Kejriwal vs Baijal: Delhi High Court issues notice over prosecutors for farm stir and 2020 riots cases

The Delhi government has challenged L-G Anil Baijal's decision to overturn the appointment of lawyers to argue as public prosecutors in the cases related to violence during the farmers’ protest this year and communal riots in Delhi in 2020.

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice on the Delhi government’s petition challenging Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal’s decision overturning the appointment of a panel of prosecutors to argue cases related to the farmers' protests and the North East Delhi riots. Appearing for the Delhi government, senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued that there could not be any such order by the L-G except under extremely exceptional circumstances.