Arvind Kejriwal has filed a writ petition within the Supreme Court difficult the Delhi High Court’s rejection of his request to transfer the CBI’s petition difficult his discharge in the liquor policy case from the bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
In the writ petiton filed right this moment, Kejriwal has challenged the Delhi High Court Registrar General’s order, which was issued on the premise of the instruction of the Chief Justice. Rejecting his request, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court stated that the case has been assigned to Justice Sharma as per the present roster and there was no cause to assign the matter to a different bench.
On February 27, the trial court docket discharged all of the 23 accused individuals within the case, together with political leaders Kejriwal, Sisodia and Okay Kavitha. The trial court docket had additionally severely criticised the CBI’s investigation within the case. It could also be famous that the case had change into politically controversial, as Kejriwal was arrested and remanded to the custody amidst the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He was later granted bail by the Supreme Court after 156 days of custody. AAP chief Manish Sisodia additionally spent 530 days in custody within the case.
The CBI’s revision towards the trial court docket’s order was heard by Justice Sharma, who on March 9, prima facie observed that the trial court docket’s observations have been prima facie faulty.
The AAP Chief later wrote to the Chief Justice in search of change of the Judge, saying that no particular cause was recorded to remark towards the trial court docket’s order. Kejriwal additionally said that the Justice Sharma had earlier refused bail to many accused within the liquor coverage case, and the Supreme Court had later granted them reduction. The AAP chief has sought switch on the bottom of a “grave, bona fide, and reasonable apprehension that the matter may not receive a hearing marked by impartiality and neutrality”.
Kejriwal has additionally filed a separate Special Leave Petition difficult Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma’s observations towards the trial court docket’s order.
Case : Arvind Kejriwal v. CBI WP(Crl) | Diary No.15968/2026 , Arvind Kejriwal v. CBI SLP(Crl)| Diary No. 15911/2026
