The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) granted time till April 2 to former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to expunge “unwarranted” remarks made against the agency by a trial court here while discharging the accused in the liquor policy case.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma expressed displeasure over the request for more time by the lawyers appearing for Mr Kejriwal and other accused, and said it would fix a date for final hearing in the matter during the next hearing on April 2.
“I don’t know why you are not filing a reply. You should have filed a reply if you think you really needed to file a reply. They are only saying judge should not have written something that he has written,” the Judge said.
The ED’s counsel said there was no need to file replies to its petition and that this was an attempt to delay the case.
Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for ED, contended that the agency’s petition has no impact on the accused, as the challenge was limited to the trial court judge’s observations against the agency when it discharged Mr Kejriwal, Mr Sisodia and others in the CBI case.
