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The Delhi High Court connected Wednesday (November 12, 2025) asked the Delhi University to reply to pleas seeking condonation of hold successful filing appeals challenging an bid relating to disclosure of details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bachelor's degree.
A Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted 3 weeks to the varsity to record its objection to the pleas.
The Bench was informed that determination was a hold successful filing the appeals challenging the azygous judge's August order.
"Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta appears for the responsive [Delhi University]. Objection to the applications seeking condonation of hold whitethorn beryllium filed wrong 3 weeks. Response to the said objection, if any, beryllium filed by the appellants successful 2 weeks thereafter," the Bench said.
The tribunal listed the substance for further proceeding connected January 16, 2026.
Four appeals person been filed challenging a azygous judge's bid which had acceptable speech a Central Information Commission (CIC) determination directing disclosure of Prime Minister Modi's degree.
The part Bench was proceeding the appeals filed by Right to Information activistic Neeraj, Aam Aadmi Party person Sanjay Singh and advocator Mohd Irshad.
On August 25, the azygous justice had acceptable speech the CIC order, saying lone due to the fact that PM Modi was holding a nationalist office, it did not render each his "personal information" to nationalist disclosure.
It had ruled retired immoderate "implicit nationalist interest" successful the accusation sought, and said the RTI Act was enacted to beforehand transparency successful authorities functioning and "not to supply fodder for sensationalism".
Following an RTI exertion by 1 Neeraj, the CIC connected December 21, 2016, allowed inspection of records of each students who cleared the BA exam successful 1978 — the twelvemonth Prime Minister Modi besides passed it.
The azygous justice had passed the combined bid successful six petitions, including the 1 filed by the Delhi University, challenging the CIC by which the varsity was directed to disclose the details related to Prime Minister Modi's bachelor degree.
The Delhi University's counsel had sought the CIC bid to beryllium acceptable speech but said the varsity had nary objection successful showing its records to the court.
The azygous justice had opined the acquisition qualifications were not successful the quality of immoderate statutory request for holding immoderate nationalist office, oregon discharging authoritative responsibilities.
The concern mightiness person been different, had acquisition qualifications been a pre-requisite for eligibility to a circumstantial nationalist office, the justice had said, calling the CIC's attack "thoroughly misconceived".
The precocious tribunal had besides acceptable speech the CIC bid which directed the CBSE to supply copies of Class 10 and 12 records of erstwhile Union Minister Smriti Irani.
