High Court seeks stand of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in criminal contempt case
The Delhi High Court has issued notices to AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in a criminal contempt case. This follows allegations of a social media campaign targeting Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The court has granted the politicians four weeks to respond to the allegations before the next hearing on August 4.
- ▪The contempt proceedings were initiated by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma over social media posts by AAP leaders.
- ▪Justice Sharma accused Kejriwal of orchestrating a vilification campaign against her instead of pursuing legal remedies.
- ▪The court has scheduled the next hearing for August 4, allowing four weeks for the leaders to file their responses.
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) issued notices to AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others in suo motu contempt proceedings initiated by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma over an alleged scandalous social media campaign targeting her.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja issued notice to the politicians on the suo motu contempt case initiated against them by Justice Sharma and granted them four weeks to file their response.“Issue notice. The alleged contemnors will file their response within a period of four weeks from the receipt of notice,” the bench stated, as it listed the case for next hearing on August 4.
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