India, April 13 -- Arvind Kejriwal stood in the Delhi High Court on Monday and, in an unusual move, argued his own case - not the excise policy matter itself, but a plea seeking the recusal of the judge hearing it.

The judge is Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.

Justice Sharma's judicial career spans more than three decades. She was elevated as a permanent Judge of the High Court of Delhi on March 28, 2022.

According to her official profile on the Delhi High Court website, she has a BA (Honours) in English Literature from Delhi University, where she was adjudged the best all-round student of the year by Daulat Ram College, says the website.

She obtained her LLB in 1991, and LLM in 2004, and also holds a Diploma in Marketing Management, Adv...