Chandigarh, July 5 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday deferred hearing on the plea from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia against arrest and remand in a disproportionate assets case for July 8.

The bench of justice Tribhuvan Dahiya did not grant any interim relief to the SAD leader but directed Punjab advocate general Maninderjit Singh Bedi to seek instructions on the issues raised in the plea by the adjourned date. The court has not issued a formal notice on the plea.

Majithia, arrested in the DA case, was sent to a seven-day vigilance remand by the Mohali court on June 26, which was extended by four days on July 2.

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on June 25 arrested Majithia in the DA case allegedly invol...