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PM degree row: SC rejects Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's plea against HC order trashing his request to stay defamation case by Gujarat University

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging the high court order rejecting his request to stay the criminal defamation proceedings filed by the Gujarat University over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualification.

Gujarat University Registrar Piyush Patel had filed a defamation case against Kejriwal and AAP leader Sanjay Singh over their alleged comments after the Gujarat High Court set aside an order of the Chief Information Commissioner for providing information about Modi's degrees to them under the RTI Act.

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