New Delhi, April 16 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday opposed AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's affidavit raising concerns over Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma's children being empanelled as Central Government counsel, telling the Delhi High Court that accepting such allegations would lead to a situation where "all judges would be disqualified" from hearing matters involving governments or public sector undertakings.

In its written submissions, the CBI argued that the apprehension of bias based on professional engagements of a judge's family members is legally untenable and would have far-reaching consequences for the judicial system.

It is submitted that if such a standard is accepted, any judge whose relatives are associ...