Details of PM's degree not needed, HC fines Kejriwal

March 31, 2023

The Gujarat High Court today ruled that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) need not furnish the degree and post-graduate degree certificate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A single-judge bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav set aside the order of the Chief Information Commission directing the public information officer (PIO) of the PMO and the PIOs of Gujarat University and Delhi University to furnish details of Modi's graduate and postgraduate degrees.

Pertinently, the court also imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on Arvind Kejriwal who had sought details of the PM's degree certificate.

The Central Information Commission had directed the Gujarat University to furnish information on PM Modi's Master's degree in 2016.