No urgent SC hearing for Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s bail extension
Hindustan TimesThe Supreme Court’s vacation bench on Tuesday refused to grant an urgent hearing on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for an extension of his 21-day interim bail by one week on medical grounds, emphasising that it would be more appropriate for the Chief Justice of India to take a decision on the matter given that proceedings in Kejriwal’s petition have already been closed for judgment. However, the bench pointed out that the Supreme Court had reserved its judgment on Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on May 17. Read Here | Nothing ‘exceptional’ in bail to Arvind Kejriwal: Supreme Court “Wasn’t this a matter heard and reserved on May 17? On May 16, when the Supreme Court on May 16 heard Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest, it firmly refuted ED’s contention that granting interim bail to Kejriwal and agreeing to examine the legality of his arrest was an “exceptional” exercise, emphasising that all individuals, irrespective of their status, are entitled to pursue the same legal recourse and remedies.