answer key did not reflect the corrections. This action of the Consortium of the NLUs led to his rank going down and hampered his admission chances.
While the case was being heard in the Allahabad HC, both parties argued through their respective counsels. The Consortium of NLUs initially argued that since its headquarters were located in Karnataka, this case did not come under the jurisdiction of the Allahabad HC. The Allahabad HC under Article 26 came under its jurisdiction since the exam was held in Ghaziabad. Furthermore, the Consortium argued that the valuation and correctness of questions lie within the expert domain, and the court should not re-evaluate exam answers. The High Court agreed to this, but said there was a procedural infirmity.
CLAT 2026 Answer Key Dispute - Questions and Decisions of the Expert Committee
The following questions were objected to by the petitioner, and the expert committee made the following observations:
CLAT 2026 Expert Committee Observation on Petitioner’s Questions
Question No. (Booklet-C) | Expert Committee Opinion | Oversight Committee Decision |
6 | Option ‘B’ is correct | Not altered |
9 | Both options ‘B’ & ‘D’ correct | Oversight Committee retained only ‘B’ without reasons |
13 | Option ‘C’ is correct | Not altered |
Allahabad HC Orders Revision of CLAT 2026 Merit List
In its judgment, the Allahabad HC directed the Consortium of NLUs to revise the CLAT 2026 merit list. The detailed judgment read, “In such view of the matter, the respondent directed to revise the merit list by awarding marks against question no. 9 of booklet-C (corresponding to question no. 91 of booklet-A) and to all other questions which correspond to the same in.”
“In absence of any reason been given for overruling the decision of the Expert Committee by the Oversight Committee with respect to question no. 91 of booklet-A (correspond to question no. 9 of bookletC), the same is hereby quashed and the answers of the Expert Committee are sustained.”
The court further ordered that no changes be made in the admissions already done. However, the Consortium of NLUs must consider the revised merit list for further admission process.
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