Delhi High Court gives four weeks to Kejriwal, other AAP leaders to respond to criminal contempt case
The Delhi High Court has granted AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, four weeks to respond to a criminal contempt case regarding alleged social media vilification of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The court has ordered the registry to provide the necessary case materials to the respondents.
Why it matters
This case highlights the intersection of judicial independence, political discourse, and the legal boundaries of social media criticism.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal told the court that he was yet to receive the material that formed the basis of the contempt case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) gave four weeks to AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and others to respond to a criminal contempt case initiated against them for their "vilifying" social media posts against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
The senior counsel for Mr. Kejriwal told a Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja that he was yet to receive the material that formed the basis of the contempt case. A similar submission was also made by the lawyers appearing for other parties.
The Bench asked the registry to supply the material to the respondents and said, "Reply by respondents be filed in four weeks.”
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