New Delhi:In major relief to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Delhi High Court stayed portions of the discharge order by the Rouse Avenue Court, which had made scathing observations against the central agency over the probe into the alleged scam by AAP leaders in the Delhi liquor policy case. 

The high court bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma also issued notices to AAP's Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Telangana Jagrithi's K Kavitha and 20 other accused who were discharged in the case. The case will now be heard next on March 16. 

The judge also stayed the trial in the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money laundering case against AAP leaders in the alleged liquor policy scam till the time the high court decided this CBI plea against discharge. 

The Delhi court had also directed an inquiry against the CBI officer for the manner in which the investigation was carried out.

While dropping all charges against the AAP leaders, the judge had observed that it seemed that the CBI was trying to create a narrative based on the approver's statements and expecting the court to "join the dots" in a case without sufficient evidence.

Source:Ndtv