The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday (April 15) a plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the liquor policy case, reports Bar and Bench.
A top court bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter.
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday said that he would look “immediately” into the request to take up Kejriwal’s plea.
In a significant setback for the chief minister, the Delhi high court on April 9 upheld his arrest in a money-laundering case, stating that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had “little option” after he repeatedly ignored summonses and declined to participate in the investigation.
The high court rejected the petition filed by the AAP leader challenging his arrest by the ED and subsequent detention by the federal agency.
The case revolves around alleged corruption and money laundering related to the formulation and implementation of the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped. Kejriwal was apprehended by the ED on March 21, shortly after the high court declined to shield him from coercive measures by the federal anti-money laundering agency.
He remains in judicial custody until April 15 and is currently housed in Tihar Jail.