India, May 6 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday told the Delhi high court that petitions by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia challenging the cognisance of the charge sheet filed against them in the Delhi excise case has become "infructuous" after the agency obtained sanctions to prosecute them in the case.

A bench of justice Ravinder Dudeja said the matter will be heard on August 12 to consider ED's objections. The court was hearing the pleas filed by AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia.

Appearing for the agency, ED special counsel Zoheb Hossain said, "Now we have got a sanction which has been filed in the court. It is now infructuous."

The Union home ministr...