India, May 14 -- Truth has triumphed, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on on Thursday after the high court referred the Delhi excise policy case to the Chief Justice for transfer to another Bench as Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma initiated criminal contempt proceedings against Kejriwal and other leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party, accusing them of orchestrating a campaign of vilification" on social media against her order.

"Truth has triumphed. Gandhi ji's Satyagraha has triumphed once again," Kejriwal wrote on X.

Justice Sharma made several strong observations during the proceedings, saying the judiciary cannot be intimidated through organised campaigns on social media.

She said that she would not hear the CBI's appeal again...