SC adjourns hearing of Sisodia’s bail plea as judge recuses himself
Hindustan TimesThe Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on the bail plea by former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to next week as one of the judges sitting on the bench that was to hear the matter recused for personal reasons. New Delhi, Jul 06 : Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia produced before the Rouse Avenue Court in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in New Delhi on Saturday. As the matter came up before a three-judge bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Karol and Sanjay Kumar, the court informed senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia, that one of the judges on the bench, justice Kumar, will not be able to hear the case. However, the court gave him the liberty to move a fresh application for bail in case of “change in circumstances” or in case the “trial is protracted and proceeds at a snail’s pace in next three months.” Sisodia told the top court that the investigation by both ED and CBI into the excise policy case was still pending.