Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Khan mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar and said the high court has sought presence of the senior Samajwadi Party leader before it today itself in connection with the case.
Sibal told the bench, also comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul, that Khan is willing to appear before the high court after March 11, the day when the ongoing Assembly election process gets over.
The bench said Khan's plea would be heard today at 2 PM.
The High Court had ordered issue of the warrant against Khan on a service petition filed by the UP Jal Nigam in 2013.
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The petition was filed challenging the judgement of the UP Public Services Tribunal in favour of assistant engineer D K Singh, against whom the Jal Nigam had initiated recovery proceedings for financial irregularities.
The high court had passed the order against Khan after rejecting an exemption application moved on his behalf.
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