Chandigarh, July 2 -- : Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia has approached the Punjab and Haryana high court challenging his seven days custody given by a Mohali court to the Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) in connection with a Prevention of Corruption Act case registered against him on June 25.

The 50-year-old leader was arrested the same day and on June 26, a Mohali court had given his remand to the vigilance till July 2, which he has challenged in the high court. The remand ends on Wednesday and the petition is yet to be ordered for listing by the high court.

"The present petition.raises important questions of law and principle concerning abuse of criminal process, misuse of remand powers, and the right to fair investigatio...