India, March 11 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the stand of Mahua Moitra on a plea by lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai seeking rejection of the TMC MP's lawsuit for shared custody of the pet Rottweiler named Henry.

Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued notice on Dehadrai's revision petition against a district court's order, which dismissed his plea on the issue but refused to stay the proceedings at this stage.

Dehadrai, Moitra's former partner, submitted that her lawsuit was barred by law and sought a stay on the district court proceedings.

He said his petition goes to the root of the matter and should be heard before Moitra's plea for interim relief, which is also pending and coming up for hearing in April.

The court issued notice on ...