Overview

• On July 7, 2025, the single‐judge bench formally dismissed Diwakar Nath Tripathi’s Criminal Revision Petition against Keshav Prasad Maurya’s educational credentials.
• The Supreme Court had condoned Tripathi’s delay in January and ordered the high court to reconsider the claim on its merits.
• Tripathi alleged Maurya submitted a forged degree certificate in his election affidavit and to secure a petrol pump dealership.
• The high court found the petition lacked legal standing and that procedural thresholds for criminal revisions were not met.
• The verdict provides Maurya with significant legal relief after multiple challenges to his qualifications over the past four years.