A recent order of the Delhi High Court has restrained the lower court’s order regarding granting of bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the money laundering case associated with the Delhi Liquor Policy controversy. The development, however, has an implication that Kejriwal may have to wait longer before he is set free from jail.
The constitutionality of the relief given to Kejriwal has been contested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and is now being heard by the vacation bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain. SS Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who represents the ED, has presented the arguments for the agency to the apex court.
Notably, the wife of Kejriwal, Sunita Kejriwal, has stated that the ED called for a reversal of the bail order before it was uploaded onto the trial court’s server.
The case has attracted a lot of attention, with the Delhi High Court recently suspending the implementation of the order made by the trial court as it awaited further proceedings; the said order is considered a setback for Kejriwal. The legal fight is supposed to go on, and after the arguments given by the ED, there will be rights delivered by Kejriwal’s counsel.
Delili liquor policy scandal has emerged as a major political event, and this case’s verdict would likely cause significant political consequences for Kejriwal and AAP.
For any interested member of the public and the political observer in particular, the climax of the ensuing legal battles remains hanging in the balance.
