AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal contests trial court’s order in Delhi HC

NEW DELHI: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday approached Delhi High Court, challenging a trial court's order taking cognisance of a chargesheet filed by Enforcement Directorate against him in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.
The plea is likely to be listed for Thursday.
Kejriwal sought the court's direction to set aside a trial court's order on the ground that the special judge took cognisance of the chargesheet in the absence of any sanction for his prosecution when he was the Delhi chief minister, a public servant, when the offence was allegedly committed.
On Nov 12, the court sought the response of ED on Kejriwal's other plea challenging the summons issued to him on the agency's complaint in the money laundering case. The court refused to stay the trial court's proceedings at this stage in the criminal case.
Kejriwal was granted interim bail by Supreme Court on July 12 in the money laundering case. He was released on bail by the apex court in the CBI case on Sept 13.
Delhi govt implemented the excise policy on Nov 17, 2021, and scrapped it by the end of Sept 2022 amid allegations of corruption.
The money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR that was lodged after Delhi LG V K Saxena recommended a probe into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the excise policy.