Ravitosh Dubey

#BREAKING J Swarna Sharma: Now, it has become a Catch-22 situation regarding recusal. In this case, I have been placed in a position where either course, recusing or not recusing, carries its own consequences. Kejriwal has created a win-win situation for himself.

#BREAKING Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma recused from hearing the regular bail plea of AAP leader Naresh Balyan in the MCOCA case. The matter is now listed before another judge on April 23.

#Breaking ORDER to be out today ! The Delhi High Court will deliver its judgment today on the plea by Arvind Kejriwal and others seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the excise policy case. The verdict is scheduled to be pronounced at 2:30 PM. @AamAadmiParty @ArvindKejriwal

#BREAKING: A new turn in the Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma’s recusal case. Former Delhi Chief Minister @ArvindKejriwal has filed an additional affidavit in his application seeking recusal. Relying on my report and RTI response, Kejriwal points to the empanelment and work-allocation figures concerning Justice Sharma’s children, Ishaan Sharma and Shambhavi Sharma. “I state that subsequent to the filing of my recusal application, certain material facts came to my knowledge when they were released in the public domain on 9th April, 2026 by a Legal Reporter, Mr. Saurav Dass... I state that these are not nominal or honorary post awarded by the Central Government. These are continuing professional engagements under the Central Government, carrying with them Government briefs, Government work, Court visibility and financial benefit arising from the allocation of legal work by Central Government,” he states. Pointing out that the Solicitor General of India allocates cases to her children, the dischargee states that the political sensitivity of the case “materially sharpens the conflict and amplifies the apprehension of bias”. “But in a criminal case of this nature, where the prosecuting agency is the CBI, where the Central Government’s highest law officers appear against me, and where the immediate family members of the Hon’ble Judge hold multiple live Central Government panel engagements and receive Government work through the same legal establishment and law officer, the apprehension becomes direct, grave and impossible for me to ignore.” Kejriwal has also sought time for oral arguments, stating that the Court had not indicated it would conclude the hearing on the same day by sitting beyond court hours. He has further asserted his right to make rejoinder submissions.