The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the CLAT-2026 merit list after holding that two answer options were correct for a disputed question.

Justice Vivek Saran upheld the decision of an expert committee which had found two correct answers, and set aside the oversight committee’s contrary view, noting that it was taken without recording any reasons and was therefore against settled law.

The case was filed by a CLAT-2026 candidate who appeared for the exam at a centre in Ghaziabad and claimed that incorrect evaluation had lowered his score and rank. The Court rejected the Consortium’s objection on jurisdiction, holding that since the candidate took the exam in Ghaziabad, it had the authority to hear the case.

On merits, the Court said that once an expert committee has examined the issue, its opinion cannot be brushed aside without valid reasons. It directed the Consortium to treat both options ‘B’ and ‘D’ as correct for the question and revise the merit list accordingly within one month.

The Court clarified that admissions already made after the first round of counselling will not be disturbed, but future counselling must be based on the revised merit list.