New Delhi: The Supreme Court docket is scheduled to ship verdict on Friday concerning Kejriwal’s plea difficult his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a cash laundering case linked to excise coverage rip-off
Based on the trigger record for July 12 posted on the Supreme Court docket’s web site, a bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna will ship the decision.
On Might 17, the bench, which additionally included Justice Dipankar Datta, had concluded listening to and reserved judgment on Kejriwal’s petition. The SC on April 17 requested response from the ED on Kejriwal’s plea in opposition to his arrest within the Delhi excise coverage case.
The Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) chief has contested the Delhi Excessive Court docket’s April 9 ruling that validated his arrest within the case, bringing the problem to the Supreme Court docket.
The excessive court docket upheld Kejriwal’s arrest, stating it was lawful and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had “little possibility” after he ignored a number of summonses and refused to take part within the investigation.
The chief minister was arrested by the ED on March 21 within the cash laundering case. Following which he was granted bail by a trial court docket on June 20 with a private bond of Rs 1 lakh.