Detailing a number of issues associated to the case, Kejriwal questioned whether or not the ED has sufficient causes to arrest a sitting Chief Minister with no case filed towards him. (PTI File)
When the ED attorneys have been about to begin the arguments, senior advocate Amit Desai additionally needed to argue on behalf of Kejriwal, however Raju opposed it
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim reduction to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the ED in a cash laundering case linked to the excise coverage ‘scam’.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued discover on the Aam Aadmi Party chief’s petition difficult his arrest and the next remand granted to ED and requested the company to file its response, together with on interim reduction, earlier than April 2.
The decide, within the order, acknowledged that the matter could be taken up for ultimate disposal on April 3 and no adjournment shall be granted. Seeking reduction for Kejriwal, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi stated he was arrested based mostly on “uncorroborated” statements of two co-accused and known as them “Jaichands and Trojan horses” for his or her “betrayal”.
Additional Solicitor General Raju appeared within the court docket on behalf of ED. When the ED attorneys have been about to begin the arguments, senior advocate Amit Desai additionally needed to argue on behalf of Kejriwal, however Raju opposed it. He stated that if this occurs, ten attorneys can even come for ED. The court docket additionally stated that it could take heed to ED first. “If Desai wants, he can write his note and give it,” it stated.
On Thursday, in a high-octane courtroom drama, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged a ‘political conspiracy’ behind his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection to the cash laundering case associated to a controversial liquor coverage case within the nationwide capital. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo was produced in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court docket in-person on Thursday as his custody with the company got here to an finish.
Detailing a number of issues associated to the case, Kejriwal questioned whether or not the ED has sufficient causes to arrest a sitting Chief Minister with no case filed towards him.
Kejriwal made the submissions because the Enforcement Directorate produced him within the court docket of Special Judge Kaveri Baweja and sought seven-day additional custody, arguing he must be confronted with some individuals linked with the case.
The ED stated the AAP supremo was giving evasive replies and never disclosing passwords of his digital gadgets.
