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Gujarat High Court Rejects Kejriwal's Plea in PM Modi Degree Case
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News18•29-09-2026, 15:31
Gujarat High Court Rejects Kejriwal's Plea in PM Modi Degree Case
- •The Gujarat High Court rejected AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal challenging an order that quashed a CIC directive.
- •The CIC directive had previously called for the disclosure of PM Narendra Modi’s degree.
- •Kejriwal's counsel argued against the justification for imposing costs in the case.
- •Authorities defended the earlier proceedings related to the CIC direction.
- •The court proceedings focused on Kejriwal’s challenge to the cost and the legal history of the CIC direction.
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The Gujarat High Court dismissed Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal challenging the order that had quashed the CIC directive on disclosing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree and upheld the cost imposed.
The division bench of the Gujarat High Court that dismissed the appeal was comprised of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice DN Ray.
Arvind Kejriwal’s counsel, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, challenged the imposition of Rs 25,000 in costs and argued that the basis for imposing it was not justified since Kejriwal had not persisted in seeking the degree.
