Excise policy case: Delhi HC seeks Kejriwal, Sisodia response on ED plea

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others who were accused in the excise policy case to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to expunge “unwarranted” remarks made against it by the trial court.

The case is listed for further hearing on March 19. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the observations in the trial court order, which discharged all the 23 accused in the CBI case, appeared to be general in nature. In the petition, ED said the trial court’s remarks were wholly extraneous to the CBI’s case. It said the ED was neither a party in those proceedings nor afforded any opportunity to be heard.