Rs 1 Lakh Penalty For Petition To Set Up Arvind Kejriwal's Office In Jail
NDTV
The bench also said that it can neither impose censorship by directing the media not to air views nor stop political opponents from making statements calling for Arvind Kejriwal's resignation.
Rejecting it as 'not maintainable', the Delhi High Court today imposed a Rs one lakh penalty on a petitioner, who sought permission and facilities for Arvind Kejriwal to set up the chief minister's office in jail to govern the union territory from judicial custody.
Filed by advocate Shrikant Prasad, the PIL petition sought to facilitate virtual conferencing arrangements for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to engage with cabinet ministers, ensuring uninterrupted governance. It also sought to restrain media houses from sensationalising news about the chief minister's potential resignation and the imposition of President's Rule in the national capital.
On Wednesday, a division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan observed that since Mr Kejriwal has already filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by ED and that the top court is considering the issue of interim release, no orders for allowing him to interact with cabinet ministers through virtual conferencing is called for in the PIL.
