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Gujarat High Court Upholds Rs 25,000 Cost Against Kejriwal in PM Modi Degree Case
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Moneycontrol•29-09-2026, 15:15
Gujarat High Court Upholds Rs 25,000 Cost Against Kejriwal in PM Modi Degree Case
- •The Gujarat High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal's challenge against an order overturning a CIC directive on PM Modi's academic degree.
- •A division bench upheld the single judge's March 31, 2023 decision, finding no grounds to interfere with the quashing of the CIC's 2016 directive and the Rs 25,000 cost.
- •Kejriwal's counsel, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, argued that Kejriwal had not "persisted" in seeking Modi's degree and that the CIC initiated proceedings suo motu.
- •Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Gujarat University, argued that Kejriwal relentlessly pursued litigation and held press conferences to defame the institution, seeking costs to prevent RTI misuse.
- •The dispute originated in 2016 when Kejriwal sought disclosure of Modi's degree, leading to a CIC directive that was later challenged by Gujarat University and subsequently quashed by a single judge.
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The Gujarat High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal's challenge and upheld a single judge's March 31, 2023 decision, which quashed a Central Information Commission directive and imposed Rs 25,000 in costs on him.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta represented Gujarat University, arguing that Kejriwal relentlessly pursued litigation and held press conferences to defame the institution, and sought costs to prevent the misuse of the RTI Act.
The dispute began in 2016 when Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to the Central Information Commission seeking the disclosure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's university degree.
