PM Modi’s degree row: Gujarat HC refuses to grant interim stay on defamation proceedings against Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh
The hearing will resume in the lower court as a summons had been issued to Kejriwal and Singh for Friday.
The hearing will resume in the lower court as a summons had been issued to Kejriwal and Singh for Friday.
Rahul Gandhi had moved the Gujarat High Court on April 25 challenging the Surat sessions court order which declined to stay his conviction
Gujarat High Court on Friday set aside the order of the Chief Information Commission (CIC) order and ruled that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) need not furnish degree and post-graduate degree certificates of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Coming down heavily on Morbi municipality, the court said that it is not fair to demand time to defend 'carelessness'.
Seeing the seriousness of the Morbi mishap, which claimed the life of at least 134 people, present on the century-old suspension bridge while it collapsed, Gujarat HC took self cognizant of the case.
The bench on Monday directed the state government to prohibit social exclusion of women on the basis of their menstrual status at all places, be it private or public, religious or educational.
Manek moved the apex court challenging the High Court order and sought a stay on it, as he intended to contest the Rajya Sabha polls slated later this month.
It directed the state to take action regarding the present situation, especially at the Civil Hospital which has reported 62 per cent of the total coronavirus deaths in Gujarat.
The top court stayed the death warrant, as it was issued before the limitation period earmarked for filing a Special Leave Petition against the High Court order could be lapsed.
Patel, 25, had started preparations to contest from Jamnagar on a Congress ticket after joining the party.
