India, March 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a revision petition running into 974 pages before the Delhi High Court, challenging the trial court order discharging all 23 accused, including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

The case is listed before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on March 9.

In its criminal revision petition, the CBI has said that the order passed by Special Judge Jitendra Singh on February 27 is "patently illegal, perverse and suffers from errors apparent on the face". The petition said that the judge essentially conducted a mini-trial and dealt with separate limbs of conspiracy in isolation. "The Ld Special Judge has...