Excise case: Delhi HC grants time to Kejriwal to reply to CBI plea against discharge

A bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma fixed April 6 as the next date of hearing in CBI’s appeal against the trial court’s February 27 ruling.

On Sunday, Kejriwal approached the Supreme Court appealing the decision of the Delhi high court chief justice rejecting his plea to transfer the case from Sharma’s bench. He also filed a special leave petition challenging Justice Sharma’s March 9 order staying the trial court’s direction that the CBI officer who investigated the case be investigated.

“The respondents state that they have challenged the order of this court and filed a writ petition. Irrespective till this court gets an order from the apex court of staying the proceedings, the case is to be proceeded as per law. Interim order to continue. List it on April 6,” Justice Sharma said in her order.