In the ongoing defamation case filed by Gujarat University against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP MP Sanjay Singh over the controversy surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree, the Ahmedabad Sessions Court has imposed a fine of ₹10,000 each on both leaders. The fine was issued due to delays in filing a revision petition related to the case.

The court had earlier dismissed Kejriwal and Singh’s request to hold separate trials, following which they filed a revision petition in the sessions court. However, there was a delay of over 300 days in filing this petition, leading the court to impose the fine while granting their request for delay exemption. 

During the hearing, Public Prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt strongly opposed their request, arguing that the delay in filing the revision petition was unjustified.

Kejriwal and Singh are facing a criminal defamation case in Ahmedabad, with the magistrate court initially issuing summons for their appearance first in 2023. A fresh summons was later issued on May 23, 2023. The two AAP leaders moved the high court on September 16, 2023, challenging the April summons and seeking its quashing. They are also seeking to have a sessions court review the order upholding the magistrate’s decision to issue the summons.

However, in October 2024, SC had dismissed Kejriwal’s plea challenging summons.