CLAT PG aspirant moves HC against 'arbitrary' counselling fees

A candidate who appeared for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) PG has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the high counselling fees levied by the Consortium of National Law Universities, calling them arbitrary and unaffordable for many aspirants.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi

The petition, filed by Jatin Shrivastava, who secured the 474th rank in the entrance exam, argues that the mandatory counselling fee of ₹30,000, along with additional charges for freezing or confirming seats, is unjust and disproportionate.

The matter was mentioned on Friday before the vacation bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, who have listed it for hearing on June 23.

According to Shrivastava's plea, the Consortium demands ₹20,000 as confirmation fees for every round of counselling, which must be paid afresh each time a candidate chooses to freeze their allotted seat.