No Relief For Delhi CM, Delhi Rouse Avenue Court gave another Shock to Delhi CM. Arvind Kejriwal will stay in Jail his Judicial Custody Extended till April 23 in the Delhi Liquor Policy Case. The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his March 21 arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), two weeks later after April 29.
During the hearing today, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Mr Kejriwal, told a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta he had “facts to shock the conscience of the court”. He also hit out at “selective leaks all over the place” to discredit the Chief Minister, and sought “an extremely short date (of Friday)” to begin hearing the petition. The court, though, refused the plea.
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“We will give a reasonable date… a very short date. But not what you are saying,” the court said, as it also told Mr Singhvi to “reserve your arguments” after he continued to press for an earlier hearing.
The Supreme Court setback to Mr Kejriwal’s hope of an early hearing (and possible release, to allow him to campaign for the AAP) comes after the Delhi High Court last week rejected the same petition.