Modi degree case: Supreme Court upholds summons to Arvind Kejriwal in defamation suit

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to quash the summons issued by the trial court to Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed by Gujarat University over comments made by the former Delhi chief minister about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic qualifications, Bar and Bench reported.

The bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti noted that a similar plea from Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh had previously been dismissed by the court.

“We are not inclined to interfere since one appellant came before us and it was dismissed,” the court said while rejecting Kejriwal’s petition challenging a ruling of the Gujarat High Court.