Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday stayed further proceedings pursuant to the February 9 notice of the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes to leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa over his alleged objectionable remarks on state cabinet minister Harbhajan Singh ETO.

The high court bench of justice Suvir Sehgal acted on the plea from Bajwa in which he had sought quashing of the notice, terming it illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and also sought quashing of other consequential proceedings.

The controversy arose after Bajwa, while accusing the minister of corruption, said the Congress would take action against him after comin...