India, March 18 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday refused to immediately stay trial court proceedings against law minister Kapil Mishra over his allegedly inflammatory tweets ahead of the 2020 assembly elections.

On March 7, a city court refused to junk proceedings and quash the summons issued to Mishra for making "objectionable statements" and violating the model code of conduct (MCC). In his 15-page order, special judge Jitendra Singh said Mishra's alleged remarks appeared to be "a brazen attempt to promote enmity on the grounds of religion".

The proceedings originated from a first information report (FIR) registered on January 24, 2020, accusing Mishra of violating the MCC and the Representation of the People Act over allegedly infl...