Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing of Arvind Kejriwal’s interim bail extension plea
The Hindu
Supreme Court refuses urgent listing of Arvind Kejriwal's plea for bail extension due to medical tests.
The Supreme Court registry on May 29 refused the urgent listing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking extension of his interim bail by seven days for undergoing certain medical tests.
The apex court registry refused to accept the application, saying since Mr. Kejriwal was given liberty to move the trial court for regular bail, the plea is not maintainable.
On Tuesday, a vacation Bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and K.V. Viswanathan took note of the submissions of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the chief minister, and said the decision on the listing of the interim plea can be taken by the CJI as the judgement has been reserved in the main matter.
Mr. Kejriwal has sought an extension of his interim bail by seven days to undergo a host of medical tests, including a PET-CT scan, in view of his "sudden and unexplained weight loss coupled with high ketone levels", which are indicative of kidney, serious cardiac ailments and even cancer.
The chief minister, in his fresh plea filed on May 26, said he will surrender before jail authorities on June 9 instead of June 2, the scheduled date for his return to prison.
The top court had on May 10 granted 21-day interim bail to the chief minister, who was arrested in a money laundering case linked to the excise policy 'scam', to enable him to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.
It had directed that Mr. Kejriwal shall surrender on June 2, a day after the last phase of the seven-phase poll gets over.
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