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Gujarat High Court rejects Kejriwal appeal over Modi’s RTI

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC · How we work

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Gujarat High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal and upheld a INR25,000 cost.
The division bench affirmed the March 31 2023 single-judge order that quashed the Central Information Commission directive.
The court ruled the Commission lacked jurisdiction over university matters concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 1983 MA degree.
It held Modi’s 62.3 % MA result is private information exempt under RTI sections 8(1)(e) and 8(1)(j).

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Gujarat High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal and upheld a INR25,000 cost.
The division bench affirmed the March 31 2023 single-judge order that quashed the Central Information Commission directive.
The court ruled the Commission lacked jurisdiction over university matters concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 1983 MA degree.
It held Modi’s 62.3 % MA result is private information exempt under RTI sections 8(1)(e) and 8(1)(j).