Delhi High Court Overturns Kejriwal COVID Rent Relief Order

The Delhi High Court has modified a previous court order that directed the government to enforce a COVID-era rent relief promise made by then-Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. A single-judge bench had earlier ruled that the government must act on Kejriwal's assurance to pay rent for tenants financially impacted by the pandemic. Today's ruling changes that directive. The court's modification alters the legal requirement placed on the administration regarding the implementation of the former chief minister's verbal commitment from 2020.