‘Main kahin nahi jaa rahi’: Justice Swarana Sharma on Kejriwal seeking her recusal in excise policy case

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma firmly declined to step aside from hearing the excise policy case after Arvind Kejriwal sought her recusal, stating, “Main kahin nahi jaa rahi” (I’m not going anywhere).

Emphasising judicial responsibility, she indicated there were no valid grounds to withdraw from the matter as she pointed that the court cannot yield or retreat to let the credibility of the institution questioned.

The former chief minister virtually appeared before the judge through video conferencing and urged her to take on record his rejoinder to the written submissions filed by the CBI.

Even as Kejriwal asserted that the registry's refusal to take his rejoinder on record was "miscarriage of justice", Justice Sharma remarked that since he was not being represented by a lawyer, the court went "out of its way" for him when it permitted him to file his additional affidavit last week even after the order on the recusal issue was reserved.

Delhi HC to pronounce today it's judgement on Arvind Kejriwal and others' plea seeking recusal of justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in excise policy case.

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