Chandigarh, July 30 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia's plea against his arrest and subsequent remand in a disproportionate assets case registered by the Punjab vigilance bureau. The next hearing has been scheduled for August 26.

As the matter came up before the bench of justice Tribhuvan Dahiya, Majithia's counsel sought four weeks' time to file an amended petition. The court granted the request and adjourned the matter accordingly.

Majithia had initially filed the petition on July 1, challenging his arrest and subsequent remand. On July 8, his lawyers sought time to amend the plea-a request repeated during Tuesday's hearing.

Majithia was arrested b...