Modi degree case: Supreme Court upholds summons to Arvind Kejriwal in defamation suit
The court said that since it had dismissed an appeal by Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh in the same matter, it must be consistent in its approach.
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to quash the summons issued by the trial court to Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed by Gujarat University over comments made by the former Delhi chief minister about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic qualifications, Bar and Bench reported.
The bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti noted that a similar plea from Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh had previously been dismissed by the court.
“We are not inclined to interfere since one appellant came before us and it was dismissed,” the court said while rejecting Kejriwal’s petition challenging a ruling of the Gujarat High Court.
While Advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, argued that Singh’s statements were different, the bench declined to consider the plea.
“It is seen that the complaint filed by respondent 1 [Gujarat University] pertained to not only the present petitioner but also Sanjay Singh whose plea was dismissed by this court on April 8, 2024,” the court noted. “We must be consistent with that approach. Having regard to that view, we would not like to entertain the present plea.”
In March 2023, the Gujarat High Court quashed a 2016 directive of the Central Information Commission asking the Gujarat University to provide details of Modi’s educational qualifications to Kejriwal.
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