Delhi HC denies Arvind Kejriwal protection from coercive action in excise policy case

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal any protection from coercive action in an excise policy-linked money laundering case...

A bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain listed the AAP leaders application seeking protection for further consideration on April 22 when his main petition challenging the summons is fixed for hearing...

He is not attending, Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the ED, said.. Kejriwal has repeatedly refused to appear before the federal anti-money laundering agency, calling the summonses illegal...

The case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering while formulating and executing the Delhi governments excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped...

AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh are in judicial custody in the case.. Kejriwals name has been mentioned multiple times in the charge sheets filed by the ED..

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