On Monday the Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking release of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on extra ordinary interim bail in all the criminal cases registered by against him, including the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which are pending for inquiry, till completion of his tenure.
‘The petition is not maintainable as Kejriwal is in judicial custody and has the means to approach court and file appropriate proceedings’, said a division bench including Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora
The bench also found it strange that petitioner had to extend personal bond in favour of Kejriwal and undertakes that Kejriwal will not influence witnesses. It said, ‘The petitioner holds no power of attorney for Respondent no. 5 (Kejriwal) to make such statements or hold personal bonds’.
The bench added: ‘Respondent no. 5 (Kejriwal) is in judicial custody and has the means to approach court and file appropriate proceedings which in fact he has done before this court as well as the Apex Court. Consequently, no relaxation of principle of locus standi is called for’.
The PIL was filed by a fourth year law student, under the name ‘We the people of India’. He has said that he has used the title just because he does not want any fame or gain. The petition was moved through Advocate Karan Pal Singh.
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