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PM Modi degree row: Delhi HC quashes CIC order; DU not bound to share his 1978 BA records

PM Modi degree row: Delhi HC quashes CIC order; DU not bound to share his 1978 BA records

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday quashed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order that had directed disclosure of details regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bachelor’s degree.Justice Sachin Datta gave the judgment, which had been reserved on February 27, after hearing a petition filed by Delhi University against the CIC order.The case began with an RTI request filed by a man named Neeraj. In December 2016, the CIC had allowed people to inspect the records of all students who passed the BA exam in 1978, the same year PM Modi completed his graduation.

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