The gujarat high court on tuesday directed a sessions court here to hear cases challenging the trial court’s ordersummoning aam aadmi party leaders arvind kejriwal and sanjay singh in a criminal defamation case filedover their comments on prime minister Narendra Modi's degree. Transfer the petitions of Wali Aam AadmiParty leaders to some other judge.A bench of Judge Justice Samir Dave directed the Principal Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad, to refer the revisionpetition of the two leaders against the summons issued by the Metropolitan court to another judge, who woulddecide on the matter within 10 days from the date of assignment.He was told that the judge in charge hearing the case is on leave and has fixed september 16 for it, while themetropolitan court was to hear the case on august 31.After this, the high court disposed of the petitions of both the leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party.Advocate Nirupam Nanavati, appearing for the complainant gujarat University, said that they would not opposethe plea of the aam aadmi party leaders to adjourn the trial of the criminal case before the metropolitan courtfor a reasonable period till the final hearing in the sessions court and disposal of their revision petitions. do.He said, “No one can stop him from filing an application (for adjournment of hearing) and the learned magistratecan consider the application. Meanwhile, the date of final hearing on the revision petition can be fixed. We can'thave any objection."
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