Delhi's 2021-22 excise policy privatised liquor retail and was withdrawn in 2022 after a chief secretary's report. The CBI and ED investigated alleged kickback…
Delhi closed government-run liquor vends and handed retail to private licence holders under a new licensing structure. Supporters called it reform; critics questioned th…
Delhi's chief secretary reported alleged procedural lapses, and the Lieutenant Governor recommended a CBI inquiry. The government and AAP disputed the allegations.
The CBI registered a corruption FIR on 17 August 2022 and filed a first charge sheet in November. The ED opened a separate money-laundering case under the PMLA.
Vijay Nair, Manish Sisodia, K. Kavitha and Arvind Kejriwal were arrested by the CBI, the ED or both. All deny wrongdoing and are presumed innocent.
The Supreme Court granted bail to Sisodia after about 17 months, then to Kavitha, Nair and Kejriwal, citing long custody and the right to a speedy trial.
A Rouse Avenue court discharged all 23 accused in the CBI case, including Kejriwal, Sisodia and Kavitha, finding no prima facie case and rejecting the alleged overarchin…
The Delhi High Court issued notice, said some trial-court observations appeared prima facie erroneous, stayed remarks against the CBI officer and asked the PMLA court to…
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stepped away from the case and began criminal contempt proceedings over social-media posts about the judge. Justice Manoj Jain took over the…
No. Arguments on the CBI's challenge were set for 5 and 6 October 2026, and the latest order found, on 9 October, rejected Vijay Nair's recall plea. The ED case is separ…
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