The Punjab government filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court order dated August 3 that directed the state to clear approximately ₹14,191 crore in pending dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) dues within 14 days. ^[1] The state government argued that the High Court's direction to withdraw the funds from the Consolidated Fund within the allotted fortnight is constitutionally impossible because it bypasses the procedure laid down in Articles 202 to 206 of the Constitution. ^[2] Ten luxury apartments in River Valley and Tanjong Pagar are being auctioned on September 23 as part of the $3 billion money laundering case in Singapore. ^[3] The High Court had also ordered the state to pay 6% simple interest in case of default and restrained it from incurring unproductive expenditure until the dues were cleared. ^[4] More than 80 real estate properties linked to the $3 billion money laundering case are being progressively put up for auction. ^[5] The government confiscated 207 properties, 77 vehicles, more than $1.45 billion in bank accounts, and more than $76 million in cash during the probe. ^[6] The guide prices for the 10 properties range between $2.238 million and $6.78 million. ^[7]