Minutes after the Supreme Court refused an early hearing of Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest, the Delhi Rouse Avenue court on Monday sent the Delhi Chief Minister to judicial custody till April 23.
The development came after the top court postponed the plea of Kejriwal on the week commencing from April 29.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appearing for Kejriwal told the Supreme Court that the arrest was made to disable him from campaigning.
The AAP supremo had moved the top court challenging a Delhi High Court judgment that dismissed his plea on April 9 and rejected his argument of political vendetta amid the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
The Delhi Court on April 1 sent Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy scam case.
Minutes after the Supreme Court refused an early hearing of Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest, the Delhi Rouse Avenue court on Monday sent the Delhi Chief Minister to judicial custody till April 23.
The development came after the top court postponed the plea of Kejriwal on the week commencing from April 29. The top court further asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file its response on or before April 24.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appearing for Kejriwal told the Supreme Court that the arrest was made to disable him from campaigning.
The apex court’s decision came in response to the plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and his subsequent remand in connection with the alleged now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy case.
The AAP supremo had moved the top court challenging a Delhi High Court judgment that dismissed his plea on April 9 and rejected his argument of political vendetta amid the upcoming Lok Sabha election. The Delhi Court on April 1 sent Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy scam case.
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