{"id":9745,"date":"2026-04-28T10:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/arvind-kejriwal-after-arvind-kejriwal-now-manish-sisodia-recuses-himself-from-liquor-case-hearing-before-delhi-high-court-judge-sharma-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:35:32","slug":"arvind-kejriwal-after-arvind-kejriwal-now-manish-sisodia-recuses-himself-from-liquor-case-hearing-before-delhi-high-court-judge-sharma-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/arvind-kejriwal-after-arvind-kejriwal-now-manish-sisodia-recuses-himself-from-liquor-case-hearing-before-delhi-high-court-judge-sharma-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Arvind Kejriwal: After Arvind Kejriwal, now Manish Sisodia \u2018recuses\u2019 himself from liquor case hearing before Delhi high court judge Sharma | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130568697,imgsize-1133942,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/-.jpg\" alt=\"After Arvind Kejriwal, now Manish Sisodia \u2018recuses\u2019 himself from liquor case hearing before Delhi high court judge Swarna Kanta Sharma\" title=\"AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal have declared they will not appear in proceedings before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court's excise policy case. \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal have declared they will not appear in proceedings before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court's excise policy case. \">AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal have declared they will not appear in proceedings before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court&#8217;s excise policy case. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: After <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/arvind-kejriwal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Arvind Kejriwal<\/a>, AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday wrote to Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, declaring that neither he nor any lawyer would appear on his behalf in the excise policy case proceedings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Sisodia too, like Kejriwal, claimed that that the judge&#8217;s children are empanelled as lawyers for the central government, which is represented in court by solicitor general Tushar Mehta.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Arvind Kejriwal Shocks Court With Refusal To Appear In Excise Case<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>In his letter, Sisodia said the \u201cfuture of your children lies in the hands of\u201d Tushar Mehta, adding that he had \u201cno hope for justice\u201d and would instead follow the only path of Satyagraha.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>A day earlier, Arvind Kejriwal had announced a similar boycott of hearings before Justice Sharma in the Delhi high court. <!-- -->In a four-page letter, the AAP chief said he would neither appear in person nor be represented by counsel in the excise policy case before her court.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Kejriwal said he had reached a \u201cclear conclusion\u201d that the proceedings did not meet the principle that justice must not only be done but also be seen to be done. His decision came days after the judge declined his plea seeking her recusal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cMy hope of receiving justice\u2026 has been shattered. Listening to my conscience and adhering to the principles of Mahatma Gandhi, I have decided not to appear before her in this case,\u201d Kejriwal said in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The development follows a February 27 order by a special court acquitting Kejriwal, Sisodia and others in the alleged excise policy corruption case. The CBI subsequently challenged the verdict in the high court, where the matter is now being heard by Justice Sharma.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Explaining his concerns, Kejriwal alleged that Justice Sharma had attended events linked to the Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad and raised questions over a potential conflict of interest, claiming that her children are empanelled as lawyers for the central government, which is represented in court by Solicitor General Mehta.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>He, however, reiterated his \u201ccomplete faith in the judiciary\u201d and clarified that he holds Justice Sharma in high regard, stating he would have no objection to appearing before her in other matters where BJP, Centre or Tushar Mehta are not involved.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/after-arvind-kejriwal-now-manish-sisodia-recuses-himself-from-liquor-case-hearing-before-delhi-high-court-judge-sharma\/articleshow\/130568182.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal have declared they will not appear in proceedings before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court&#8217;s excise policy case. 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