Delhi High Court issues notices over campaign against Justice Sharma
The Delhi High Court has stepped in after allegations surfaced that some AAP leaders and a journalist ran a campaign against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
Notices have gone out to journalist Saurav Das and AAP's Gopal Rai, while Arvind Kejriwal and Saurabh Bhardwaj are also named for posting claims of bias against the judge based on assertions about her family members' professional engagements.
Kejriwal Bhardwaj contempt hearing August 4
Earlier, the court had started contempt proceedings against Kejriwal and Bhardwaj over similar posts, with both cases now set for hearing together on August 4.
The court is keeping all related social media posts safe as evidence and has brought in Senior Advocate Rajdipa Behura to help guide the case.
Meanwhile, Justice Sharma had already moved the Delhi excise policy case to another bench after being targeted online.