Arvind Kejriwal arrives at High Court, to seek Justice Sharma's recusal

Accompanied by his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, the former Delhi chief minister reached the Delhi high court on Monday for hearing in the matter amid speculation of him arguing his own case.

Delhi high court sought CBI’s response in the application filed by former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking recusal of justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing agency’s appeal against trial court’s order discharging him and 22 others in the Delhi excise policy case.

Kejriwal has raised apprehensions of bias on the part of Justice Sharma, and has sought her recusal from the case. Earlier, he had made a request to the High Court Chief Justice seeking the assignment of the case to another bench. That request, made on the administrative side, was rejected, saying that the allotment to Justice Sharma was as per the existing roster, according to a LiveLaw report.