Delhi HC judge starts contempt against Kejriwal, then steps away from excise case

The DelhiDelhiDelhi High Court’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Thursday initiated contempt of court proceedings against Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and several others for allegedly defaming and vilifying her on social media in connection with the liquor policy case, Bar and Bench reported.

Sharma, however, recused herself from hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation’s revision petition against their discharge in the Delhi liquor policy case.

“It could be that if I keep hearing this case, Arvind Kejriwal and other people might think that I have a grudge against him,” the legal news portal quoted her as saying. “That’s why I’ve thought that this particular case will be heard by some other bench.”