New Delhi:

The Supreme Court docket immediately threw a query to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on why Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested simply earlier than the final elections started.

Mr Kejriwal had challenged his arrest within the Delhi liquor coverage case.

Explaining the explanation behind why the query of the timing of the arrest arose, Justice Sanjeev Khanna advised the ED to make it clear whether or not the central company can take up legal proceedings with out having gone by judicial proceedings within the case.

The Bench additionally comprising Justice Dipankar Datta requested Further Solicitor Basic SV Raju to answer on the query of the timing of the arrest, and stated, “Life and liberty are exceedingly necessary. You possibly can’t deny that.”

“No attachment motion has been taken to date on this case, and if it has been accomplished, then present how Kejriwal is concerned within the matter,” Justice Khanna stated. “Inform me, why the arrest earlier than the final elections?” he stated.

The Supreme Court docket famous that within the matter linked to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the investigators have claimed they’ve discovered materials, however in Mr Kejriwal’s case nothing has been introduced up.

The Supreme Court docket advised the ED to elucidate why there was such an enormous hole between the start of proceedings and the arrest. The court docket then ordered the ED to reply on Friday.

Mr Kejriwal, who has determined to proceed as Chief Minister from jail, is being stored in Delhi’s Tihar underneath judicial custody after his arrest on March 21.

The Supreme Court docket had issued discover to ED on April 15 and sought its response to Mr Kejriwal’s problem in opposition to his arrest.

On April 9, the Delhi Excessive Court docket upheld Mr Kejriwal’s arrest, saying there was no illegality and the ED was left with “little choice” after he skipped summons and refused to affix the investigation.

The Aam Aadmi Celebration’s (AAP) election marketing campaign is being managed by celebration leaders Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, together with different senior celebration colleagues. Mr Kejriwal’s spouse Sunita has additionally joined in reaching out to her husband’s supporters.