New Delhi, April 22 -- Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court rejected the recusal plea filed by Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Excise Policy case, delivering a detailed order explaining her decision to continue hearing the matter. She emphasized the

presumption of judicial impartiality

, stating that personal apprehensions or "illusions" of a litigant cannot substitute for concrete evidence of bias. The Court noted that the plea was based on insinuations rather than proof and failed to meet the legal threshold required for recusal.

Addressing specific allegations, Justice Sharma clarified that judges routinely attend events organized by various bar bodies and such participation cannot imply ideological bias. She also rejec...