Arvind Kejriwal News Live Updates: The Delhi High Court on Monday will hear the revision plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the discharge order passed in favour of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in the excise policy case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma will hear the matter today.
Plea for bench change: Yesterday, Kejriwal approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s rejection of his plea to transfer the hearing from the bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
Story continues below this ad
The Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, DK Upadhyaya, rejected Kejriwal’s representation requesting for a transfer of the revision petition filed by the CBI against the discharge of the accused in the alleged liquor “scam” from the bench of Justice Sharma to “any other appropriate bench” of the court.
A communication from the Registrar General’s office of the Delhi High Court, stated that Chief Justice Upadhyaya “did not find any reason” to transfer the petition. On March 11, Kejriwal and other AAP leaders had written to the Chief Justice seeking the transfer of the case citing “grave, bona fide, and reasonable apprehension that the matter may not receive a hearing marked by impartiality and neutrality” before Justice Sharma.
Observations stayed: On March 9, the Delhi High Court stayed the trial court’s observations made against the investigating officer including the direction recommending departmental action against him, observing that the trial court’s remarks on the CBI’s investigating officer in the excise policy case were prima facie foundationally misconceived.
On February 27, a trial court had discharged all 23 accused in the CBI case, including Kejriwal and Sisodia.
