New Delhi, July 8 -- Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, currently in judicial custody, has been granted three weeks by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to amend his petition challenging his arrest in a case related to disproportionate assets. The court will now hear the amended bail plea on 29 July.

During a hearing on Tuesday, Bikram Singh Majithia's legal counsel requested additional time to correct and resubmit the bail application, citing errors in the original submission filed last week. The court accepted the plea and extended a three-week window for amendment.

The development comes amid an ongoing legal battle involving the former Punjab minister, who was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on 25 ...