From supporting the Supreme Court Collegium to now casting aspersions on its integrity, AAP and Arvind Kejriwal have weaved alarmist narratives around the judiciary to lend credence to their conspiracy theory that the Modi government is somehow taking over the judiciary
The Delhi Police case, under FIR 59/2020, does not say he threw a stone and set a car on fire. It says he did something courts have repeatedly found much more serious. He helped plan the violence, as part of what police call a 'larger conspiracy,' carried out through speeches, WhatsApp groups and planned road blockades timed for maximum disruption.
"The office of the prime minister has a certain sanctity attached. If his decisions are not to be trusted and are to be seen as necessarily a bad faith exercise, then why not have a provision that even while selecting his cabinet, he must consult some other former judge or outsider," submitted solicitor-general Tushar Mehta.
In its March 2026 judgment, the apex court upheld the High Court's decision, holding that a person professing Christianity cannot claim the legal protections available under the SC/ST Act because Scheduled Caste status is recognised only for persons professing Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism.