Delhi Excise Policy Scam
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Delhi liquor policy case: Justice Manoj Jain to hear CBI's plea now against Kejriwal and others
Delhi | May 18, 2026, 12:25 PM ISTThe alleged excise policy case involving Arvind Kejriwal will now be heard by Justice Manoj Jain after Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma recused herself. The CBI's challenge to the trial court's discharge order is scheduled for hearing on Tuesday.
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'Truth has triumphed': Kejriwal hails Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma's recusal in liquor policy case
Delhi | May 14, 2026, 10:58 PM ISTJustice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Thursday recused herself from hearing the excise policy case further, in which Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia are among the accused. She stated that the matter would now be placed before another bench.
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Sisodia follows Kejriwal's lead, opts out of hearing before Delhi HC bench in excise policy case
Delhi | Apr 28, 2026, 11:14 AM ISTOn Monday, Kejriwal also wrote a letter to the high court judge after his plea seeking the recusal of Justice Sharma was rejected on April 20.
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Arvind Kejriwal refuses to appear before judge in excise case, cites 'loss of faith'
India | Apr 27, 2026, 11:43 PM ISTKejriwal refused to appear before the judge in the excise case, citing loss of trust and choosing to follow satyagraha.
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Delhi excise policy case: CBI files response after Arvind Kejriwal submits new affidavit
Delhi | Apr 16, 2026, 11:39 PM ISTIn its affidavit, the CBI stated that the document submitted by Kejriwal constitutes an attempt to tarnish the image of the judiciary. According to the CBI, this move amounts to an attempt to exert pressure on the court.
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Delhi HC reserves order on Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking judge's recusal in liquor policy case
India | Apr 16, 2026, 03:05 PM ISTDuring the last hearing on April 13, Kejriwal raised several objections, including that he was earlier denied relief by Justice Sharma on the plea challenging his arrest by the CBI in the Delhi excise policy case.
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Excise policy case: Delhi HC grants Kejriwal, Sisodia time to reply on CBI plea against discharge
Delhi | Mar 16, 2026, 01:42 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court has granted more time to Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others to respond to the CBI's plea challenging their discharge in the excise policy case. The court has listed the matter for April 6.
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Delhi excise policy case: Kejriwal, Sisodia escalate to SC after HC CJ rejects judge transfer plea
India | Mar 15, 2026, 11:45 PM ISTDelhi excise policy case: The scrapped 2021 Delhi excise policy sought to boost revenue through liquor sales privatisation but drew fire for alleged irregularities, kickbacks to favored licensees and massive losses to the state exchequer, triggering CBI and ED investigations.
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CBI says excise policy case biggest scam, calls lower court's acquittal of Kejriwal, Sisodia 'wrong'
India | Mar 09, 2026, 11:44 AM ISTThe probe agency said the trial court passed order in favour of Kejriwal, Sisodia and others, acquitting them without trial and added that the bribe givers flew in private aircraft during the peak of Covid, even when private aircraft were not allowed.
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Anna Hazare on Kejriwal's acquittal in excise case: 'Judiciary is supreme, we must accept verdict'
India | Feb 27, 2026, 07:34 PM ISTA court in the national capital on Friday acquitted former Delhi chief minister Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others from the politically-charged liquor-policy case, and pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying it did not find any "overarching conspiracy".
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Kejriwal after court acquits him in Delhi excise policy case: 'I earned only honesty, not money'
Delhi | Feb 27, 2026, 11:58 PM ISTA Delhi court earlier in the day discharged former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case.
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Delhi court orders departmental inquiry against CBI officer who investigated excise policy case
India | Feb 27, 2026, 02:10 PM ISTA Delhi court on Friday discharged former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case, pulling up the CBI by saying it found no "overarching conspiracy or criminal intent" in the policy.
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After Kejriwal's acquittal, BJP questions 'how charges were framed?'
India | Feb 27, 2026, 01:51 PM ISTThe BJP leader also raised questions, pointing out, “If Congress or Kejriwal’s allies are happy or worried about the verdict is a matter of debate. One has to think critically how did the court permit framing of charges if there was no evidence?”
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Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia cleared of charges by court: Timeline of Delhi liquor policy case
India | Feb 27, 2026, 12:05 PM IST"There was no overarching conspiracy or criminal intent in the excise policy," the Rouse Avenue Court said in the Delhi liquor policy case while clearing Kejriwal and Sisodia of all charges.
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CBI to challenge clean chit given to Kejriwal, Sisodia and others in excise policy case
India | Apr 07, 2026, 01:04 PM ISTThe CBI has been probing alleged corruption in the formulation and execution of the erstwhile-AAP government's now-scrapped excise policy.
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Kejriwal cleared in Delhi excise policy case: What did the court say while pulling up the CBI?
India | Feb 27, 2026, 01:51 PM ISTA Delhi court discharged former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, and 21 others. The court said that the chargesheet had several lacunae not supported by evidence.
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'Sach ki humesha jeet hogi': Sunita Kejriwal as Delhi Court clears Arvind Kejriwal in excise policy
India | Feb 27, 2026, 12:17 PM ISTEarlier in the day, the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi cleared all charges against former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, ex-Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and all other accused in the excise policy case.
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Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others cleared of all charges in Delhi excise policy case
Delhi | Feb 27, 2026, 12:42 PM ISTArvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Telangana MLC K Kavitha, along with all others, have been acquitted in the CBI’s Delhi excise policy case. The Rouse Avenue Court ruled there was no evidence of criminal conspiracy or wrongdoing.
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CAG report on now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy sent to PAC, committee to submit findings in 3 months
Delhi | Feb 27, 2025, 04:59 PM ISTCAG report on Delhi liquor policy: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Delhi had tabled a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the Performance Audit on the Regulation and Supply of Liquor.
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Supreme Court relaxes bail conditions of Manish Sisodia in liquor policy case
India | Dec 11, 2024, 12:45 PM ISTAs per the bail conditions, AAP leader Manish Sisodia was required to report to the investigating officer twice a week in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the Delhi excise policy.