Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking her recusal from the liquor excise policy case, ruling that "justice is not achieved by bowing to pressure." In a pronouncement lasting over an hour, the judge stated that litigants cannot be permitted to judge a judge without substantive evidence, and that unfounded allegations of bias do not warrant recusal. The ruling is significant as it keeps the case on its current judicial track, with Kejriwal facing allegations of corruption linked to Delhi's now-scrapped alcohol licensing policy.