Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS): The Punjab government here on Tuesday filed a revision petition in the CBI special court at Mohali challenging its July 23 order disallowing the state's request for a copy of the closure report in the Bargari sacrilege case, filed by the premier investigating agency.

In response to the petition, the Additional Sessions Judge issued a notice to the CBI to appear before him on August 29 in the matter, Advocate General Atul Nanda told the media.

Nanda said, the state's plea for the copy of the closure report was dismissed by the Special Judicial Magistrate in an arbitrary and unjust manner. He said the state was not only denied the copy of the closure report but nor was it informed about the grounds on which the CBI had requested the court to close the cases.

The state was entitled to the copy of the closure report and other relevant documents to challenge the CBI decision, said the Advocate General in a statement.

In its revision petition, filed on Tuesday, through the Assistant Inspector General of Police (Crime), Bureau of Investigation, the state has asked the court to summon the record of the case pending before the Special Judicial Magistrate, CBI, Mohali, besides a direction that a copy of the closure report and all supporting material be supplied to the state.

The state government has also sought a stay on the proceedings till the disposal of this revision petition.