Delhi HC judge Swarana Kanta Sharma recuses self from hearing Karti Chidambaram’s plea
Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma has recused herself from hearing Karti Chidambaram's plea to quash a CBI FIR against him. The FIR alleges that Chidambaram helped a beverage company in lifting a ban on duty-free whisky sales. The case is now scheduled to be heard on July 21, 2026.
- ▪Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma recused herself from the case involving Karti Chidambaram.
- ▪Chidambaram is seeking to quash an FIR registered by the CBI for alleged corruption.
- ▪The FIR was filed on January 1, 2025, concerning events from 2004 to 2010.
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Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) recused herself from hearing a plea by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, seeking to quash an FIR against him by the CBI for allegedly helping an alcoholic beverage company over the ban on the duty-free sale of its whisky. Karti Chidambaram moves Delhi High Court seeking quashing of fresh CBI FIR in corruption case “List before another Bench,” Justice Sharma said when the matter came up for hearing. The case will now be heard on July 21.The MP from Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga has sought quashing of the FIR registered on January 1, 2025, under various section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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