New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The Delhi Assembly on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the petitions filed by former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia challenging the summons issued to them by the privileges committee in connection with the "Phansi Ghar" controversy were "misconceived and not maintainable".

Terming the petitions a "classic case of jumping the gun", the Assembly's lawyer, Jayant Mehta, told a bench of justice Sachin Datta that the order under challenge was not a summons for breach of privilege. He clarified that it was merely a notice seeking assistance from them in verifying the authenticity of the "Phansi Ghar" and providing relevant facts to the committee, which was conducting...