SC refuses to entertain plea seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi CM

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition which sought the removal of Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister of Delhi, and said that it was up to the Lieutenant Governor to take a decision on the same.

"It is a matter of propriety, but there is no legal right seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal as CM following his arrest," a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said.

"It is up to the Delhi LG to act if he wants to but we will not interfere," the SC said.


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The top court was hearing a plea of petitioner Kant Bhati challenging the Delhi High Court's order dated April 10 by which his plea was dismissed.

This is not the first time the SC has rejected a plea to remove Kejriwal as the CM of Delhi. The court even imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on a similar petition filed previously.

Kejriwal is currently out on bail till June 1, having been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in their alleged money laundering probe in the Delhi Excise Policy case.

The Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor was granted a bail in the previous week to enable him to campaign during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The results will be announced on June 4, but Kejriwal has been asked to surrender on June 2 and return to Tihar jail, where was lodged.

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