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Gujarat HC dismisses Kejriwal appeal in PM Modi degree case
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against a 2023 single-judge order that quashed a CIC directive to disclose Prime Minister Narendra Modi's academic degree and imposed…
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against a 2023 single-judge order that quashed a CIC directive to disclose Prime Minister Narendra Modi's academic degree and imposed a Rs 25,000 cost on him. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D.N. Ray upheld the order, finding no error in the impugned judgment.
The single judge had in March 2023 set aside the 2016 CIC order directing Gujarat University to provide Modi's degree records, holding that Kejriwal had misused RTI provisions with a casual approach. Kejriwal's counsel argued the CIC had acted suo motu and that the degree was never made online despite the university's claim. The university's counsel said Kejriwal held press conferences to defame the institution. The verdict closes this legal challenge.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both The Hindu and The Federal report the Gujarat High Court dismissal of Kejriwal's appeal as straight news, using near-identical PTI copy. Neutral framing extends to including Kejriwal's counsel argument that the degree was never made online, alongside the solicitor general's submission that Kejriwal held press conferences to defame the university. The single judge's reprimand of Kejriwal for 'casual' RTI misuse and 'judicial activism' by the CIC is preserved in both accounts without editorial weighting. The coverage is uniform wire reporting, offering no difference in stance. The matter ends with the division bench ruling, no further appeal or next step is reported.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): thehindu.com (neutral report), thefederal.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
