The Delhi High Court on Thursday
refuses to entertain a PIL seeking the removal of Arvind Kejriwal as chief
minister following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise
policy-linked money laundering case.
The high court said at times, personal
interest has to be subordinate to national interest.
"At times, personal interest has to be subordinate to
national interest but that is his personal call. We are a court of law and have
to go by the law. Your remedy does not lie here, it lies elsewhere. You go
before the competent forum," a bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and
Justice Manmeet PS Arora said.
The bench said it has recently
dismissed a similar PIL seeking removal of Kejriwal from the post of chief
minister and thus, it cannot take a different view.
As the court refused to interfere in
the issue, petitioner Vishnu Gupta's lawyer said he has instructions to
withdraw the petition and that he will approach the Lieutenant Governor with
his plea.
The court disposed of
the plea while allowing the petitioner to withdraw the petition.