Arvind Kejriwal seeks urgent listing of interim bail plea in Supreme Court on medical grounds

Delhi CM Kejriwal seeks extension of interim bail for medical tests, Supreme Court to decide on urgent listing.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on May 28 sought an urgent listing in the Supreme Court of his plea seeking extension of his interim bail by seven days for undergoing certain medical tests.

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 “Honourable CJI” because the judgement has been reserved in the main matter.

The Bench asked Mr. Singhvi why the plea of Mr. Kejriwal was not mentioned for urgent listing last week when Justice Dipankar Datta, one of the judges of the main Bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna which had granted the interim bail to the Chief Minister, was sitting on the vacation Bench.

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.

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The Chief Minister, in his fresh plea filed on May 26, said he would 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.