Gujarat HC rejects Kejriwal appeal in Modi degree case
In short
The Gujarat High Court rejected Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal in the case over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree. It also kept the Rs 25,000 cost against him, and said it had no reason to change the earlier judge’s ruling.
This matters because it leaves the earlier decision in place. The reporting does not say whether any new legal step will follow or when.
What the reporting says
The Gujarat High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal against an order that had quashed a 2016 CIC directive seeking disclosure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree. The court also upheld the earlier Rs 25,000 cost imposed on Kejriwal, saying there was no reason to interfere with the single-judge ruling. The immediate consequence is that the lower court decision stands, while the underlying degree disclosure dispute remains unresolved in the reporting.
Why it matters
The Gujarat High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal against an order that had quashed a 2016 CIC directive for Gujarat University to disclose Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree. The court also upheld the Rs 25,000 cost imposed on Kejriwal. The ruling leaves the earlier single-judge decision intact, but the reporting does not say whether further appeals will be filed.