Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Delhi High Court to appoint amicus to represent Arvind Kejriwal, others
AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak have written to Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, saying that they will not participate in the proceedings pending before the judge.
by Ashish Shaji · The Indian Express · JoinExcise Policy Case News Live Updates: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that it will appoint three seniors (advocates) as amicus curiae to represent AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak in the CBI’s plea against the discharge order passed in their favour in the excise policy case. Earlier, Kejriwal, Sisodia and Pathak had written to Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, saying that they will not participate in the proceedings pending before the judge. The court has posted the matter to Friday for further hearing.
“I will appoint three seniors in this case”, the court said today.
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Boycott: Kejriwal had written a letter to Justice Sharma, saying that he will not participate in the proceedings pending before the judge. “I have lost hope of getting justice from Justice Swarana Kanta. Therefore, I have decided to follow the path of Satyagraha as shown by Mahatma Gandhi,” he said. After Kejriwal, AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak also wrote to Justice Sharma informing that they too will go unrepresented before her court. Justice Sharma had earlier refused to recuse herself from hearing CBI’s plea.
Recusal plea: While rejecting the recusal plea, Justice Sharma said, “If I were to accept these (recusal) applications, it would set a troubling precedent”. She also said that every unproven and unfounded accusation of bias or partiality is not merely put on an individual judge but also casts aspersions on the collective integrity of the institution of the judiciary itself. The judge said that the court will stand up for itself and for the institution when such standing is required, though it may appear difficult.
Live Updates
May 5, 2026 02:57 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Hearing concludes
Court: It will be on Friday 2:30, both the matters.
Hearing concludes for the day
May 5, 2026 02:56 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Right to file reply
Court: He is not present and his counsel is also not present
May 5, 2026 02:55 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Right to file reply
Court: Right to file reply closed for R16
May 5, 2026 02:54 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Next date of hearing is Friday
Court: Please tell me who has not filed the reply
May 5, 2026 02:53 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Next date of hearing is Friday
Court: I will appoint three seniors in this case
May 5, 2026 02:52 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Next date of hearing is Friday
Court: We will hear on Friday. I will pass an order on amicus
May 5, 2026 02:51 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Hearing begins
Court: Three are not appearing. What I will do is appoint a senior amicus. It will be appropriate that I hear CBI argument after I appoint
May 5, 2026 02:50 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Hearing begins
Court: Who is not present in the case?
May 5, 2026 02:49 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Hearing begins
Advocate Farrukh Khan appears for Sarvesh Mishra
May 5, 2026 02:48 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Hearing begins
Court: We can list these together
May 5, 2026 02:47 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Hearing begins
Court: Item 96 (ED's petition for expunging of remarks)
SG Mehta: Arising from the same impugned order.
May 5, 2026 02:42 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Judge presides
Justice Sharma presides
May 5, 2026 02:36 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: ASG Raju through VC
ASG SV Raju for ED is also appearing through VC
May 5, 2026 02:29 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: SG Mehta through VC
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for CBI is appearing through VC
May 5, 2026 02:19 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Hearing to commence shortly
The court will hear CBI's arguments today
May 5, 2026 02:18 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Previous hearing
On the last date of hearing, the court granted last opportunity to the respondents to file reply to the CBI's plea.
May 5, 2026 02:11 PM IST
Excise Policy Case Live Updates: Hearing to commence shortly
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma will hear the CBI's revision plea against the discharge order at 2:30 pm. It will also hear ED's plea seeking the expunging of adverse remarks made by the special judge against the agency.
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