Overview

• Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta has directed the NLU consortium, Bar Council of India and University Grants Commission to file replies to a challenge by July 2
• Petitioner Jatin Shrivastava argues that the Rs 30,000 refundable fee plus Rs 20,000 non-refundable charge per round violate Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution
• Counsel for Shrivastava highlighted that hundreds of candidates reliant on education loans were unable to join the second counselling round on June 20 due to the upfront payment requirement
• The next CLAT PG counselling session is scheduled for July 4, and the court has not yet granted interim relief to waive the non-refundable fee
• A parallel petition contesting high counselling fees has been filed in the Kerala High Court and is expected to be heard later in July