New Delhi: A plea seeking the removal of AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal as Chief Minister of Delhi was dismissed by a Delhi High Court Bench led by Chief Justice Manmohan, who said, “Let democracy take its own course.” This marked the third such plea to be discarded by the court, reports said.
Addressing the matter, the court declined to offer guidance to Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena regarding Kejriwal to step down, stating, “He doesn’t need our guidance. We are nobody to advise him. He will do whatever he has to, in accordance with the law.”
The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Hindu Sena, seeking direction to Lt. Saxena to instruct Kejriwal to resign. The petitioner was urged to prioritize national interest over personal issues and advised to raise the issue before an alternative forum if they persisted.
This recent plea follows similar dismissals by the court last week and in January, prior Kejriwal’s arrest on March 21 in connection with an alleged liquor policy scam. In response to these pleas, the court reiterated that the removal of a sitting Chief Minister falls beyond the scope of judicial interference and must be examined by other branches of the government in accordance with the law.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Delhi CM , questioned the timing of the arrest during arguments for interim relief on Wednesday. Singhvi stressed that the arrest appeared to be a strategic move aimed at crushing AAP’s position before the upcoming general elections rather than a legal necessity.
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