In a setback to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed his plea seeking a separate trial from AAP leader Sanjay Singh in a criminal defamation case related to remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualifications.
The case stems from statements made by leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party questioning the authenticity of the Prime Minister’s degree.
Earlier, Arvind Kejriwal had challenged a December 15, 2025 order of Additional Principal Judge Manish Pradyuman Purohit of the City Sessions Court in Ahmedabad, which had dismissed his revision plea seeking to set aside a September 23, 2023 order issued by a magistrate court.
Arvind Kejriwal had moved an application before the magistrate court seeking a separation of his trial from that of accused No. 2, AAP leader Sanjay Singh, arguing that it would not be in the interest of justice to club the two incidents and try them together under a single complaint.
He further contended before the sessions court that the two accused could not be tried jointly and that the magistrate court’s rejection of his application was unlawful, as the transactions and allegations against each accused were distinct and separate.