Chandigarh, Nov. 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday restrained the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes chairman from interfering in the police probe into a criminal case filed against Punjab Congress president, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, for alleged 'casteist' remarks made against former Union minister Buta Singh.

The bench of justice JS Puri said that the prima facie view of the court is that the commission and its chairman are not empowered to interfere in the investigation being conducted by the police pursuant to registration of a criminal case. The bench has sought a response from the commission and its chairman, Jasvir Singh Garhi, by December 11 on the allegations levelled by Warring.

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