The Delhi High
Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking the removal of AAP leader Arvind
Kejriwal from the post of chief minister following his arrest in the excise
policy-linked money laundering case.
A bench headed by
Acting Chief Justice Manmohan refused to comment on the merits of the issue,
saying the same fell outside the scope of judicial interference.
"It is for
the other wings of the government to examine in accordance with the law,"
the bench, also comprising Justice Manmeet PS Arora, said.
During the
hearing, the court asked petitioner Surjit Singh Yadav's counsel to show the
legal bar on the continuation of Kejriwal as the chief minister.
"There may
be practical difficulties but that is something else. Where is the legal
bar?" the court asked.
The Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) national convener, who was arrested on March 21 and subsequently
remanded to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) custody till March 28 by a Delhi
court, faces allegations of direct involvement in a conspiracy related to the
formulation of the excise policy favouring specific individuals.