Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a criminal contempt of court notice to the state’s former chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal, along with AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Manish Sisodia,
Saurabh Bharadwaj and others, for allegedly “vilifying” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma through a targeted campaign across social media platforms.
The notice was issued by a division bench, comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja. The court has asked all the alleged contemnors to submit their responses within four weeks.
The court has also directed the Registry to keep the copies of the ‘derogatory’ material, which triggered the criminal contempt.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma was hearing the plea filed by CBI against discharge of all accused in the excise policy case. The judge has now transferred the case to another bench.
