Why Supreme Court Registry denied Arvind Kejriwal extension of interim bail

A Supreme Court Registrar recently rejected an application filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking extension of his interim bail by one week in the Delhi Excise Policy case. (Shri Arvind Kejriwal v. Directorate of Enforcement).Registrar (Judicial Listing) Pavanesh D in an order passed on May 28 said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader cannot seek extension of interim relief when the decision on his main plea is pending."Order XV Rule 5 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, enables the Registrar to refuse receiving a petition on the ground that it discloses no reasonable cause or is frivolous or contains scandalous matter. When the prayer made by the Applicant in this Application is considered, I am of the opinion that no reasonable cause or grounds are made out by the Applicant to entertain this application.".Kejriwal had sought the extension on medical grounds, stating that he required 5-7 days to undergo tests after campaigning for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. A diabetes patient, the Delhi CM said that he needed this time to avoid any potential long term damage to his health.However, the Registrar observed that the relief sought was 'misconceived' and 'directly in conflict' with the apex court order."It is well settled that interim relief can be sought only in aid to the main relief. The relief sought for is beyond the scope of the main appeal since the issue relating to the validity of arrest of the Applicant is in question and not relating to his release on bail...For all these reasons, I refuse to receive the present application, as it does not disclose any reasonable cause for being entertained.".The ED’s probe against Kejriwal stems from a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2022 on a complaint made by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.It has been alleged that a criminal conspiracy was hatched by AAP leaders, including Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others to create loopholes in the Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22 to favour some liquor sellers.Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21, two days after the first phase of elections began.The top court had on May 17 reserved its verdict on Kejriwal's plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta had on May 10 granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 so that he can campaign for the parliamentary elections..On Tuesday, a vacation bench of the Supreme Court declined to pass any direction to list the Delhi Chief Minister's plea seeking extension of his interim bail.Notably, Kejriwal today moved the Rouse Avenue Court for regular bail in the matter..Arvind Kejriwal moves Delhi court for bail in Excise policy case; hearing today