The complainant, Shiv Kumar Saxena, filed a complaint in 2019, that Kejriwal, along with Matiala MLA Gulab Singh and Dwarka A ward councilor Nitika Sharma “deliberately misused public money by putting up large-sized hoardings” at various places in the area.
The court noted in its order dated March 11, “The seriousness of the offence… can be gauged from the fact that it is not only an eyesore and public nuisance, thereby destroying the aesthetic sense of the city, but is also hazardous… to the smooth flow of traffic by distracting traffic and poses a safety challenge to pedestrians and vehicles. Deaths caused by the collapse of illegal hoardings are not new in India, hanging a banner board or affixing hoardings” amounted to defacement of property under Section 3 of the Act, court said.