Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 22 moved the Supreme Court to withdraw his plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), hours after the apex court agreed to hear the matter.
Arvind Kejriwal Withdraws From Supreme Court Plea Against Arrest By ED
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Arvind Kejriwal, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna and said since the remand proceedings before the trial court later in the day will clash with the hearing in the apex court, he should be allowed to withdraw the plea.
Abhishek Singhvi said the Chief Minister will contest the remand proceedings before the trial court and then come back to the apex court with another petition.
“You may go there (before trial court). Just write an email to the registry. We will see,” Justice Khanna told Singhvi. “I will write a letter to the registry. I had to mention this again before this court so that it is convenient for your lordships,” Singhvi said.