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The Gujarat High Court connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026) dismissed appeals filed by AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh challenging orders of little courts rejecting their plea for abstracted trials successful a defamation lawsuit connected their remarks astir Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s acquisition degree.
The azygous Bench of Justice M.R. Mengdey dismissed the pleas filed by erstwhile Delhi main curate Kejriwal and Rajya Sabha subordinate Mr. Singh, who had approached the precocious tribunal aft the proceedings and metropolis sessions courts rejected their applications.
Gujarat University registrar Piyush Patel filed the defamation lawsuit citing "sarcastic and derogatory" statements made by the 2 AAP leaders against the varsity successful transportation with PM Modi’s degree.
The duo had sought abstracted trials connected assorted grounds, including the 1 that accusations against them are chiseled and separate, and adjacent the dates of the incidental are different.
The 2 leaders were issued summons by the court, which observed that prima facie, determination appeared to beryllium a lawsuit against them nether conception 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Mr. Kejriwal and Mr. Singh had allegedly made the comments successful April 2023 aft the Gujarat High Court acceptable speech the Chief Information Commissioner’s bid directing disclosure of PM Modi’s degree.
The allegedly defamatory remarks were made during property conferences and connected societal media platforms, including Twitter, targeting Gujarat University.
The complainant stated that the remarks wounded the prestige of Gujarat University, which has established its estimation among the public. He alleged that the statements were sarcastic and deliberately intended to harm the varsity's image, and were wide shared done the media and societal media with the aforesaid intent.
Gujarat University files defamation lawsuit against Kejriwal successful PM Modi grade case
The leaders wanted the proceedings to beryllium abstracted and approached the court, which rejected their plea.
Mr. Kejriwal and Mr. Singh past approached the sessions court, which besides dismissed their pleas connected December 15 past year, portion observing that they some made the said statements connected April 1 and 2, 2023, arsenic members of the aforesaid governmental enactment and appeared to beryllium "engaged successful 1 transaction, animated by a communal purpose", with continuity successful their actions.
