India, March 16 -- Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal and senior leader Manish Sisodia have approached the Supreme Court after the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court rejected their request to transfer the CBI's plea against their discharge in the excise policy case from Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to another judge, the party said.

According to sources privy to the development, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, DK Upadhyaya, while declining the request by AAP leader and others discharged in the case, opined that Justice Sharma was hearing the CBI petition against the trial court's decision in accordance with the roster and there was no reason to pass an order of transfer on the administrative side.

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