Non-bailable warrants issued against Manish Sisodia, Yadav and Arvind Kejriwal

A Delhi court Tuesday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and national president of Swaraj India Yogendra Yadav, after all the three failed to appear before the court in a 2013 defamation case filed by advocate Surendra Kumar Sharma.

Following this, the counsel for Kejriwal and Sisodia, advocate Rishikesh Kumar, moved an application before the court seeking a stay on the NBW against the two till the next date of hearing. Kumar informed the court that during the last hearing, the court had only directed Yadav to appear in person.

In a handwritten application, Kumar said there was a certain confusion regarding the appearance. The matter is listed for Wednesday before additional chief metropolitan magistrate Samar Vishal.