CLAT-2020 admissions to continue, as SC refuses to stay proceedings
The process of admission to participating National Law Universities of the Consortium has commenced on Friday, it said, adding that 14,992 candidates for UG and 4,081 for PG were invited for counselling
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has refused to stay the CLAT-2020 admissions, the Consortium of National Law Universities said.
“Supreme Court today heard the petition against the CLAT-2020. We feel fully satisfied with the order of the Supreme Court as the Court neither ordered retest of CLAT-2020 nor given any stay to the admission process. Accepting Consortium’s argument, the Court has given petitioners liberty to file any complaint, if any, before the Grievance Committee which is headed by the Justice S Rajendra Babu, Former Chief Justice of India. Consortium had already notified the Grievance Committee on its website,” the Consortium said, in a press release on Friday.
The process of admission to participating National Law Universities of the Consortium has commenced on Friday, it said, adding that 14,992 candidates for UG and 4,081 for PG were invited for counselling. Out of total candidates called for counselling, only 8,227 for UG and 2,166 for PG paid the counselling fee and were now eligible for admission in order of merit.
The Consortium mentioned that many candidates who did not have the realistic chance to get into any National Law University or the University of their choice did not pay the counselling fee. Those who do not get a seat will get a full refund of their counselling fee.
The Consortium had called five times candidates of total seats available for UG 2,596 seats and PG 783 seats for counselling, it said, adding that by 5.30 pm on Friday, as many as 2,786 candidates were admitted to various National Law Universities out of the first allotment list.
“To ensure timely admission of the candidates who have appeared for CLAT – 2020, all the candidates in the reserved categories were called for counselling and that is why some candidates even with negative marks were also invited. These candidates are not likely to get any seat. In any case, those who have paid the counselling fee alone can be given seats in order of merit and therefore candidates with negative marks are unlikely to get seats. CLAT-2020 does not have any minimum marks and therefore calling of these candidates cannot be faulted,” the Consortium said.
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