Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday set aside a 2016 order of the Central Information Commission asking the Gujarat University to provide details about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualifications to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The Central Information Commission is the top appellate body under the Right to Information Act.
Justice Biren Vaishnav of the High Court imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Arvind Kejriwal who had asked for the details of PM Modi’s degree and asked him to deposit the money with the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority within four weeks. The Gujarat University was challenging the order of the CIC. The high court was hearing an appeal filed by the Gujarat University which challenged the order of Chief Information Commission.
“In a democracy, there won’t be a difference if a person holding the office is a doctorate or an illiterate. Also, there is no public interest involved in this issue. Even his privacy is affected”, legal website Bar and Bench quoted Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was appearing for the university.
According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he completed his graduation from the Gujarat University in 1978 and post-graduation from Delhi University in 1983.
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