New Delhi, April 27 -- In a major escalation in the liquor policy case, Arvind Kejriwal has refused to appear before the court of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, either personally or through his lawyer, after his recusal plea was rejected.
The development comes days after Justice Sharma, in a detailed order, declined to step aside from hearing the matter, asserting that "justice is not achieved by bowing to pressure" and that judges cannot recuse themselves based on a litigant's unfounded apprehensions. She had also remarked that personal attacks on a judge amount to attacks on the judiciary and rejected the plea as based on "conjectures" and "perceived inclinations."Following this, Kejriwal wrote to the judge stating he has "lost hope of ge...