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• 16 Aug 2026
  Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) / Brought, and is challenging the discharge in the Delhi High Court / Delhi excise policy case (CBI)Allegation
  • The CBI’s revision petition calls the discharge order patently illegal and perverse and says the trial court conducted a mini-trial. Kejriwal and Sisodia sought its dismissal as non-maintainable, saying it was filed within four hours of the discharge order. Justice Manoj Jain was to hear it on 17 August 2026.PTI (via The Tribune) · Excise case: Delhi High Court to hear CBI challenge to Kejriwal's discharge on August 17
• 16 Aug 2026
  Arvind Kejriwal / National convener of / Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
  • The report describes him as AAP national convener and former Delhi chief minister.PTI (via The Tribune) · Excise case: Delhi High Court to hear CBI challenge to Kejriwal's discharge on August 17
• 27 Feb 2026
  Arvind Kejriwal / Discharged by a Delhi trial court, 27 February 2026 / Delhi excise policy case (CBI)
  • A Delhi court discharged Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 others by refusing to take cognisance of the CBI chargesheet against them. Business Standard reports that Special Judge Jitendra Singh rapped the CBI for lapses in the investigation and said there was no cogent evidence against Kejriwal.Business Standard · CBI to appeal against discharge of Kejriwal, Sisodia in excise policy case
• 27 Feb 2026
  Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) / Brought, and is challenging the discharge in the Delhi High Court / Delhi excise policy case (CBI)Allegation
  • A CBI spokesperson said the agency would appeal in the high court immediately, since several aspects of the investigation had been “ignored or not considered adequately” by the trial court.Business Standard · CBI to appeal against discharge of Kejriwal, Sisodia in excise policy case
• 27 Feb 2026
  Manish Sisodia / Discharged by a Delhi trial court, 27 February 2026 / Delhi excise policy case (CBI)
  • Business Standard reports that the court discharged Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others, and that the judge said there was no prima facie case against Sisodia and the other accused.Business Standard · CBI to appeal against discharge of Kejriwal, Sisodia in excise policy case
• 27 Feb 2026
  K Kavitha / Discharged by a Delhi trial court, 27 February 2026 / Delhi excise policy case (CBI)
  • Business Standard reports that Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha was among the 21 others discharged with Kejriwal and Sisodia.Business Standard · CBI to appeal against discharge of Kejriwal, Sisodia in excise policy case
• 13 Sep 2024
  Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) / Arrested, 26 June 2024 / Arvind KejriwalAllegation
  • Business Standard reports that the CBI arrested him on 26 June 2024 in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy, after the Enforcement Directorate had taken him into custody in March 2024. It reports that Kejriwal and the AAP leadership have consistently denied the charges, calling them politically motivated.Business Standard · SC grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal: Here's what he's not allowed to do
• 13 Sep 2024
  Supreme Court of India / Granted bail to, 13 September 2024 / Arvind Kejriwal
  • A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan granted him bail in the CBI case on a bond of Rs 10 lakh and two sureties. Business Standard reports the conditions: no public comment on the merits of the case, attendance at trial court hearings, no visits to his office or the Delhi Secretariat, and no signing of official documents unless essential and approved by the Lieutenant Governor.Business Standard · SC grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal: Here's what he's not allowed to do
• 9 Aug 2024
  Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) / Arrested, 26 February 2023 / Manish SisodiaAllegation
  • The Tribune reports he was arrested by the CBI on 26 February 2023 for his alleged role in the excise policy case and resigned from the Delhi cabinet two days later, and that the ED arrested him in a related money laundering case on 9 March 2023. His counsel told the Supreme Court there was no evidence against him.The Tribune · Supreme Court grants bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy scam
• 9 Aug 2024
  Supreme Court of India / Granted bail to, 9 August 2024 / Manish Sisodia
