Chandigarh, July 19 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed the Punjab vigilance bureau's summoning order issued to Fastway managing director Gurdeep Singh, seeking his presence in connection with the criminal case registered against SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia last month.

The vigilance bureau had summoned Singh for July 17, asking him to give details whether he had shareholding/ partnership in the moveable or immovable assets of Majithia and his family members.

The application for a stay was filed by the company, claiming that the action had been initiated due to political vendetta, particularly in light of a media channel run by the company, having aired news following Majithia's arrest on June 25.

Since the media house ...