New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday heard petitions filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, challenging the trial court's decision to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) chargesheet in the alleged excise policy scam.

Kejriwal's lawyer, Rebecca John, argued that the proceedings lacked mandatory prosecution sanction and that her client wasn't named as an accused in any of the six chargesheets filed.

She further argued that the proceedings suffered from the absence of the mandatory prosecution sanction.

Referring to the ED's reply, she said the agency had earlier claimed that the sanction granted to the CBI would automatically extend to its proceedings. Yet, it filed a ...