Arvind Kejriwal
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Arvind Kejriwal refused to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on January 3 for the third time. Earlier, for the first time, he had refused to appear before the agency on the grounds of being busy with elections and for the second time, it was a pre-scheduled program of Vipassana. He described his inquiry as politically motivated and raised questions on its propriety. Now the question being asked is that after Kejriwal did not appear before the investigating agency ED for three consecutive times, what are his options? Kejriwal, who has been a top class officer, would also be aware of the possible consequences of not following the orders of a constitutional body. Now the agency has the option to arrest him. What situation would arise if the agency arrested him and who would benefit from it?
Constitutional expert Ashwini Kumar Dubey said that the Enforcement Directorate is a semi-judicial body. She can arrest Arvind Kejriwal for disobeying her orders. To avoid any kind of chaos, she can ask Delhi Police to cooperate in the arrest of Kejriwal. Now that it has become clear that Arvind Kejriwal is deliberately and despite time, avoiding appearing before the investigating agency, there is no longer any need for the Enforcement Directorate to issue a notice for appearance once again.
Supreme Court lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain said that the investigating agency can also apply pressure through the High Court to comply with its orders, but it has the power to issue warrants with time, and in case of non-appearance, non-bailable warrants can be issued. Have the right to do. It depends on the discretion of the agency as to which option it deems appropriate to adopt for fulfillment of its order.
