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Swaraj

by Wyatt, Andrew
Published in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics (03.07.2014)

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Apex court refuses to list Kejriwal's plea to extend interim bail [Front Page]

Apex court refuses to list Kejriwal's plea to extend interim bail [Front Page]

by Hours after a bench of Justices J K Maheshwari, K V Viswanathan on Tuesday left it to CJI D Y Chandrachud to decide on hear Kejriwals plea after senior advocate A M Singhvi sought an urgent hearing SC registrar judicial listing Pavanesh D passed the order saying the application was not maintainable The registrar said a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta while granting interim bail to Kejriwal on May 10 had asked him to surrender at Tihar Jail on June 2, since Kejriwals main petition in SC challenging the validity of his arrest had nothing to do with bail it was in no way related to his application for extension of interim bailOnce the main appeal is reserved for judgment upon conclusion of arguments, liberty is granted to Kejriwal by SC the question of Kejriwal again approaching the SC for the above said relief interim bail extension is misconceived the registrar who was a district judge in Karnataka before his deputation to SC saidIn a fivepage order he said The relief sought for in the present application is directly in conflict with, contrary to the May 17 order of the SC Further it is well settled that interim relief can be sought only in aid to the main relief The registrar said the relief sought in the application is beyond the scope of the main appeal since the issue relating to the validity of arrest of the applicant is in question, not relating to his release on bailOn May 17 the bench of Justices Khanna, Datta had said Notwithstanding the fact that we have reserved the judgment, without prejudice to the rights, contentions of the appellant Arvind Kejriwal the appellant may if advised file an application for grant of bail if an application of bail is filed the same will be considered, decided in accordance with lawPavanesh invoked the powers under Order XV Rule 5of the SC Rules 2013 which enables the registrar to refuse receiving a petition on the ground that it discloses no reasonable cause or is frivolous or contains scandalous matterWhen the prayer made by Kejriwal in this application is concerned I am of the opinion that no reasonable cause or grounds are made out by him to entertain this application For all these reasons I refuse to receive the present application as it does not disclose any reasonable cause for being entertained he saidKejriwal was arrested by ED on March 21 On April 9 Delhi HC had dismissed his writ petition challenging the validity of his arrest He appealed against the HC decision in the SC which on May 10 enlarged him on interim bail till June 1 to enable him to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections noting that he was the top leader of a national party, that elections came only once in five yearsOn May 26 Kejriwal had moved the SC seeking extension of interim bail by seven days to allow him to undergo athorough medical checkup to ascertain the cause, impact of rapid weight loss high blood sugar coupled with periodic bouts of giddiness palpitation, lethargy
Published in The Times of India (Online) (30.05.2024)
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AAP leaders masters of gimmicks, says BJP [Front Page]: CM Directed Me To Resolve City's Water Issues: Min

AAP leaders masters of gimmicks, says BJP [Front Page]: CM Directed Me To Resolve City's Water Issues: Min

by Earlier Atishi revealed the contents of the CMs note to her I have learned that there are significant water, sewage issues in some areas of Delhi I am concerned about this People should not suffer because I am in jail Summers are approaching as well Kejriwal wrote as per the AAP ministerKejriwal 55 was arrested by ED on Thursday from his official residence in connection with the Delhi excise policy case A court on Friday sent the AAP national convenor to the central agencys custody till March 28 This was Kejri wals first communication to a minister since thenWhere there is a shortage of water arrange for tankers in adequate numbers Give appropriate orders to officials including chief secretary so that people do not face any inconvenience The problems of the people should be addressed immediately, properly the CM wrote as claimed by Atishi If necessary also seek the cooperation of the lieutenant governor He will also definitely help he added Sharing the details of the note at a press meet Atishi said she had tears in her eyes as she read the instructions I thought who else other than CM Kejriwal would be so concerned about Delhis people in such dire circumstances when he has been arrested, does not know when he will be released from jail she saidWithout bothering about his own troubles he is thinking about the water, sewerrelated problems of the people of Delhi she addedAtishi said I want to tell the BJP that you can arrest Arvind Kejriwal you can put him in jail but you cannot imprison the love, responsibility he has for the people of Delhi You cannot confine his dedication towards the people of DelhiHitting back Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said AAP leaders were masters of gimmick, Kejriwals letter to Atishi was nothing but a melodramatic effort to be in newsThe letter has intrigued ED officials Kejriwals personal assistant Bibhav Kumar who is already being probed for alleged destruction of evidence including multiple handsets related to the alleged liquor scam is also being questioned about the order issued on behalf of the office of the chief minister when Kejriwal is in custodySources said the ED probe would also cover the possibility of the order being taken out through one of Kejriwals lawyers, his wife Sunita Kejriwal who have met him in custody
Published in The Times of India (Online) (25.03.2024)
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