In Srinagar, scores of AAP workers assembled near the Press Enclave to protest against Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Delhi on Thursday night.
As soon as the party members tried to take out the march, police dispersed them and detained a few protestors, officials said.
Speaking to reporters, Aam Aadmi Party leader Nawab Nasir said Kejriwal's arrest was against the democratic norms.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday withdrew from the Supreme Court his plea against arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, hours after the apex court said the petition would be heard during the day.
The apex court, which had around 10.45 am said the plea would be heard by a three-judge bench, was informed by Kejriwal's counsel around 12.15 pm that they are withdrawing the petition and would contest the remand proceedings before the trial court.
The plea was initially mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, said he was mentioning a matter of "some significance and urgency".
"If this process goes on, I am very sorry to say, before the first vote is cast, a lot of senior leaders will be behind bars. I am imploring your lordships to take it up urgently either in the middle of the board or the end of the board," Singhvi said.
The CJI said a special three-judge bench is convening in Justice Sanjiv Khanna's court, and Singhvi can mention the matter before that bench.
"The special bench is over, almost," the senior counsel said.
"Then you can go right away to Justice Khanna and it will be taken up," the CJI said, adding, "Just go to that bench because that bench is available."
"You can just mention that the Chief Justice has assigned it to Justice Sanjiv Khanna's court," Justice Chandrachud told Singhvi.
The apex court, which had around 10.45 am said the plea would be heard by a three-judge bench, was informed by Kejriwal's counsel around 12.15 pm that they are withdrawing the petition and would contest the remand proceedings before the trial court.
The plea was initially mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, said he was mentioning a matter of "some significance and urgency".
"If this process goes on, I am very sorry to say, before the first vote is cast, a lot of senior leaders will be behind bars. I am imploring your lordships to take it up urgently either in the middle of the board or the end of the board," Singhvi said.
The CJI said a special three-judge bench is convening in Justice Sanjiv Khanna's court, and Singhvi can mention the matter before that bench.
"The special bench is over, almost," the senior counsel said.
"Then you can go right away to Justice Khanna ji and it will be taken up," the CJI said, adding, "Just go to that bench because that bench is available."
"You can just mention that the Chief Justice has assigned it to Justice Sanjiv Khanna's court," Justice Chandrachud told Singhvi.
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