Arvind Kejriwal's Challenge To ED Arrest : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Mehta: he is in jail, will have to forego his right...whatever rights are there either as MLA or as a political leader. Minister without portfolio is generally not an honorable thing

SG Mehta citing case-laws

Mehta: let facts be presented before Your Lordships. please do not consider in interim

Judges discussing

Mehta: earlier it was about Delhi elections...now he says Punjab elections. Please do not earmark political leaders as a separate class. There are MDs in jail, they can say company is going into bankruptcy and seek interim bail

Mehta: all judgments cited were final orders. he says democracy is basic structure and it's my fundamental right...but so is right to food. large no. of people are languishing in jail. is a common man's right lesser?

Singhvi: I will make a statement that he will not sign any files, with a condition that LG may not stop any work on the ground that I have not signed any file

Singhvi: I am not saying anything which would prejudice. Let it be my statement

J Datta: if elections were not there, there would be no question of interim bail

J Khanna: this is question of proprietary... public interest. Don't want interference in govt functioning

Singhvi: there is a new excise policy

Singhvi: the whole country would be watching me, especially ED. this will be very humiliating. for 1.5 years, nothing was done

J Khanna: We make it clear, we don't want you to be performing official duties if we release you

Singhvi: As a sitting CM, there is no prohibition

J Khanna: suppose we release you, and you are allowed to participate in elections, you will be performing official duties...it can have cascading effects