Chandigarh, July 15
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today referred to another Bench the regular bail plea filed by Akali leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia. This is the second time that a Bench has referred the matter to another Bench.
As the case came up for hearing, the High Court Bench of Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice Anoop Chitkara asserted: “Be placed before some other Bench in which one of us i.e. Anoop Chitkara, J, is not a member, after obtaining appropriate orders from the Chief Justice.”
The Bench of Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Sandeep Moudgil had earlier passed similar orders of referring the matter to another Bench. The order came after Justice Masih recused himself from hearing the matter.
Majithia had moved the High Court seeking regular bail in a case registered on December 20 under the provisions of the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act. Majithia contended in his petition that the then Congress government in the state did not leave any stolen unturned to misuse its power and position for wreaking vengeance against its political opponents and the petitioner was one such target.
Bikram Majithia’s bail plea referred to another Bench
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