The Supreme Court has dismissed former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition in the defamation case related to his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S VN Bhatti ruled that since a similar plea by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was rejected on April 8, there was no reason to entertain Kejriwal’s petition.
The trial court had issued summons against Kejriwal after Gujarat University filed a defamation case. The former CM first appealed to the High Court, and after receiving no relief, approached the Supreme Court. The Gujarat High Court had earlier dismissed Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh’s plea for an interim stay on criminal defamation proceedings.
The defamation case stems from comments made by Kejriwal and Singh about Modi’s degree. The remarks came after the Central Information Commission (CIC) ordered the release of Modi’s degree details. Gujarat University contested this order in the High Court, which overturned the CIC’s directive and fined Kejriwal Rs 25,000. Following this, the university filed the defamation case, accusing the leaders of damaging its reputation.
Earlier, a Gujarat magistrate summoned Kejriwal and Singh. Despite their efforts to cancel the summons, the Gujarat High Court rejected their petition on August 11, 2023. This led to Kejriwal’s final appeal in the Supreme Court, which has now also been denied.
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