NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court on Monday denied Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal two additional meetings with his lawyers through video conferencing (VC) from Tihar Jail.
Kejriwal is in judicial custody in the Delhi Excise Policy case.
Special judge Kaveri Baweja dismissed the application moved on behalf of Kejriwal.
He had moved an application seeking directions to the jail authorities for granting two additional meetings with his lawyers through VC.
The special judge said, “Learned counsel for applicant has failed to convince the court as to how the applicant is entitled to two additional legal meetings through VC on the same grounds which have been discussed and dealt with in the earlier order. There appears to be no reason whatsoever to take a different view on the basis of the contents of the application under consideration.”
It also said that it is not in dispute that a similar application filed by the applicant seeking the same relief of additional legal meetings with his lawyers was dismissed by this court vide a detailed order of April 10, 2024.
The Court observed, “The application under consideration discloses no new/fresh ground to take a view different from the earlier order dated April 10, 2024. The order dated February 22, 2024, and relief granted to co-accused Sanjay Singh have already been discussed and differentiated in the order dated April 10, 2024.”
Thus, having considered the submissions made and the observations already made in the order of April 10, 2024, I see no reason whatsoever to allow the application under consideration. The application is accordingly dismissed,” the Court ordered on July 1.
It was submitted that Kejriwal is facing about 30 litigations throughout the country and requires two additional meetings with his lawyers through VC to discuss the cases and claim his right to fair trial.The counsel for Kejriwal also submitted that, after filing this application, the applicant has been arrested in one more case by the CBI.
Further, co-accused Sanjay Singh was allowed additional legal meetings by an order of February 22, 2024. (ANI)