Delhi High Court hears Kejriwal’s plea against ED arrest, custody in excise policy case
Kejriwal said that the ED has violated his fundamental and human rights and argued that the probe agency has failed to establish guilt of the petitioner.
Kejriwal said that the ED has violated his fundamental and human rights and argued that the probe agency has failed to establish guilt of the petitioner.
Kejriwal's legal team had moved the high court earlier in the day seeking urgent listing of his plea.
Reacting to the development, the BJP has called Kejriwal a "highly corrupt leader" and asked if he would still keep running away from the investigation.
The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved a fresh plea in the Delhi High Court seeking no coercive action against him in connection with the Excise policy case.
His petition will be taken up by the high court's division bench for hearing on Wednesday (March 20).
Khalid, one of the accused in the conspiracy case, has been booked under the anti-terror law -- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The Delhi High Court directed the AIIMS nurses union to ensure that the employees including nurses who are on strike join duties immediately.
During the course of the hearing on Tuesday, the bench was in the view that the place should be taken care of by the Health Department of the Delhi government.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a status report from the city government on the steps it has taken for the construction of separate toilets for transgender persons.
Delhi Prisons are facing a 20.25 per cent staff shortage, the plea said, contending that the Supreme Court and the High Court have taken a serious view of the pending vacancies in jail staff.