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Court reserves order. Hearing ends.

Hegde also makes rejoinder submissions.

Court records that Kejriwal had sought permission of court to leave.

Farasat starts rejoinder.

Mehta concludes.

Farasat asks court to list matter day after tomorrow for rejoinder as Kejriwal is not present.

I said i will conclude this today because this should not be escalated to any more extent: Court

Mehta: MP MLA stands on different footing. This needs to be dismissed with costs. I am urging that contempt action be initiated.

Mehta: One argument was your ladyship gave small date. HCs and trial courts are under mandate… in MP MLA cases, the SC has directed. People don’t understand this. There is a direction to dispose of cases expeditiously.

There is a standing order which I am bound to follow: Court

Mehta: It is a matter of institutional respect. There are several things going on in country. Its a question of how system is made to function with honesty. if this is the standard, would the case decide cases on basis of what public feels? For social media posts? For social media you need few things, phone, data and lot of time. We don’t go by media posts.

Mehta refers to a judgment, he says “Even a lawyer signing such application containing scandalous allegations and contemptuous averments is also held guilty. I am not pitching that high in this case.“

Mehta: An apprehensive man can apprehend anything that tomorrow the lightening can strike. It can be a tactic also.