Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma’s orders, conduct outside court has created apprehension: Kejriwal
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Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the orders issued by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma and her conduct outside the court has created reasonable apprehensions in his mind about getting a fair hearing in the liquor policy case, Bar and Bench reported.
The former chief minister made the statements in his petition seeking that Sharma recuse herself from hearing the challenge filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation to his discharge in the case.
During the hearing on Monday, Kejriwal, appearing in person, claimed before Sharma that she had repeatedly passed orders in favour of Enforcement Directorate and CBI in the liquor policy case.
He claimed that there was a “pattern” in which “every single argument of ED, CBI is endorsed by the court”, adding that every petition filed by the two central agencies had been converted into judgements, The Times of India reported.
The AAP chief added that this trend, which he had observed in several earlier orders, had contributed to his apprehensions.
Citing the pace at which certain proceedings had been conducted in the case, Kejriwal also claimed that no other matter was being heard “at this speed”, especially those concerning the “most prominent” political opponents, the newspaper reported.
He also raised concerns about “perceived ideological proximity”, referring to Sharma attending an event of...