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This Delhi High Court Judge Will Hear Excise Policy Case After Justice Swarana Kanta Sharmas Withdrawal

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This article covers a judicial development in a political corruption case. There is no direct commercial mechanism, commodity price impact, supply chain disruption, or company margin effect. The excise policy case involves allegations of kickbacks from liquor manufacturers, but no concrete commercial consequences are reported. Therefore, no sector is materially affected.

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  • Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma withdrew from the excise policy case after allegations of conflict of interest.
  • The case stems from a 2022 CBI FIR alleging manipulation of the 2021-22 Delhi Excise Policy.
  • CBI accused AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, of receiving kickbacks from liquor manufacturers.
  • Justice Sharma had previously issued a stay on a trial court's discharge order for Kejriwal and others.
  • On May 14, 2026, contempt proceedings were initiated against AAP leaders for social media comments.

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