NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging a trial court order discharging AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the Delhi excise policy case.
A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma allowed the AAP leaders and other respondents time till April 5 to file their replies and listed the matter for further hearing on April 6.
In the meantime, Justice Sharma clarified that the earlier interim order passed in the matter would continue to remain in operation.
The Delhi High Court was hearing a criminal revision petition filed by the CBI challenging the order of the Rouse Avenue Court, which had discharged all 23 accused, including Kejriwal and Sisodia, in the corruption case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy introduced by the then AAP-led Delhi government.