Liquor policy case: Delhi HC issues notice to Kejriwal on ED plea
The Enforcement Directorate filed a petition challenging Kejriwal's acquittal in cases linked to alleged non-compliance with summons in the excise policy case.
The Enforcement Directorate filed a petition challenging Kejriwal's acquittal in cases linked to alleged non-compliance with summons in the excise policy case.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Monday welcomed the Delhi High Court decision to admit a petition challenging the discharge of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and other accused by a lower Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the alleged liquor scam case.
Speaking after the verdict, Sibal said the court had dismissed the CBI case against Kejriwal, Sisodia and around 20–22 other accused, including K. Kavitha, and discharged all of them.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday said that the discharge of charges against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, senior AAP leader and Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia and others in the excise policy case has vindicated the party’s consistent stand that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other central agencies were being misused by the Union government to target political opponents.
The court refused to consider email service a valid or legal method of serving Summons.
He claimed the ED and the CBI have been unable to find any concrete evidence after two years of investigation.
His petition will be taken up by the high court's division bench for hearing on Wednesday (March 20).
Vijay Nair is the former Media and Communication In-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the former CEO of the entertainment and event management firm Only Much Louder.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court extended former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's judicial custody till June 2 in the CBI case on excise policy.
The Special Judge MK Nagpal on Tuesday decided to reserve the order on the bail plea of Manish Sisodia and fixed April 26 for the pronouncement of the order.
