India, Nov. 3 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday declined to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged misconduct and derogatory remarks made against lawyers by suspended assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Manasvi Vashishtha during a protest outside the Delhi Police Headquarters over his transfer.

A bench of acting chief justice Nitin Sambre and justice Sanjay Sharma asked the lawyers to file a petition seeking action, assured them they would look into it and get the same listed.

"File a formal petition; we will look into it. You file it; we will order listing. I assure you we will get listed and look into it. AAP representation dijiye, we are a court of record. What do you mean suo moto? Whatever material is there with you, let it be...