NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday orally asked the
Punjab government not to take any coercive step against SAD leader
Bikram Singh Majithia till January 31 when it hears his
pre-arrest bail plea in a drugs case.
A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Majithia, that the plea seeking anticipatory bail plea needed urgent hearing as the accused has been facing "political vendetta".
The pre-arrest bail plea of Majithia, who has been booked under the
NDPS Act, was dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana high court on January 24.