Majithia's arrest plea deferred to July 29
Chandigarh, July 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday deferred till July 29 the hearing on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia's plea against his arrest and subsequent remand in a disproportionate assets (DA) case registered by the Punjab vigilance bureau (VB).
As the matter came up for hearing, Majithia's counsels sought three weeks to file an amended plea following which the court granted time and fixed the next date of hearing. Majithia had filed the plea on July 1 against his arrest and subsequent remand.
The VB arrested Majithia on June 25 in the DA case allegedly involving laundering of Rs.540 crore.
The former minister was sent to judicial custody by a Mohali court on July 6.htc...
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