New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court challenging his recent arrest and the remand order issued by the trial court on March 22. Kejriwal's legal representatives argue that both the arrest and the subsequent remand order are illegal, asserting his immediate entitlement to release from custody. The plea, submitted to the Delhi High Court, seeks an urgent hearing, preferably by Sunday, March 24, from the Acting Chief Justice.
However, The Delhi High Court refused an expedited hearing for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea contesting his arrest and detention in the Delhi Excise policy case on Saturday. Kejriwal had filed a petition challenging his arrest and the remand order issued by the trial court on March 22. Despite this, the Delhi High Court rejected the request. The case is scheduled to be heard when the court reopens on Wednesday, as confirmed by the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court.
The petition claimed the arrest of Delhi CM as illeagal and has demanded his urgent release. On Thursday night, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) apprehended Kejriwal, accusing him of being the central figure and primary conspirator in the purported scandal surrounding the defunct Delhi excise policy. Previously, former Deputy CM of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh were also arrested in connection with this matter.
