CHANDIGARH, May 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court provided legal breathers on Friday to Rajya Sabha members Sandeep Pathak and Rajinder Gupta, who is also Trident Group's chairman emeritus, in separate cases. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to refrain from taking any coercive action against the Barnala unit of Trident Limited. The court ruled that the company must be granted a 30-day grace period to rectify any alleged environmental deficiencies before the board can initiate punitive measures. In another development, the Punjab government assured the high court that it would not arrest or take coercive steps against Sandeep Pathak until Monday. Both Gupta and Pathak were among the seven Rajya Sabha members who quit the AAP and joined the BJP on April 24. P4...