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Delhi High Court Upholds CLAT 2025 Judgment Given by Single Judge
On December 24, the Delhi HC upheld its earlier verdict delivered on December 20 on CLAT 2025 final answer key. The court was hearing the petition filed by Consortium of NLUs which sought to challenge the earlier verdict. The consortium had argued that the CLAT answer key was examined by experts and the court had no business in interfering in the conduct of the exam by assuming the role of an academic expert. However, the court rejected this plea and directed the consortium to publish a revised CLAT 2025 result. Read on to get more details on the Delhi HC judgment on the CLAT 2025 answer key.
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The CLAT result 2026 is expected to be announced on December 17. The previous year's CLAT toppers are given in the table below.
All India Rank | Name |
AIR 1 | Saksham Gautam |
AIR 2 | Anirudh Pathak |
AIR 3 | Ananya Tamaskar |
AIR 6 | Nikhilesh Mukherjee |
AIR 8 | Shantanu |
AIR 9 | Vidit Rawat |
AIR 10 | Sanchith Rau |
AIR 18 | Tejaswi Giridhar |
AIR 37 | Aditya Rao |
AIR 70 | Devansh Agarwal |
AIR 135 | Anirban Dutta |
AIR 137 | Rohan Yadav |
AIR 318 | Divya Negi |
AIR 793 | Pranjal Tripathi |
Which are the two questions under consideration?
The two questions are questions no. 14 and 100 in the CLAT 2025 Set A answer key. While the correct answer to question 14 was changed to option C, question 100 was withdrawn as none of the given options were correct. This modification in the CLAT 2025 answer key is likely to impact the CLAT result. The consortium may have to delay the publication of the CLAT 2025 merit list with this judgement.
What Did the Delhi HC Say in the December 24 Hearing on CLAT Answer Key?
The HC had made several observations for the two questions under consideration and admonished the consortium for its shortcomings. During the hearing the court asked the consortium if two committees had indeed examined the answer key then it is not clear, what the expert committee was looking into (given the errors). The court went on to say that the earlier verdict passed by the single-judge bench was correct.
Question 14 (CLAT 2025 Set A)
With regards to question 14, the judge said that a candidate is expected to answer based on the comprehension of information given in the passage and not based on the legal knowledge.
The court further questioned the consortium and demanded to know, what is the consortium trying to test the candidates on. Is it the comprehensive skills of the candidates or their legal knowledge when the question is regarding the English passage?
Question 100 (CLAT 2025 Set A)
In the case of question 100, the court said that if all four answers are incorrect it cannot be said that one of these incorrect answers is correct. Court further questioned the consortium’s stance saying that if all four answers are wrong then is the candidate expected to choose the closest wrong answer?
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Hello,
With a score of 82 in CLAT 2026 under the EWS category, you do have a chance at getting into decent NLUs, but it may depend on the specific NLU and the cut-offs for this year.
Generally:
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Top NLUs (like NLSIU, NALSAR, NUJS, WBNUJS) usually have higher cut-offs, so 82 might be below their usual EWS opening rank.
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Mid-tier NLUs (like HNLU, GNLU, RMLNLU, NLUJ) could be within reach.
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Lower-ranked NLUs and state NLUs are more likely to accept your score.
Your best step is to check the previous years’ EWS cut-offs for each NLU to see where your rank might fit.
Hope it helps !
Hello,
NUJS is among the top tier law colleges in the country. A high score in CLAT is required to get into NUJS. For you, getting into NUJS is possible but challenging. The cut off for general category often is very high (+90), but you WB domicile improves your chances for admission. Keep an eye on the final rank list and cut off.
Thank you.
Hello
With a score of 91.5 in CLAT UG 2026, your expected All India Rank would likely fall somewhere around AIR 500 to 1,000, based on previous years’ trends. The exact rank can shift depending on how tough the paper was and how other students performed. Since you belong to the OBC category, your category rank will be even better. This score definitely keeps you in a competitive range for several NLUs.
Hello,
CLAT or Common Law Admission Test is conducted for admission to top tier law colleges in India. The exam is conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities. While NLU's are generally not available for admission at this rank but there are many private colleges which offer good legal education and placements. JINDAL, UPES, Amity Law School, Lovely Professional University, IFIM Law School, Alliance University and many more. For more information you can check out the official website of Careers360.
https://law.careers360.com/articles/top-colleges-other-nlus-accepting-clat-scores
Thank you.
If you are expecting around 80 marks in CLAT 2026, your chances will mainly depend on that year’s overall difficulty level and how the marks translate into ranks. In most years, a score around 80 usually places candidates somewhere in the mid-rank range, which means that the top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad or WBNUJS Kolkata are generally difficult to get at this score. However, some of the newer or mid-tier NLUs may still be possible depending on cut-offs, reservation category, and seat availability during later rounds. Students with similar scores in past years have sometimes received calls from NLUs such as NLU Jabalpur, NLU Assam, NLU Tripura, NLU Aurangabad, or NLU Shimla, but the exact possibilities shift every year. Treat this score as competitive but not in the top bracket, and wait for the official ranks to get a clearer picture of which options are realistically open. All the best!
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