Kejriwal’s plea in defamation case against PM Modi dismissed by Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Dismisses Arvind Kejriwal’s Plea in Defamation Case

New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against a Gujarat High Court judgment quashing orders by a metropolitan court seeking his personal appearance in a criminal defamation case related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational degree.

Court Declines to Intervene

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti ordered, “We are not inclined to issue notice in the present Special Leave Petition, as the matter is still sub-judice before the High Court and is fixed for hearing on August 29.”

Hopeful of High Court’s Decision

The Supreme Court said it is hopeful and confident that the Gujarat High Court will decide on the pending petition on August 29, while allowing Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Gujarat University, to raise all his arguments before the High Court.

Background of the Case

The defamation case pertains to derogatory statements allegedly made by Kejriwal and AAP MP Sanjay Singh regarding Prime Minister Modi’s educational degree. A metropolitan court in Ahmedabad had summoned both the politicians in the case on August 11.

Previous Developments

On August 11, the High Court had refused to grant interim relief to AAP MP Sanjay Singh in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University till the disposal of his revision petition challenging the summons issued to him. Additionally, on August 5, the City Civil and Sessions Court Ahmedabad dismissed Kejriwal’s plea to stay the trial proceedings till the disposal of his revision petition.

Conclusion

The Supreme Court’s dismissal of Arvind Kejriwal’s plea means that the matter will continue to be heard by the Gujarat High Court. The final decision on the pending petition is expected on August 29. Both Kejriwal and Singh will have to appear before the metropolitan court in Ahmedabad as per the earlier summons.