New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday ordered Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear before it on February 17 regarding a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for skipping summons in a case linked to the excise policy. The court noted that prima facie, the AAP chief was "legally bound" to comply.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra said that Kejriwal "purportedly failed" to appear before the investigating agency, and summoned him for the offence under Section 174 of the IPC (non-attendance in obedience to an order from a public servant). In its complaint, the ED alleged that the Delhi Chief Minister intentionally avoided obeying the summons and kept providing "lame excuses". The agenc...