Kejriwal seeks recusal of Justice Sharma amid CBI liquor appeal
India
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to step away from hearing his alleged liquor scam case.
The CBI is appealing a previous court decision that cleared Kejriwal and 22 others, keeping the spotlight on this high-profile controversy.
Kejriwal argues recusal, Tushar Mehta objects
Kejriwal chose to argue for the judge's recusal himself, even though Solicitor General Tushar Mehta objected and reminded everyone about courtroom rules.
Justice Sharma agreed to consider his request and set the next hearing for April 13.
Justice Sharma's roster deals with criminal cases involving MPs and MLAs, and had earlier paused a lower court order because of factual mistakes.
The packed courtroom shows just how closely people are following this case.