Legal Daily Brief: Supreme Court & Corporate Updates (1 Oct 2026)

No Public Interest In Disclosing Prime Minister's Educational Qualification, Degree Is Personal.

The Gujarat High Court has held that the educational qualifications and degree certificates of Prime Minister Narendra Modi constitute personal information exempt from disclosure under the RTI Act. The Division Bench observed that such records are held by educational institutions in a fiduciary capacity and that disclosure would require a larger public interest justification. The Court also held that the Prime Minister's educational qualifications have no bearing on his election to constitutional office and rejected Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against the order imposing costs in the matterThe Gujarat High Court has held that the educational qualifications and degree certificates of Prime Minister Narendra Modi constitute personal information exempt from disclosure under the RTI Act. The Division Bench observed that such records are held by educational institutions in a fiduciary capacity and that disclosure would require a larger public interest justification. The Court also held that the Prime Minister's educational qualifications have no bearing on his election to constitutional office and rejected Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against the order imposing costs in the matter