CM Kejriwal approached the Supreme Court on Thursday after the Delhi High Court rejected his plea for protection from ‘coercive action’ by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) which has issued multiple summons to him in connection with the excise policy case.
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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud told Singhvi that the Special Bench led by Justice Khanna has convened at Court 2 and asked Singhvi to mention the matter before Justice Khanna. “A special bench is convening in Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s court. You can go right away and it will be taken up right away,” a Bench presided over by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud told senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared on behalf of CM Kejriwal and mentioned the matter for urgent hearing.
A two-judge bench of SC headed by Justice Khanna told senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi that if it is a written petition, then it will be before a three-judge bench. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi while mentioning the plea of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for an urgent hearing tells the Supreme Court that “If this process goes on, before the first vote is cast, a lot of senior leaders will be behind bars. Please take it up.”
It may be noted that at that time, the Special Bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela Trivedi was hearing the plea of BRS leader K Kavitha against her arrest by the ED in the liquor policy case.
CM Kejriwal on late Thursday knocked Supreme Court’s doors after the Delhi High Court denied him protection against “coercive action” by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has issued multiple summons to him in connection with the excise policy case.
He sought an urgent hearing on his plea filed before the apex court for quashing of arrest. In a post on X, Delhi Minister Atishi said that the AAP legal team was heading to the residence of the Registrar of the Supreme Court to ask for an urgent hearing on CM Kejriwal’s plea. Her ministerial colleague Saurabh Bharadwaj posted on X: “Petition has been filed, formalities complete, waiting to hear from Hon’ble SC”.
Earlier on Thursday, a division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain of the Delhi High Court declined to pass any order granting interim relief to CM Kejriwal at this juncture.
Last week, the ED issued the ninth summons to CM Kejriwal in the excise policy case, asking him to appear before it on Thursday. The Chief Minister had moved the high court seeking protection against ‘coercive action’ by the ED, claiming that there is a clear intent to arrest him and hence he won’t appear before the agency.
