The Allahabad High Court hearing for the Special Appeal regarding the CLAT 2026 merit list revision was conducted on February 20, 2026. The HC stayed the single judge's order to revise the CLAT 2026 merit list. This means that the Consortium of National Law Universities will now publish the CLAT 2026 third merit list without incorporating any changes. The CLAT 2026 revised counselling schedule will be published anytime soon now. The CLAT 2026 counselling schedule will be published for the third, fourth and fifth counselling rounds. Candidates can expect the CLAT 2026 third merit list to be published on the official website in the last week of February 2026. This decision was made after the consortium filed a Listing Application challenging the decision to revise the entire merit list based on a single disputed question.
Event | Dates |
Publication of CLAT 2026 Third Allotment List | Last week of February 2026 (Tentative) |
Payment of Confirmation Fee for the CLAT 2026 Third Allotment List | Will be notified |
Payment of University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee) to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the Freeze Option in the CLAT 2026 counselling process for First, Second & Third Allotment Lists (first, second & third rounds of counselling) | Will be notified |
Publication of CLAT 2026 Fourth Allotment List | Will be notified |
Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and Float options and Admission by NLUs for the CLAT 2026 Fourth Allotment List | Will be notified |
Publication of CLAT 2026 Fifth and Final Allotment List (Fifth round of counselling starts) | Will be notified |
Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze option and Admission by NLUs for the CLAT 2026 Fifth and final Allotment List | Will be notified |
Payment of University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee) to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the Freeze Option in the CLAT 2026 counselling process of Fourth & Fifth Allotment Lists (fourth & fifth rounds of counselling) | Will be notified |
Avneesh Gupta, a minor, filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court against the CLAT 2026 final answer key. He alleged that three of his objections against the CLAT 2026 answer key were not considered in the final answer key. Irrespective of the consortium’s expert committee agreeing to the petitioner's objections, they were not considered in the CLAT 2026 final answer key. No reasons were provided for the same. As a result, the Allahabad HC directed the consortium to accept the objections raised by Avneesh Gupta and make the required revisions in the CLAT 2026 results.
The consortium postponed the release of the CLAT 2026 third merit list. In its defence, the consortium filed several applications for the stay of the CLAT merit list revision. The Allahabad HC conducted the special appeal made by the consortium on February 20, 2026. The division bench of Hon’ble Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Hon’ble Justice Vivek Saran heard the special appeal.
After the hearing, the Allahabad HC put a stay on the CLAT 2026 merit list revision. Now, the consortium is set to continue the CLAT 2026 counselling process without making any changes in the upcoming merit lists. They will soon release the CLAT 2026 third merit list. The dates for the subsequent rounds of the counselling might also be changed. Candidates can expect a revised CLAT 2026 counselling schedule on the official website of the consortium. The CLAT 2026 counselling process will resume shortly, and the merit lists will be published without any revisions. Candidates waiting for the upcoming counselling rounds can expect the process to be conducted as per the usual format. The CLAT 2026 third merit list is likely to be published in the last week of February 2026.
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