Third Delhi HC Judge Recuses From Karti Chidambaram's Chinese Visa Case

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News18•23-01-2026, 15:09
Third Delhi HC Judge Recuses From Karti Chidambaram's Chinese Visa Case
- •Justice Girish Kathpalia is the third Delhi High Court judge to recuse from hearing Karti Chidambaram's plea in the alleged Chinese visa scam.
- •The case challenges the framing of corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against the Congress MP.
- •Earlier, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma and Justice Anup J Bhambhani had also stepped aside from the matter.
- •The alleged scam involves irregularities in facilitating visas for Chinese nationals working on a power project in Punjab in 2011.
- •Karti Chidambaram argues there's no evidence of bribery or conspiracy, and the trial court ignored crucial documents.
Why It Matters: A third Delhi High Court judge has recused from Karti Chidambaram's Chinese visa case, delaying proceedings.
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