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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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W.P.(C) 3607/2020, CM APPL. 12847/2020, CM APPL. 12848/2020
& CM APPL. 12849/2020
PRATHAM KAUSHIK & ANR.
.....Petitioners
Through: Mr. K.K. Rai and Mr. Ravindra Raizada,
Senior Advocates alongwith Ms. Gauraan
Bhardwaj and Mr. Ashish Rai, Advocates.
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
....Respondents
Through: Mr. J.P.N. Shahi, Advocate, Ms. Aakanksha
Kaul and Mr. Manek Singh, Advocates for
R-1.
Mr. Preet Pal Singh and Mr. Saurabh
Sharma, Advocate for R-3.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI
ORDER
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19.06.2020
CM APPL. 12850/2020 (Exemption from court fee)
1. Exemption allowed, subject to the condition that the petitioners will
file the duly sworn/attested affidavit and the requisite Court fee within
72 hours from the date of resumption of the regular functioning of this
Court.
2. The application stands disposed-off.
W.P.(C) 3607/2020, CM APPL. 12847/2020, CM APPL. 12848/2020
& CM APPL. 12849/2020
3. The hearing was conducted through video conferencing.
4. This petition seeks the following reliefs:“i) issue an appropriate writ, order or directions to
respondents for conducting the CLAT 2020

 Examination in the local languages; and
ii) issue an appropriate writ, order or directions to
respondents to conduct all other future CLAT
examinations in the local languages.
iii) Pass such further and other orders and directions
as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper.”
5. Since the Bar Council of India sets the standards for admitting the
students into law schools, it is for the said Council to take a call on the
cause espoused by the petitioner. Accordingly, this petition shall be
treated as the petitioner’s representation on which the Bar Council of
India shall take a decision within three weeks and convey the same to
the petitioner. However, looking at the fact that the forms for such
examinations are to be deposited by 30.06.2020, it would be
preferable that the Bar Council of India takes a decision prior to that,
it such quick decision is feasible.
6. The petition, alongwith pending applications, is disposed-off in the
above terms.
7. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. Copy of the order
be also forwarded to the counsel through email.

NAJMI WAZIRI, J
JUNE 19, 2020
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