{"id":12336,"date":"2026-04-27T12:28:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12336"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:58:54","slug":"kejriwal-delhi-hc-wont-appear-swarna-kanta-sharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12336","title":{"rendered":"Kejriwal Writes to Delhi HC, Says He Won\u2019t Appear in Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"303\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"22\">NEW DELHI, Apr 27:<\/strong> Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Arvind Kejriwal<\/span><\/span> has written to Delhi High Court Justice <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Swarna Kanta Sharma<\/span><\/span> stating that he will not appear in the excise case either personally or through his lawyer before her court, the party said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"488\">In his letter, Kejriwal said, \u201cMy hope of getting justice from Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma has been broken. Therefore, I have decided to follow Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s path of Satyagraha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"574\">He added that the decision was taken after \u201clistening to the voice of conscience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"718\">The former Delhi Chief Minister further stated that he reserves the right to approach the Supreme Court to challenge Justice Sharma\u2019s order. 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