New Delhi, April 13 -- "I am not questioning the integrity of the court, but I have a real and reasonable apprehension that I may not get a fair hearing", with this, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal opened his arguments before the Delhi High Court on Monday, pressing for recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the CBI's excise policy case.

Appearing in person, Kejriwal built his case around the principle that even a reasonable apprehension of bias is sufficient in law to seek recusal. He told the Court that his plea is based on ten specific grounds and insisted that the issue lies in perception, not proof of actual bias.

Central to his submissions was the argument that earlier observations of the Court in related matters h...