New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi Marlena seeking relief in a criminal defamation case arising from their remarks alleging deletion of voters' names from electoral rolls in the national capital.
A Bench comprising Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice N.K. Singh took up the matter for hearing. Appearing for the AAP leaders, senior advocate Meenakshi Arora submitted that by an earlier order dated August 18, the Court had observed that the matter be listed on a non-miscellaneous day.
She further contended that the present case is similar to the criminal defamation proceedings pending against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in relation to his "scorpion...