The Indian Express: Ahmedabad: Friday, 31 March 2023.
The GU, through its registrar, in 2016, had filed a petition before the HC challenging the CIC order wherein it had directed the university to provide information on the degree of PM Modi under the RTI Act to now Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
The Gujarat High Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict Friday on a petition by the Gujarat University (GU) challenging a Central Information Commission (CIC) order of April 2016 directing the varsity to “search for information regarding” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degrees.
The court of Justice Biren Vaishnav had heard the matter extensively on February 9 with senior advocate Tushar Mehta, who is also the Solicitor General of India, appearing on behalf of the university.
The matter has been listed for Friday for pronouncement of judgment.
The GU, through its registrar, in 2016, had filed a petition before the HC challenging the CIC order wherein it had directed the university to provide information on the degree of PM Modi under the RTI Act to now Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Senior counsel Mehta appearing for the varsity had argued before the court that “curiosity cannot be equated with public interest” and objected “in-principle to being directed to divulge degree under the RTI Act for any of our students.”
Mehta had sought that the petition be allowed with cost, “otherwise we will be doing a great disservice to the (RTI) Act”.
Kejriwal, represented by senior advocate Percy Kavina, had on the other hand submitted before the court that the university does not have the locus to challenge the CIC order as it is not an affected party.
The GU, through its registrar, in 2016, had filed a petition before the HC challenging the CIC order wherein it had directed the university to provide information on the degree of PM Modi under the RTI Act to now Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
The Gujarat High Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict Friday on a petition by the Gujarat University (GU) challenging a Central Information Commission (CIC) order of April 2016 directing the varsity to “search for information regarding” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degrees.
The court of Justice Biren Vaishnav had heard the matter extensively on February 9 with senior advocate Tushar Mehta, who is also the Solicitor General of India, appearing on behalf of the university.
The matter has been listed for Friday for pronouncement of judgment.
The GU, through its registrar, in 2016, had filed a petition before the HC challenging the CIC order wherein it had directed the university to provide information on the degree of PM Modi under the RTI Act to now Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Senior counsel Mehta appearing for the varsity had argued before the court that “curiosity cannot be equated with public interest” and objected “in-principle to being directed to divulge degree under the RTI Act for any of our students.”
Mehta had sought that the petition be allowed with cost, “otherwise we will be doing a great disservice to the (RTI) Act”.
Kejriwal, represented by senior advocate Percy Kavina, had on the other hand submitted before the court that the university does not have the locus to challenge the CIC order as it is not an affected party.
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