Arvind Kejriwal: Kejriwal's petition will be heard in the High Court today; '9 summons were sent but he did not appear'

Delhi Excise Policy Case The Delhi High Court will hear the petition of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging the summons issued by the ED in the money laundering case related to the excise liquor scam today i.e. on Monday.

On the other hand, the ED arrested Kejriwal on March 21 for not appearing despite the summons issued nine times. CM Kejriwal is in judicial custody in the CBI case. On the other hand, he has got interim bail from the Supreme Court in the ED case.

The Supreme Court had reserved the decision

The Supreme Court had reserved the decision after completing the debate on the petition and bail challenging the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was accused of corruption in the Delhi Excise Policy scam. On Thursday, there was a heated debate on the bail issue from Kejriwal and the CBI.

Kejriwal's lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi called the CBI arrest illegal and demanded his release and bail. At the same time, the CBI justified the arrest and said that Kejriwal was not cooperating in the investigation, so he was arrested and the CBI has the right to investigate and arrest.

Decision on bail reserved

Arguing on behalf of CBI, Additional Solicitor SV Raju raised a preliminary objection to Kejriwal's bail plea and said that he should have first approached the Sessions Court for bail, he directly went to the High Court which is not right. The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Ujjwal Bhuiyan reserved its decision after hearing the day-long debate on Kejriwal's petitions.

Order challenged in Supreme Court

The bench has given time to both the parties till Saturday to file brief written arguments. Kejriwal has challenged the order of the Delhi High Court in the Supreme Court. The High Court had rejected Kejriwal's petition challenging the CBI arrest and asked him to go to the lower court for bail. Kejriwal has challenged both the orders in the Supreme Court.