Punjab and Haryana High Court dismisses plea against Navjot Singh Sidhu

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday disposed off a public interest litigation (PIL) moved by High Court Advocate HC Arora.

The petitioner had said that Navjot Singh Sidhu's participation conflicted the interest besides a proprietary issue as Sidhu was a public representative.

The court has disposed off the petition terming it as  infructous after the petitioner informed the court that The Kapil Sharma Show was off air w.e.f September 2.

The petitioner H C Arora had earlier moved the court saying that Sidhu's television stint was a clear conflict of interest as he may not be able to do justice to his department as a cabinet minister.The Advocate General of Punjab had however, made it clear that Sidhu was not a civil servant hence the government cannot enforce code of conduct on him.