Not James Bond movie with sequels: HC deprecates repeated pleas for Kejriwal's removal as CM
Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed its displeasure over repeated petitions seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal as the chief minister after his arrest despite the previous pleas having been dismissed, saying unlike the James Bond movies there cannot be sequels to such legal prayers. The court said once it has dealt with the issue and opined that it fell in the executive's domain, there should not be any «repeat litigation».
A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan pulled up petitioner Sandeep Kumar, a former AAP MLA, who sought Kerjiwal's ouster from the office, for trying to drag the court into a "political thicket" and imposed costs of Rs 50,000 on him.
«This is not like a James Bond movie where we will have sequels. (Lt) Governor will take a call on this. You are trying to involve us in a political thicket, that's all,» remarked the court during the hearing.
The bench, also comprising Justice Manmeet P S Arora, orally reaffirmed that it cannot impose the governor's rule in the capital.
In the order, the court said the plea filed by the petitioner despite being aware of dismissal of earlier PILs seeking identical relief was indicative of his intention to gain publicity.
Calling the petition «misconceived», the court ordered, «The present writ petition is dismissed with costs of Rs.50,000/- to be deposited with Delhi High Court Staff Welfare Fund within four weeks».
The court, in the course of the hearing, observed that the petitioner was «making a mockery of the system».
On March 28, the court had
