India SC rejects urgent hearing on Arvind Kejriwal's request for 7-day extension of interim bail
Arvind Kejriwal
The Supreme Court vacation bench on Tuesday (May 28) rejected an urgent hearing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea for the extension of his interim bail by seven days on medical grounds.
The vacation bench stated that the Chief Justice of India should take a call on the listing of the plea.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy and is lodged in Tihar Jail, is supposed to surrender on June 2.
A vacation bench, comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and KV Viswanathan, acknowledged the arguments presented by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who was representing the Delhi chief minister, and stated that the decision regarding the interim plea's listing could be made by the "Honourable CJI" since the judgment in the main matter has been reserved.
The bench questioned Abhishek Singhvi why the plea of Delhi CM was not mentioned for urgent listing last week when Justice Dipankar Datta, one of the judges of the main bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna which had granted the interim bail to the chief minister, was sitting on the vacation bench.
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The Supreme Court granted Arvind Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days on May 10, allowing him to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.
However, it banned him from accessing his office or the Delhi secretariat and signing official documents unless absolutely necessary and approved by the lieutenant governor.
The plea filed by Arvind Kejriwal said the chief minister is required to undergo some medical tests and for this purpose, the interim bail, which is ending on June 1, needs to be extended.
Arvind Kejriwal has requested an extension to undergo various medical examinations, including a PET-CT scan, due to his recent "unexpected and unexplained weight loss" and elevated ketone levels, which could indicate kidney issues, severe cardiac conditions, or even cancer.
(With inputs from agencies)