The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the state government, city police and then Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash to file response to a plea moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia challenging a trial court's order in an assault case.

The court was hearing Kejriwal and Sisodia challenging a trial court's order which has allowed Prakash's plea to conduct the prosecution through the counsel nominated by the Delhi Police and not through lawyers empanelled by the Delhi government in Anshu Prakash assault case.