India, Aug. 13 -- Former Delhi chief minister (CM) Arvind Kejriwal and ex-deputy CM Manish Sisodia have moved the Delhi high court seeking dismissal of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI's) appeal challenging trial court's order discharging them in the excise policy case.

In their application filed on Wednesday, days before the high court scheduled hearing CBI arguments on August 17, Kejriwal and Sisodia argued that the agency filed the appeal with "unprecedented haste" and in a manner that reflected a lack of seriousness.

They contended that the appeal was filed within four hours of the trial court's discharge order, which runs into more than 500 pages.

According to the two leaders, the speed with which the CBI preferred the app...