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The “need and necessity” of arrest

The Court’s decision to refer an issue around the legality of Kejriwal’s arrest to a larger bench could widen the scope of judicial review.

21st Jul 2024

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Arvind Kejriwal’s challenge to ED arrest: Judgement Summary

The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal. Meanwhile, the legality of his arrest was referred to a larger bench

17th Jul 2024

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After the break

The Court’s first week back saw a number of decisions including interim bail for Arvind Kejriwal, a review petition and Collegium activity

14th Jul 2024

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SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal in ED case; refers question of legality of arrest to a larger bench

Bench said that the question of the 'need and necessity of arrest' is open even as the Delhi CM will have to stay in jail in the CBI case

12th Jul 2024

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Arvind Kejriwal withdraws plea challenging Delhi High Court’s interim stay order from Supreme Court

A Vacation Bench permitted the Delhi CM to file a fresh petition challenging the Delhi High Court’s stay

26th Jun 2024

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Won’t repeat High Court’s mistake, if any, Supreme Court says in Arvind Kejriwal’s Bail plea

The Supreme Court heard a challenge to the Delhi High Court’s interim stay on Arvind Kejriwal’s bail order by the trial court

24th Jun 2024

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A tale of two Chief Ministers

Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren were both arrested by the ED in PMLA cases. Why did only one of them get interim bail to campaign?

26th May 2024

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Supreme Court reserves judgement in Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest

The ED argued that reasonable suspicion of guilt is enough to determine whether a person could be arrested under PMLA

17th May 2024

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Sufficient material to implicate Arvind Kejriwal, Enforcement Directorate argues

The ED argued that Arvind Kejriwal bypassed procedures by directly approaching the High Court to challenge his arrest

16th May 2024

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Kejriwal’s interim bail lays the ground for a ‘public interest’ argument in personal liberty cases

The Delhi CM’s release to participate in campaigning suggests that the operation of special laws must meet constitutional parameters.

11th May 2024

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What are the interim bail conditions for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal?

The Supreme Court observed that Kejriwal was not a threat to society as he had no criminal antecedents

10th May 2024

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Supreme Court grants interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till 1 June 2024

The Bench directed Kejriwal to report back to judicial custody on 2 June, two days prior to the 2024 Lok Sabha Election Results

10th May 2024

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