Kejriwal and his ministers had been on a hunger strike since 11 June evening to press for their demands, including a direction to IAS officers to end their strike and action against those who have hindered work.
Considering that the deadlock between Delhi CM and IAS officers has been broke, the Delhi High Court said there is no urgency in hearing the pleas against the recent sit-in dharna by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the alleged strike led by IAS officers.
"Deadlock is broken. There is no urgency," a bench of justices AK Chawla and Navin Chawla said. The bench also asked the petitioners if they would want to withdraw their respective petitions in the matter.
However, the petitioners, including Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta, chose to continue pursuing the matter. The court, thereafter, listed all the matters for hearing on August 3.
There are two petitions, one by the BJP leader against the recent sit-in hunger strike by Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues — Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain — at the office of Lieutenant Governor, Anil Baijal.
The other plea against Kejriwal's strike was moved by a lawyer, Hari Nath Ram, who also moved the Supreme Court after the Delhi HC declined to pass an interim order on 18 June. The apex court is likely to hear the matter in July.
Kejriwal and his ministers had been on a hunger strike since 11 June evening to press for their demands, including a direction to IAS officers to end their strike and action against those who have hindered work. It was called-off a day after the high court on 18 June had virtually disapproved the protest by questioning its authorisation.
The court had also observed that strikes or dharnas are held outside and not inside someone's workplace or residence. Apart from the pleas against Kejriwal's protest, two separate petitions have been moved by lawyers, Umesh Gupta and Prashant Manchanda against the absence of Delhi's IAS officers in meetings.
Manchanda, whose plea was filed two days ago, has alleged "breakdown of the administrative machinery" due to bureaucrats boycotting meetings.
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