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 regarding a contempt case initiated by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The case stems from alleged vilifying social media posts targeting the judge in relation to the excise policy case. The politicians have been given four weeks to respond before the next hearing scheduled for August 4.
- ▪The Delhi High Court initiated contempt proceedings against AAP leaders over social media posts.
- ▪Justice Sharma accused Kejriwal of orchestrating a vilification campaign against her.
- ▪The politicians have four weeks to file their response to the court's notice.
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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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