‘Not a film with sequels’: Delhi High Court dismisses third plea seeking removal of Kejriwal as CM, imposes ₹50k cost on petitioner

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rebuked Sandeep Kumar, a former AAP MLA, for filing a petition seeking the removal of Arvind Kejriwal from his post of Delhi Chief Minister, and imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on him for “making a mockery of the system”. This is the third such petition that has been filed seeking similar directives.

A Bench of acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that Mr. Kumar was aware of the court’s dismissal of earlier petitions seeking the ousting of Mr. Kejriwal, but had, despite that, filed an identical plea to “gain publicity”.

“This is not like a James Bond movie where we can have sequels. The Lieutenant-Governor will take a call on this. You are trying to involve us in a political thicket, that is all,” the court told Mr. Kumar.