Today, Delhi High Court seeks response from Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the bail plea of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in relation to the Delhi excise policy case.

The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma directed the investigating agency to file its response within two weeks.

"Everyone except me has been granted bail in this case. I am requesting for the shortest possible date in the case," Sisodia's counsel Senior Advocate Dayan Krishnan said.

"Issue notice. Let reply be filed positively within two weeks. Copy to be given to the other side as well," the Court ordered.

It then posted the case for further consideration on April 20.

Earlier, Delhi Court rejected Sisodia's bail plea on March 31. He was being arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the liquor policy case on February 26. Subsequently, he was arrested by the ED on March 9. It has been alleged that Sisodia and other members of the AAP connived to grant liquor licenses to certain traders in exchange for bribes.

The ED and the CBI registered cases in relation to the alleged scam after Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena recommended a CBI probe based on a report by the Delhi Chief Secretary. The report claimed that Sisodia violated statutory provisions and notified a policy that had significant financial implications.

The senior AAP leader has already been denied bail in the CBI case. While rejecting Sisodia's plea, Judge Nagpal had held that he had played the most important and vital role in the criminal conspiracy related to the case.