Chandigarh, June 11 -- A Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) division bench has stayed a single judge order, whereby the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was roped in for preliminary probe into a property dispute involving a Canadian citizen.

The HC division bench of justice Sandeep Moudgil and justice Neerja K Kalson acted on a petition from the UT administration and police, arguing that the single judge's order may adversely affect the ongoing investigation and lead to institutional prejudice against the police.

The HC single bench, in its May 26 order, had directed the CBI to probe the property dispute and look into the role of all parties involved, including police officials irrespective of their rank.

Police acted at behest of...