The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Delhi University to respond to petitions seeking permission to excuse the delay in filing appeals challenging an order about revealing details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bachelor’s degree.

A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted three weeks to the university to file its objection to the pleas.

The bench was informed that there was a delay in filing the appeals challenging the single judge's August order.

"Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta appears for the respondent (Delhi University). Objection to the applications seeking condonation of delay may be filed within three weeks. Response to the said objection, if any, be filed by the appellants in two weeks thereafter," the bench said.

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