No Interim Relief For Arvind Kejriwal From High Court In Liquor Policy Case

New Delhi:

The Delhi Excessive Court docket at the moment declined to present safety from arrest to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal within the liquor coverage case.

The courtroom, nevertheless, ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to answer to Mr Kejriwal’s contemporary petition and listed the matter to April 22.

“We’ve got heard either side, and we aren’t inclined at this stage (to grant safety). The respondent is at liberty to file a reply,” a Bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain listed stated.

Mr Kejriwal’s request for cover from arrest types a part of his petition difficult the ED summons to him for questioning over alleged cash laundering whereas framing the now-scrapped Delhi liquor coverage case.

The Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) chief filed the petition towards the ED’s ninth summons to him. His lawyer at the moment requested the excessive courtroom to present a route to defer the summons issued at the moment.

“It’s already over. Time is over. He isn’t attending,” Further Solicitor Common SV Raju, showing for the ED, stated.

Mr Kejriwal has repeatedly refused to look earlier than the ED, calling the summons by the central company unlawful.

AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh are in judicial custody within the Delhi liquor coverage case.

Mr Kejriwal’s identify has been talked about a number of instances in chargesheets filed by the ED. The company has alleged the opposite accused have been in contact with Mr Kejriwal for framing the excise coverage that allegedly resulted in undue advantages to them in return for which they paid kickbacks to the AAP.