New Delhi,
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday apologised to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after which they moved joint pleas before the Delhi High Court and trial court to “settle” their over two-year-long litigation.

The unconditional apology by the AAP convener and five other AAP leaders has been accepted by the Finance Minister, according to lawyers.

Kejriwal has already apologised to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s lawyer son Amit and SAD’s Bikram Singh Majithia.

While in the High Court Jaitley had filed a civil defamation suit in December 2015, claiming Rs 10 crore as damages, after Kejriwal’s then lawyer, Ram Jethmalani, used objectionable words during cross-examination, he had also lodged a criminal defamation case against Kejriwal for his remarks on alleged large-scale financial bungling in the Delhi and District Cricket Association during Jaitley’s tenure as president.

Along with Kejriwal, AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha, Ashutosh, Deepak Bajpai and Kumar Vishwas were facing proceedings in both the High Court and trial court. All of them tendered an unconditional apology, except Vishwas. Hence, the proceedings against him will continue. The courts have reportedly listed the matters for hearing on Tuesday.