New Delhi, March 18 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay a trial court's order that declined to quash the case against Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra over his alleged incendiary comments during the 2020 assembly elections.

Justice Ravinder Dudeja's bench issued a notice regarding the petition and scheduled the hearing for May 19. The court, however, instructed the trial court not to consider the observations made by the sessions court on merits while passing its order.

Although the counsel requested a stay on the trial court proceedings, the court did not agree. Instead, it directed the trial court to remain uninfluenced by the sessions court's observations on merits. The court emphasised that the trial court is free to indep...