  • A bench led by Justice BR Gavai, with Justice KV Viswanathan, granted bail in the CBI and ED cases, saying that about 17 months in custody without the trial starting had deprived him of his right to a speedy trial. The conditions included a Rs 10 lakh bond with two sureties, surrender of his passport and reporting to the investigating officer every Monday and Thursday.The Tribune · Supreme Court grants bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy scam
• 9 Aug 2024
  Manish Sisodia / Senior leader of / Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
  • The Tribune describes him as a senior AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister.The Tribune · Supreme Court grants bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy scam
• 21 Mar 2024
  Enforcement Directorate (ED) / Arrested, 21 March 2024 / Arvind KejriwalAllegation
  • Deccan Herald reports that the ED arrested him in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, hours after the Delhi High Court refused to entertain his plea against coercive action, and that the arrest was recorded around 8:30 pm. It reports he had refused to appear before the ED at least nine times, calling its summons illegal, and that the AAP alleged the agency was acting for the Narendra Modi government.Deccan Herald · Arvind Kejriwal arrested by ED in Delhi excise policy case
• 21 Mar 2024
  Enforcement Directorate (ED) / Arrested, March 2024 / K KavithaAllegation
  • Deccan Herald reports, on 21 March 2024, that BRS leader K Kavita had been arrested in the money laundering case the week before.Deccan Herald · Arvind Kejriwal arrested by ED in Delhi excise policy case
• 15 Feb 2024
  Supreme Court of India / Declared unconstitutional, 15 February 2024 / Electoral Bonds Scheme
  • A five-judge Constitution Bench held that the scheme violated the voter’s right to information under Article 19(1)(a), saying information about party funding is essential to vote effectively. It also struck down the amendments made through the Finance Act, 2017 to the Representation of the People Act, the Income-tax Act and the Companies Act. The Centre had maintained that the scheme was an “absolutely transparent” mode of political funding.The Tribune · Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional; stops its sale forthwith
• 15 Feb 2024
  DY Chandrachud / Led the bench that struck down the scheme / Supreme Court of India
  • The bench was led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and included Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. Justice Khanna wrote a separate but concurring judgment.The Tribune · Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional; stops its sale forthwith
• 15 Feb 2024
  Supreme Court of India / Ordered to stop issuing bonds and submit all details by 6 March 2024 / State Bank of India (SBI)
  • The court ordered the State Bank of India to stop issuing electoral bonds immediately and to submit all details to the Election Commission by 6 March.The Tribune · Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional; stops its sale forthwith
• 15 Feb 2024
  Supreme Court of India / Ordered to make all donations public by 13 March 2024 / Election Commission of India
  • The court ordered the Election Commission to make all donations public by 13 March, and bonds still within their 15-day validity to be returned by parties to the buyers.The Tribune · Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional; stops its sale forthwith
• 15 Feb 2024
  Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) / Challenged in a 2017 petition / Electoral Bonds Scheme
  • In its 2017 public interest petition, ADR alleged corruption and subversion of democracy through illicit and foreign funding of parties. Its counsel, Prashant Bhushan, called the ruling “a salutary judgment which will enhance our democratic process.”The Tribune · Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional; stops its sale forthwith
• 15 Feb 2024
  CPI(M) / Challenged in the Supreme Court / Electoral Bonds Scheme
  • The Tribune reports that, besides ADR, the CPI(M) and Common Cause also challenged the scheme.The Tribune · Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional; stops its sale forthwith
• 15 Feb 2024
  Common Cause / Challenged in the Supreme Court / Electoral Bonds Scheme
  • The Tribune reports that, besides ADR, the CPI(M) and Common Cause also challenged the scheme.The Tribune · Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional; stops its sale forthwith
• 15 Feb 2024
  State Bank of India (SBI) / Sold the bonds and knew the buyers / Electoral Bonds Scheme
  • The Tribune explains that a buyer’s identity stayed secret from everybody except the SBI, from which the bonds had to be bought.The Tribune · Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional; stops its sale forthwith