Arvind Kejriwal’s bail order paused as Delhi High Court allows urgent hearing of ED plea
The bench said that the order would not be given effect till the High Court heard the matter.
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The Delhi High Court on Friday halted the bail order granted to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in liquor policy case by a trial court as it allowed an urgent hearing of a plea by the Enforcement Directorate, reported Bar and Bench.
A vacation bench of Justices Sudhir Kumar Jain and Ravinder Dudeja directed that the order should not be given effect till the High Court heard the matter.
Vacation Judge Nyay Bindu of Rouse Avenue Courts had granted bail to the Aam Aadmi Party chief on Thursday.
After the order was pronounced, the Enforcement Directorate requested the court to give it 48 hours to sign the bail bond and challenge the bail before the appellate court. The judge, however, refused to stay the order.
The court ordered the bail bond to be produced before the duty judge on Friday.
On Friday, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate, told the court that he was not given ample opportunity to oppose the bail plea in the trial court, reported Bar and Bench.
“My prayer for stay on the bail order wasn’t even considered,” Raju said. “I am demanding that the order be stayed and the matter be heard as soon as possible. We were denied the full opportunity to argue the case. I am...
