The Delhi High Court had denied relief to Mr Kejriwal on Tuesday (File)
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court today denied an early hearing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. The court issued notice to the ED on Mr Kejriwal’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court order that had upheld his arrest in the case.
The bench asked the ED to file a reply to the plea by April 24, and said the matter would be heard in the week commencing April 29.
Mr Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21, hours after the high court refused to grant him protection from coercive action. He is currently lodged in Tihar Jail and his judicial custody ends today.
The Delhi High Court had denied relief to Mr Kejriwal on Tuesday following which he approached the Supreme Court for relief. But he could not get an urgent hearing as the court was closed for Eid and the weekend.
The matter pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22 that was later scrapped.
Mr Kejriwal has said that his arrest constitutes an “unprecedented assault on the tenets of democracy” based on “free and fair elections” and “federalism”.
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The Supreme Court has asked ED to file reply to Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against his arrest in money laundering case linked to excise ‘scam’ by April 24, reports news agency PTI.
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The AAP chief will stay in jail for now as the top court denied a early hearing in the case.
Supreme Court will examine Kejriwal’s petition and has issued a notice to the probe agency, seeking its reply. No immediate relief was granted to Mr Kejriwal in the Delhi liquor policy case.
Hearing Begins In Supreme Court
Supreme Court commences hearing on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest in money laundering case linked to excise case.