PM Modi Degree Case: Gujarat High Court Rejects Kejriwal Appeal, Upholds ₹25,000 Cost on Him

PM Modi degree case: Gujarat High Court rejects Kejriwal appeal, upholds ₹25,000 cost on him

Gujarat High Court upholds ₹25,000 cost on Kejriwal, dismisses appeal over PM Modi’s degree disclosure under RTI.

PM Modi degree case: Gujarat HC rejects Kejriwal appeal, upholds Rs 25,000 cost on him

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal against an order quashing a 2016 CIC directive that asked Gujarat University to disclose Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree. The court also upheld the earlier Rs 25,000 cost imposed on Kejriwal, finding no reason to interfere with the single-judge ruling.

PM Modi Degree Case: Gujarat HC Rejects Kejriwal Appeal, Upholds RS 25,000 Cost

"In the totality of facts and circumstances of the present case, no error on any of the submissions of the appellant hearing can be found in the judgment impugned. The appeal stands dismissed accordingly with no further order as to cost,\" the high court said in its order.

Gujarat High Court rejects Arvind Kejriwal’s challenge against Rs 25,000 cost in PM Modi degree disclosure case

The appeal arose from the court’s earlier decision to set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) direction seeking information on the degrees.

PM Modi degree case: Gujarat HC rejects Kejriwal’s appeal against Rs 25,000 cost

Digital Desk | Ahmedabad, Sep 29 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal against the order that quashed a Central Information Commission (CIC) direction seeking disclosure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree by Gujarat University, while upholding the Rs 25,000 cost imposed on him. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D N Ra…