New Delhi, March 19 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted time to Delhi's former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, among others, to file their replies in a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging adverse observations made by a trial court in the Excise Policy case.

The matter was taken up by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who was informed that the trial court's judgment runs into several hundred pages and requires detailed examination. Taking note of the submissions, the Court permitted the respondents to file their replies and listed the matter for further hearing on April 2.

During the proceedings, the Bench asked the parties how much time would be required to argue...