Court To Hear Kejriwal's Plea Next Week

The Delhi High Court has turned down Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's request for an urgent hearing on his petition in which he has challenged his arrest as well as a lower court's order granting the Enforcement Directorate his custody for seven days.

Earlier The Aam Aadmi Party chief was arrested on Thursday in the liquor policy case and, the next day, the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi had remanded him in the ED's custody till March 28. The petition against his arrest had been filed by Mr Kejriwal on Saturday and he had also sought an urgent hearing of the case by Sunday.

The Delhi High Court has, however, said the matter will be listed for reopening on Wednesday, the first working day after the two holidays for Holi. This was confirmed by the high court's registry. 

In his petition filed earlier on Saturday, Mr Kejriwal had termed his arrest as well as the remand order illegal. The high court had refused to grant protection from arrest to the AAP chief on Thursday and he had been taken into custody by the ED hours later._NDTV