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Arvind Kejriwal writes to Justice Sharma: ‘Will not appear before her in person or through lawyer’
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Arvind Kejriwal writes to Justice Sharma: ‘Will not appear before her in person or through lawyer’

The Indian Express·Express Web Desk·about 1 month ago
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Arvind Kejriwal. Former Delhi chief minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has written to Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stating that he will not appear before her in person or through a lawyer, reported news agency ANI “My hope of getting justice from Justice Swarn Kanta is shattered. Therefore, I have decided to follow Gandhiji’s Satyagraha. I have made a decision based on the voice of my conscience. I will reserve the right to appeal Justice Swarn Kanta’s decision in the Supreme Court,” Kejriwal wrote in a letter to Justice Sharma The Delhi High Court on April 20 had dismissed the plea of Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others in which they sought recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the excise policy case. Justice Sharma refused to recuse from hearing a high-profile criminal revision petition arising out of the Delhi excise policy case, involving Kejriwal and others, laying down a detailed, almost personal defence of judicial independence and institutional integrity.…

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