Delhi High Court Rules Kejriwal's Rent Assurance During COVID-19 Not Enforceable
Delhi HC sets aside 2021 order, says Kejriwal’s rent assurance not enforceable
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The Delhi High Court ruled that a rent assurance made by former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a press conference in March 2020 is not enforceable. The court overturned a previous order requiring the Delhi government to fulfill this promise, stating the assurance was made spontaneously and cannot be legally binding.
- 01Delhi High Court deemed Kejriwal's rent assurance non-enforceable.
- 02The assurance was made during a press conference on March 29, 2020.
- 03The court overturned a 2021 order requiring the government to act on this assurance.
- 04The ruling came in response to petitions from daily wage labourers and a landlord.
- 05Judges noted the statement was made 'on the spur of the moment'.
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On April 6, 2026, the Delhi High Court ruled that the rent assurance made by Arvind Kejriwal, the then Chief Minister of Delhi, during a press conference on March 29, 2020, is not enforceable. The court found that the statement, made in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, was spontaneous and lacked legal binding. This decision overturned a 2021 High Court order that had directed the Delhi government to implement the assurance following petitions from daily wage labourers and a landlord. The Bench, comprising Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla, emphasized that such assurances cannot be enforced based on the circumstances in which they were made.
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This ruling affects daily wage labourers who relied on the assurance for rent support during the pandemic.
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