Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday stayed further proceedings in an FIR registered against four persons, including an RTI activist and three journalists, following a social media post on the use of the Punjab chief minister's helicopter.

The HC also issued a notice of motion to the Punjab for February 23. A notice of motion is a formal legal document filed in a lawsuit to inform the court and opposing parties that one side (the "moving party") is requesting a specific court order or ruling on a particular issue.

Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj passed the interim order on a petition seeking the quashing of the FIR.

According to the petition, the case originated from a social media post of one Manik Goyal, a law...