How to get a judge to recuse from hearing of a case?

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      If the judge hearing a civil case is a distant relative of one of the parties to the case, and there is possibility of the judge doing favour to that party, is it possible to request the judge to recuse from the case and not hear the case? Will the judge agree for this? If he does not agree, how to get him to recuse from the case?

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      If you genuinely believe that there is a reasonable apprehension that the judge would not be impartial and that he could favour the opposite party, you (or your advocate) may request that the judge orally to recuse from the case, and if necessary, you may even file an application before him. If he refuses to recuse from the case, you have the option of filing a transfer petition before the district judge, giving detailed reasons for which you want the transfer of the case from the court of that judge to that of another.

      However, you should not make a request for recusal of the judge or for transfer of the case on mere speculation or for merely a fear. It should be on the basis of some actual reasonable apprehension that justice would not be done in the case and that the judge would not be impartial.

           


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