Chief Justice To Decide On Arvind Kejriwal’s Urgent “Extend Bail” Plea
The Supreme Court has refused an urgent hearing of Arvind Kejriwal’s application to extend his interim bail – on medical grounds – by a week. Arrested in March in the alleged liquor policy scam, the Delhi Chief Minister was granted interim bail this month to campaign for his AAP ahead of the election for Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats. He was released till June 1 and told to return to Tihar Jail by June 2.
However, Mr Kejriwal’s hopes of an immediate hearing were dashed after a vacation bench said it would only forward his plea to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, who will decide when it will be heard.
“The CJI will take an appropriate decision on listing this plea,” the bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and KV Vishwanathan said, noting the verdict in the original case – Mr Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate – had been reserved after the last hearing on May 17.
Mr Kejriwal had sought an urgent hearing for Wednesday.
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