ON APRIL 13, 2026, the Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, Delhi High Court, heard the arguments, and reserved judgment, in the recusal petition filed by the former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with a few other accused, in the Delhi Excise Policy case.
Arguing in person, Kejriwal contended that the previous orders passed and the Court’s conduct in the present revision petition raise reasonable apprehensions in the mind of the applicants regarding a fair and unbiased hearing before Justice Sharma. It would therefore be proper for the Judge to recuse herself from the matter. He provided ten specific reasons as to why these apprehensions have arisen.
The petition for recusal or transfer of matter has been filed by Kejriwal while a challenge to an order of a Delhi court discharging him and 22 other accused in the Liquor Policy case is ongoing. The discharge order that came on February 27, 2026 had noted that the evidence adduced in the chargesheets did not raise “grave suspicions” against the accused. However, in a challenge to the order by the CBI, Justice Sharma noted that the discharge order was prima facie erroneous, leading Kejriwal to file the recusal plea.
Read more about the background of the case and the order discharging the accused here.
