New Delhi, March 15 -- Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya has declined a request made by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking transfer of his petition related to the excise policy case from the Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to another judge.

In a communication on the administrative side, the Chief Justice said that the matter has already been assigned to the concerned judge as per the existing roster, and there is no ground to order a transfer.

"The petition is assigned to the Hon'ble judge as per the current roster. Any call of recusal has to be taken by the Hon'ble judge. I, however, do not find any reason to transfer the petition by passing an order on the administrative side," Chief Justic...