{"id":9308,"date":"2026-04-05T15:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=9308"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:32:03","slug":"130041143-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=9308","title":{"rendered":"Excise case: Kejriwal, others move recusal application in HC; ex-Delhi CM to argue in person | India News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\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-130041133,imgsize-841478,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/130041133.jpg\" alt=\"Excise case: Kejriwal, others move recusal application in HC; ex-Delhi CM to argue in person\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Delhi chief minister <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/arvind-kejriwal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Arvind Kejriwal<\/a>, along with other former accused, on Sunday moved a recusal application before Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/delhi-high-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Delhi high court<\/a> in the alleged liquor scam.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aam-aadmi-party\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Aam Aadmi Party<\/a>, Kejriwal will appear and argue his person on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>This comes days after the high court gave final opportunity to Kejriwal and others to file their stand on a plea by the <!-- -->Enforcement Directorate<!-- --> to expunge \u201cunwarranted\u201d remarks made against it by the trial court while discharging them in the liquor policy case.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/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> <!-- -->&#8216;I Am Not Corrupt&#8217;: Arvind Kejriwal Breaks Down As Court Frees Him, Sisodia In Excise Policy Case<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>On March 11, led by Kejriwal appealed to Chief Justice Upadhyaya asking that the case be assigned to another &#8220;impartial&#8221; judge. 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