HC allows Kejriwal to hold two additional meetings with lawyers every week in jail

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has allowed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to hold two additional virtual meetings with his lawyers every week. The court has given this permission to deal with special circumstances.

Kejriwal, who is in jail under the excise scam, could till now hold two meetings a week with his lawyers as per jail rules. Justice Nina Bansal Krishna, while pronouncing the order in this regard today, granted relief to Kejriwal.

The AAP leader’s counsel had said that Kejriwal has around 35 cases pending against him across the country and he needs to hold two additional meetings with his lawyers through video conferencing for a fair trial of the cases.

This was strongly opposed by the counsel for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Tihar jail authorities. The AAP leader was arrested by the CBI from Tihar Jail on June 26.