The Delhi High Court will pass order on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Excise Policy-money laundering case on Tuesday, April 9.
Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma will pass the order on Tuesday at 2:30pm.
In his plea before the HC, Kejriwal has questioned the timing of his arrest by ED.
He has prayed before the Court that ED’s action is in "contravention" of the basic structure of the Constitution, including democracy, free and fair elections and level playing field.
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On the other hand, the ED has opposed the plea and contended that Kejriwal cannot claim "immunity" from arrest on the ground of upcoming elections as law is applied equally to him and an "aam aadmi".
Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 after the High Court refused to grant him protection from coercive action by the federal anti-money laundering agency.
He was sent to judicial custody in the case on April 1 after he was produced in the trial court on expiry of ED custody.
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The case pertains to the alleged corruption and money laundering in now scrapped Delhi Excise Policy case.
During the hearing last week, the ED had rejected Kejriwal's allegation linking arrest to the upcoming general elections.
Hearing 3rd Plea Seeking Kejriwal's Removal As CM, Delhi HC Calls For Imposing 'Heavy Costs' On Petitioners
Hearing the third petition seeking the removal of jailed Arvind Kerjriwal as Delhi chief minister, the Delhi High Court on Monday said "heavy costs should be imposed on the petitioner", while transferring the latest plea to a bench led by acting chief justice Manmohan.
Former AAP MLA Sandeep Kumar on Saturday approached the Delhi High Court seeking the removal of arrested party leader Arvind Kejriwal from the post of chief minister of the national capital. His was the third plea seeking Kejriwal's removal as CM. The previous two have also been dismissed by the Delhi High Court.
Justice Subramonium Prasad made the observation while transferring the petition filed by former Kumar to the court of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan where similar petitions were heard earlier. "This is just for publicity," Justice Prasad said. "Since similar matters have been listed and disposed of by the Acting Chief Justice, list this petition before the bench headed by the Acting Chief Justice," he said.
After transferring the petition, Justice Prasad said, "I would have imposed heavy costs."
In his petition, Kumar has said after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy for Delhi, Kejriwal has incurred an "incapacity" to carry out the chief minister's functions under the Constitution.
