Supreme Court Extends Relief To Arvind Kejriwal In 2014 Election Speech Case
NDTV
In the FIR, Arvind Kejriwal has been charged under Section 125 of the Representation of the People (RP) Act, 1951.
The Supreme Court on Monday extended its interim stay on proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case registered against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks against the BJP and the Congress in Uttar Pradesh during the 2014 parliamentary election campaign.
Mr Kejriwal has moved the top court against an order of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court that had in January declined to discharge the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief in the criminal case pending before a trial court at Sultanpur.
In the FIR, Mr Kejriwal has been charged under Section 125 of the Representation of the People (RP) Act, 1951, which pertains to promoting enmity between classes in connection with elections.
An Supreme Court bench of justices K M Joseph and B V Nagarathna deferred the hearing on the matter, noting that a letter for adjournment has been circulated by the Uttar Pradesh government seeking more time to file its reply.
