New Delhi, March 15 -- Delhi high court chief Justice DK Upadhyaya has denied former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others, previously accused in an excise policy case, their request to transfer the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s appeal against their discharge by a trial court to a different bench, keeping it with the currently assigned bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.

The request was denied through a communication issued by the high court's registrar general Arun Bhardwaj on March 13, according to people aware of the development.

"The petition is assigned to the Hon'ble judge as per the current roster. Any call of refusal has to be taken by the Hon'ble judge. I do not find any reason to transfer the petition by...