The Enforcement Directorate on Friday moved the Delhi high court challenging regular bail granted to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.

The ED mentioned its petition challenging the trial court's bail order for an urgent hearing before a bench of Justices Sudhir Kumar Jain and Ravinder Dudeja.

The high court said till it heard the petition, the trial court order would not be acted upon.

Later, in a setback to the AAP chief, the court said the trial court's order will not take effect till it hears the matter.

ASG SV Raju, who appeared for the Enforcement Directorate today, urged the court to stay the trial court's order, claiming he had not been given an opportunity to oppose the bail.

My argument was curtailed. In my reply, I was not allowed to argue fully and I was not given the opportunity to file written submission. My prayer for stay has not been considered. Let the order be stayed and the matter be heard," he said as reported by HindustanTimes.

Lawyer Vikram Chaudhary, appearing for Kejriwal, slammed ED for the request.

"This is astonishing. This is extremely wrong, and it's not expected," he said.

On Thursday, vacation judge Nyay Bindu granted bail to the Aam Aadmi Party chief on a bond of ₹1,00,000.

The Enforcement Directorate moved the high court after the local court refused to entertain its request to postpone the process of filing the bail bond for 48 hours.