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Delhi High Court judge initiates criminal contempt action against Kejriwal in excise case

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said she wanted to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the AAP leaders because of the attacks made against both the judge and the institution.

The Delhi HC judge alleged that AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and others had allegedly run a “social media campaign” vilifying the court. (File Photo)

Sohini Ghosh is a Senior Correspondent at The Indian Express. Previously based in Ahmedabad covering Gujarat, she recently moved to the New Delhi bureau, where she primarily covers legal developments at the Delhi High Court

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Background: An alumna of the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), she previously worked with ET NOW before joining The Indian Express.

Core Beats: Her reporting is currently centered on the Delhi High Court, with a focus on high-profile constitutional disputes, disputes over intellectual property, criminal and civil cases,…