Chandigarh, Sept. 18 -- The high court on Wednesday sought the Punjab government's response on a plea from Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, seeking bail in a disproportionate assets (DA) case registered by the state vigilance bureau on June 25 on allegations of laundering of Rs.540 crore of 'drug money.'

The Punjab and Haryana high court bench of justice Tribhuvan Dahiya acted on the plea from the Akali leader and has sought a status report on the probe and response to the plea by October 14.

A Mohali court had dismissed his bail plea on August 18, and subsequently on August 22, the VB submitted a 40,000-page chargesheet against Majithia before the local court.

Majithia, who was arrested on June 25 and is in judicial c...