What happened
The Delhi High Court gave Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak one final opportunity to reply to the Central Bureau of Investigation petition challenging their discharge in the Delhi excise policy case.
In a separate matter, a Delhi court allowed jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid to attend the Monsoon Session of Parliament from July 20 to August 13 while remaining in custody.
Background and earlier position
The excise policy case has remained a major legal and political issue in Delhi, with discharge orders and prosecution challenges shaping the next stage of proceedings. A discharge challenge matters because it tests whether the prosecution has enough material to continue the case against specific accused persons.
Engineer Rashid has been in Tihar Jail since 2019 after his arrest over allegations related to funding separatist and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir. The custody parole order is relevant because it shows how courts can balance incarceration with the need for a sitting Member of Parliament to attend a constitutional session.
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