PM degrees row: Kejriwal and Singh move HC over issue of summons
Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court on Monday refused to grant urgent circulation of two petitions moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh seeking quashing of the summons issued to them for alleged criminal defamation in relation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree.
Senior advocate Percy Kavina representing the AAP leaders, requested for urgent circulation and listing of the petitions for September 21 before the court of Justice Samir Dave primarily on the ground that the Ahmedabad magistrate court is due to take up the criminal defamation matters on September 23.
Kavina, while seeking the urgent circulation of the matters, also said, “…a word from your lordship (to the HC registry for listing the matters) ma...