India, Nov. 25 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday clarified that it has not granted any interim stay on the proceedings initiated by the Delhi Legislative Assembly against former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the "phansi ghar" controversy.

This came after the Assembly's counsel, Jayant Mehta, informed a bench of justice Sachin Datta that both leaders had refused to appear despite summons issued on November 13 and 20, citing the pendency of their petition before the court.

Mehta told the court that although Kejriwal and Sisodia had not sought interim relief earlier, they were now treating the ongoing committee proceedings as effectively stayed. "They're writing to us that...