New Delhi, March 18 -- The Delhi High Court refused to stay the immediate trial court proceedings against Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra over his alleged provocative remarks ahead of the 2020 assembly elections.

A bench headed by Justice Ravinder Dudeja dismissed senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani's request to halt the proceedings.

The court said there was no need to stay the trial at this stage and that continuing proceedings would not prejudice the parties.

"Why? There is a possibility that you may be discharged at the trial stage. There is no need to stay in the trial. The continuation of the trial does not cause any prejudice," the bench told Jethmalani, representing Mishra.

"There is a possibility that you may be discharged at th...