Top court agrees to hear Majithia's plea seeking bail
New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia's plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana high court's order which denied him bail in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
A bench of justices Vikram Nath and NV Anjaria issued a notice to Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Majithia's plea and posted it for hearing on January 19. It, however, refused the prayer for interim bail.
In its December 4 order, the high court dismissed Majithia's bail plea, observing that the possibility of him influencing the investigation could not be ruled out.P2...
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