Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has requested permission to meet with his lawyers more than twice a week while in prison. Both the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and prison authorities have objected to this request. The Delhi High Court has heard arguments from all parties and reserved its decision.



Kejriwal seeks extra legal meetings with his lawyers Kejriwal is seeking permission from the High Court to hold two additional meetings per week with his lawyers via video conferencing. The ED and Tihar Jail officials argue that such a request is unfair and could be an abuse of privileges. They maintain that the law should be applied equally to everyone. Tihar Jail officials stated that many prisoners have multiple cases but are only permitted two legal meetings per week.



The Court has reserved its judgment Special Public Prosecutor Johaib Hussain, representing the ED, alleged that Kejriwal might be using these meetings to send directives to Delhi government ministers. After hearing the arguments, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna has reserved the court’s decision. The jail officials’ lawyer argued that Kejriwal initially requested two additional physical meetings but is now seeking virtual meetings, which should not alter the established rules of allowing only two meetings per week. The ED's lawyer noted that a similar request was previously denied by a High Court division bench in a public interest petition. Senior Advocate Ramesh Gupta, representing Kejriwal, countered these arguments, stating that the ED should not interfere as Kejriwal is in judicial custody, and the prison authorities are the primary parties involved. He clarified that Kejriwal had communicated with his ministers while in police custody, not during his current judicial imprisonment in Tihar Jail.