“This court will stand up for itself and the institution…. I will not recuse,” Delhi High Court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said. File
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Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Monday (April 20, 2026) rejected former CM Arvind Kejriwal’s recusal plea in liquor policy case, saying that, “justice is not achieved by bowing to pressure”.
In the pronouncement that lasted for more than an hour, Justice Sharma said a litigant cannot be allowed to judge a judge without any material, and judges cannot recuse themselves to satisfy a litigant’s unfounded apprehension of bias.
Published – April 20, 2026 08:28 pm IST
