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Arvind Kejriwal, others move recusal plea in Delhi High Court in Liquor scam case
Babushaih Bureau
New Delhi, April 5, 2026: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with other previously accused individuals, on Sunday filed a recusal application before Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court, seeking reassignment of the case related to the alleged liquor policy irregularities.
According to the Aam Aadmi Party, Kejriwal is scheduled to personally appear and present his arguments on Monday.
The development comes shortly after the High Court granted Kejriwal and others a final opportunity to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which sought removal of certain “unwarranted” remarks made against it by the trial court when the accused were discharged in the liquor policy matter.
On March 11, Kejriwal had approached Chief Justice Upadhyaya, requesting that the case be assigned to a different judge. In his application, he expressed a “grave, bona fide, and reasonable apprehension” that the ongoing proceedings might not be conducted impartially.
Kejriwal has also challenged an order by Justice Sharma dated March 9, which stayed a trial court directive to investigate the CBI officer who had probed the excise policy case.