New Delhi: In a rare move, Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of AAP and former CM of Delhi, appeared in the Delhi High Court himself to argue an application on behalf of himself and other co-accused against the discharge order in the excise policy case. The plea filed by Kejriwal calls for the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing the case, where the prosecution was challenging the discharge order of Kejriwal and other.
Delhi High Court has reserved its decision in this case post arguments by Kejriwal and other accused persons, including former deputy CM of Delhi, Manish Sisodia.
Contestations Surrounding the Application
In the arguments made by Kejriwal in the court today, he alleged that prejudgment on the part of the court can be observed from the choice of words that had been chosen. According to him, the court referred to the accused as “guilty” and “corrupt,” although there already exists a discharge order in the case.
As part of his defense, Arvind Kejriwal referred to the landmark Supreme Court judgment in Ranjit Thakur v. Union of India. In particular, he pointed out that the criterion for judicial disqualification is “not that the judge must be actually biased but only that there should be reasonable apprehension in the mind of the litigant that he will not get a fair trial.”
On its part, the CBI has been fiercely resisting the plea, dismissing it as an attempt to “judge-hunt.” Meanwhile, the verdict remains reserved, and one can only wait and see what kind of decision will be delivered regarding this high-profile case.
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