New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): Delhi High Court today termed as "scandalous" certain remarks made by Arvind Kejriwal's lawyer Ram Jethmalani against Arun Jaitley during the Union finance minister's cross-examination in a civil defamation suit.

Justice Manmohan said if such remarks were made on the instructions of Delhi chief minister Kejriwal, then he should "first step into the box and make good his allegations".

The remarks were made yesterday by Jethmalani when Jaitley was being cross-examined in the Rs 10-crore civil defamation case filed by him against Kejriwal.