US Edition'Almost Treating Me as Guilty': Arvind Kejriwal Lists 10 Reasons for Seeking Recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in Excise Policy Case
Kejriwal said 10 grounds show a reasonable apprehension of bias after the court issued interim orders and moved quickly in the case.
- On Monday, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged Delhi High Court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to recuse herself from the CBI's excise policy case, citing a "reasonable apprehension of bias."
- Kejriwal's plea follows a March 9 order where Justice Sharma stayed a trial court's recommendation to investigate a CBI officer, which he claimed was a "sweeping ex parte order" passed without hearing all parties.
- The AAP National Convener also objected to Justice Sharma attending four functions organized by the Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad, an RSS-linked legal wing, arguing this demonstrated an "alleged likelihood of ideological association with ABAP."
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed the plea, terming it "frivolous, vexatious and baseless" and warning of "bench hunting." The High Court subsequently reserved its order after the hearing.
- This challenge stems from the CBI's appeal against a February 27 trial court order that discharged Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and 21 others, with the lower court finding the agency's case lacked judicial scrutiny.
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Arvind Kejriwal appeared in person in the Delhi High Court during the hearing of the Delhi Excise Policy Case (liquor scam) and also participated in the cross-examination. He has filed a recusal appeal against Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma, who is hearing the case.
Arvind Kejriwal has requested Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court to recuse herself from hearing the Central Bureau of.Arvind Kejriwal recusal plea, Delhi High Court recusal, excise policy case CBI, reasonable apprehension of bias, judge recusal principles, legal recusal criteria, justice bias apprehension, AI bias in legal proceedings, LLM legal analysis bias, Arvind Kejriwal Delhi court, CBI plea against discharge, judicial re…
Kejriwal appears before Justice Sharma in Delhi HC; seeks her recusal
Appearing before Justice Sharma to argue his application seeking her to withdraw from the case, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor contended that under the law on recusal, the question is not of a judge's integrity or uprightness, but of "reasonable bias" in the mind of the litigant.
'I was almost declared corrupt': Kejriwal tells Delhi HC seeking Justice Swarana Kanta's recusal in excise policy case
The AAP leader contended that under the law on recusal, the question is not of a judge's integrity or uprightness, but of 'reasonable bias' in the mind of the l
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