Plea in Delhi HC against Sunita Kejriwal, others for allegedly violating video conferencing rules
May 29, 2024
New Delhi [India], May 29 : A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and others, seeking action for violating the court's video conferencing rules.
The plea alleges that Sunita Kejriwal and others illegally recorded the proceedings of the trial court when Delhi Chief Monister was produced before the trial court on March 28, 2024.
The plea moved by one Vaibhav Singh, a practising lawyer, alleged that Sunita and others not only recorded the proceedings in an unauthorised manner but also shared the same on social media.
The post regarding this audio/video recording was circulated on X with the hashtag #MoneyTrailExposedByKejriwal.
"The circumstances in which the audio/video recording went viral smell deep conspiracy by the political parties to malign the image of the judiciary and mislead the common people of this nation and also to show the general public that the judiciary is working on the behest of the government and under the pressure of the Central Government," the plea stated.
Arvind Kejriwal narrated his story along with facts to the special judge which was about 9-9:30 minutes long as per the recording which is widely circulated on various social media platforms.
"Several members of the Aam Aadmi Party including members of various other opposition parties have intentionally and deliberately made the audio and video recordings of the court proceedings and circulated them on social media platforms with the willful intention to malign and manipulate the court proceedings," the plea read.