Delhi High Court to Hear Arvind Kejriwal's Recusal Plea Against Justice Sharma
Arvind Kejriwal Hearing Live Updates: Delhi High Court to hear recusal plea
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The Delhi High Court will hear a plea from former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from the excise policy case. Kejriwal alleges bias due to the judge's past associations, while the CBI argues that attending a legal seminar does not indicate ideological bias.
- 01Arvind Kejriwal is seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in a case related to the excise policy.
- 02The plea is based on alleged bias linked to the judge's associations with the ABAP, a lawyers' body.
- 03The CBI argues that attending a seminar does not constitute grounds for recusal.
- 04Kejriwal intends to personally argue his recusal application.
- 05The CBI has labeled the allegations against the judge as contemptuous.
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The Delhi High Court is set to hear a recusal plea from Arvind Kejriwal, the former Chief Minister of Delhi, against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. Kejriwal and five co-accused in the excise policy case claim that Justice Sharma has a potential bias due to her alleged ideological association with the Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad (ABAP), which is linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). In the previous hearing, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, representing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), argued that if Kejriwal wishes to argue the recusal application personally, he must discharge his legal counsel. The CBI has countered the recusal request by asserting that attending a legal seminar does not imply any ideological bias and has described the allegations against the judge as
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The outcome of this hearing could affect the legal proceedings surrounding the excise policy case, which has significant political implications for Kejriwal and his party.
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