Courtroom Clash: High Stakes in Delhi Liquor Policy Case

The Delhi High Court granted a final opportunity on Thursday for Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and other defendants to file their responses to the Enforcement Directorate's plea. The plea seeks to have 'unwarranted' remarks removed from a trial court's ruling, in the contentious liquor policy case.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that only one respondent had filed a reply and set April 22 as the hearing date. The court had previously extended the deadline to April 2 for responses to the ED's plea, challenging the trial court's comments that were unrelated to the core charges.

The ED claims the remarks were out of context and could harm public perception. The trial court had previously discharged Kejriwal and others, critiquing the CBI's case as speculative, lacking in evidence, and not meeting the threshold for a criminal trial, while also discussing broader constitutional concerns.