Chandigarh, April 30 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday deferred hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging constitutional validity of Punjab's anti-sacrilege law - Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, after the state government questioned the maintainability of the petition.

During the hearing, state's advocate general MS Bedi claimed that the petitioner was a "habitual" complaint filer and his name figured in the internal list of such persons prepared by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB). Bedi further alleged that the PIL was not maintainable as the petitioner had suppressed information about some material facts about the criminal cases he had been involved in.

In view of this, th...