In one of the most unusual legal developments in India’s political history, former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal represented himself in the Delhi High Court last week. However, he presented his stand not on the much talked about excise policy issue, but on the petition in which he demanded the removal of the judge hearing the case.

Delhi High Court Judge Swarn Kanta Sharma is going to give her verdict on Monday (April 20, 2026) at 4.30 pm whether she should recuse herself from this case. In such a situation, questions are also being raised that who is Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma, who has come at the center of one of the most talked about legal controversies of India.

Who is Justice Swarna Kant Sharma?

The career of Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma started at an early age. According to the information available on the High Court website, Justice Sharma was selected as the best all-round student of the year during her graduation in English Literature from Daulat Ram College, Delhi University. He obtained LLB degree in 1991 and LLM degree in 2004.

At the same time, in the year 2025, he also completed his PhD by doing research on Judicial Education in UK, America, Singapore and Canada. Apart from this, he also has a Diploma in Marketing Management, Advertising and Public Relations. She became a magistrate at the age of just 24 and 11 years later, on her 35th birthday, she reached the post of Sessions Judge.

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Has served in various courts for three decades

In her judicial career spanning over three decades, she has served in many courts including the District Courts of Delhi, Family Court, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Women’s Court, Special Court for Sexual Offenses against Women and Special Court of CBI.

She was appointed as a permanent judge of Delhi High Court on March 28, 2022 and in this role, controversy is raging in the case related to Arvind Kejriwal.

After all, what is the whole controversy?

Actually, this controversy started when Justice Sharma was hearing cases related to the alleged excise policy (liquor sale policy) of Delhi. Initially he worked with Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and K. Kavita’s bail pleas were rejected, while CBI and ED were investigating the case.

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