The Supreme Court has stepped in to address a case involving dismissed judicial officer Amrish Kumar Jain, which has seen four Punjab and Haryana High Court judges recuse themselves. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has directed the acting Chief Justice to form a bench that must hear the case without recusal, warning of serious consequences for any "tricks" to force recusals.
The US Department of Justice has filed a motion for Judge Eleanor Ross to recuse herself from a case involving Georgia election records, citing potential bias due to her alleged attendance at a 2024 victory party for Fulton County DA Fani Willis, who prosecuted Donald Trump.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok has filed a further appeal after his request to recuse the judge in his perjury case was denied. Choi's legal team argued the judge, who presided over former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's trial, had a conflict of interest.
Seoul High Court halts former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeals trial after his lawyers request judges' recusal, citing bias from a related case's outcome.
Delhi High Court rejected Arvind Kejriwal's recusal plea against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the excise policy case, with the judge strongly defending judicial independence. Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia subsequently announced they would not appear before the bench, claiming their hope of justice was shattered. The court held that allegations against the judge were based on conjectures rather than concrete evidence, and warned that allowing unsupported recusal requests would undermine public faith in the justice system.
Delhi High Court dismissed petitions by AAP leaders including former CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the liquor policy case. The judge refused to step down, warning that allowing politicians to judge judicial competence based on 'personal perception' would set a 'disturbing precedent'. Justice Sharma termed the recusal demand an 'act of surrender' and emphasized that a judge cannot be 'intimidated by a litigant'. The court will now hear the matter on April 29.
