Arvind Kejriwal prioritising personal gain over national interest, says Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday remarked that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was prioritising personal interest over national interest by continuing on the post despite being jailed, Live Law reported.

The court observed that the Delhi government was only interested in the appropriation of power and that nothing was working on the ground.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora was hearing a public interest litigation about children in municipal schools in Delhi not getting books, uniforms and writing material. The petition was filed by non-governmental organisation Social Jurist.

During a previous hearing, the commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi told the court that educational material and uniforms had not been provided to students because standing committees in the civic body had not been formed. The official said that only the standing committee can award contracts worth over Rs 5 crore, Bar and Bench reported.

Lawyer Shadan Farasan, representing the Delhi government, said he was told by Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj that in the absence of the standing committee, delegating more power to another authority would need the permission of the chief minister, who is in jail in the liquor policy case.

In response, Acting Chief Justice Manmohan said it was the Delhi administration’s decision that the government would continue to run even...

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