Supreme Court to take up Kejriwal’s plea against arrest soon

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being taken away from his residence following his arrest on Thursday.

New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will take up Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against his arrest by the ED (Enforcement Directorate) soon in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.

Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.

The CJI asked Singhvi to mention his plea before a bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna.

Singhvi then rushed to Justice Khanna’s court and mentioned the matter.

Justice Khanna said Kejriwal’s plea would be heard by a three-judge bench which will assemble in a while.

Kejriwal had moved the Supreme Court late Thursday after the ED arrested him.