Chandigarh, Nov. 21 -- A petition from Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring challenging proceedings initiated by the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes for his alleged 'casteist' remarks against former Union minister Buta Singh, is likely to be taken up by the high court for hearing on Friday.

The matter was listed for hearing before the bench of justice Suvir Sehgal on Thursday. However, the bench ordered the listing of the case before some other bench. Following this, Warring's lawyer had requested the chief justice in the evening that the matter be listed on Friday.

Warring, while campaigning in favour of the Congress candidate for the November 11 Tarn Taran assembly bypoll, allegedly made some remarks abo...