LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 15 to June 21, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations 193 - 203]ROHIT LALIT v. SOURABH CHABBRA [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 193]Narender Kumar v. State of Haryana & Anr. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 194]Manjit Kaur v. State of Punjab and others [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 195]X AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 196]JITENDER SINGH ALIAS JEETU v. STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION BAHIN,...
Nominal Index [Citations 193 - 203]
ROHIT LALIT v. SOURABH CHABBRA [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 193]
Narender Kumar v. State of Haryana & Anr. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 194]
Manjit Kaur v. State of Punjab and others [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 195]
X AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 196]
JITENDER SINGH ALIAS JEETU v. STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION BAHIN, DISTRICT PALWAL, HARYAN [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 197]
AMIT DEWAN v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATON [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 198]
Jaharvir Goga Samiti v. State of Haryana and another [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 199]
Poonam @ Indira v. Prahlad Sharma and others [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 200]
VIRENDER SINGH AND OTHERS v. JITENDER KUMAR IAS [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 201]
Maninderjeet Singh v. Facebook Meta Platform INC and others [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 202]
CHANDIGARH GOLF CLUB v. CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION AND ANOTHER [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 203]
Reports
Title: ROHIT LALIT v. SOURABH CHABBRA
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 193]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a summoning order issued against a doctor in a criminal complaint alleging medical negligence, holding that the trial court acted perversely in proceeding without awaiting an expert opinion which it had itself directed to be obtained.
Title: Narender Kumar v. State of Haryana & Anr.
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 194]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that once the execution of a cheque is admitted, the statutory presumption under the Negotiable Instruments Act operates in favour of the complainant, and a mere plea that the cheque was issued as a blank security instrument is insufficient to rebut such presumption.
Title: Manjit Kaur v. State of Punjab and others
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 195]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that where a deceased government employee is survived by only one widow and there are no eligible claimants from a pre-deceased spouse, the surviving widow is entitled to full (100%) family pension.
Title: X AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 196]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a couple seeking protection from alleged harassment by their relatives over their live-in relationship, holding that such protection cannot be granted in the absence of fulfillment of legally recognized conditions for live-in relationship. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 196]
Title: JITENDER SINGH ALIAS JEETU v. STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION BAHIN, DISTRICT PALWAL, HARYANA
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 197]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused regular bail to a man accused of participating in a fraud scheme wherein large sums of money were allegedly extracted from a litigant on the false pretext of securing favourable court orders through influence with High Court judges.[2026 LiveLaw (PH) 197]
Title: AMIT DEWAN v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATON
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 198]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to Amit Dewan, former Director (Finance) of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL), in connection with two CBI cases involving an alleged large-scale financial fraud concerning diversion of public funds. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 198]
Title: Jaharvir Goga Samiti v. State of Haryana and another
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 199]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the parameters prescribed under Section 26 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 are not binding on courts or authorities while adjudicating references for enhancement of compensation.
Title: Poonam @ Indira v. Prahlad Sharma and others
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 200]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that legal heirs of a deceased trustee cannot be impleaded to continue a suit filed by the trustee in a representative capacity, reiterating that the right to pursue such litigation vests only in surviving or duly appointed trustees.
Title: VIRENDER SINGH AND OTHERS v. JITENDER KUMAR IAS
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 201]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a contempt petition with costs of ₹50,000, holding that the proceedings were a clear abuse of the judicial process and were pursued despite full knowledge that the underlying order had already been set aside in appeal
Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Facebook's Removal Of Copyrighted Song From User's Page
Title: Maninderjeet Singh v. Facebook Meta Platform INC and others
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 202]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a petition challenging the removal of content from a Facebook page, holding that the platform acted in accordance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 after receiving a copyright complaint.
Title: CHANDIGARH GOLF CLUB v. CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION AND ANOTHER
Citation: [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 203]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh Golf Club to put in place a mechanism to comply with the Right to Information (RTI) Act within a month.
The Court dismissed its plea against a 2012 Central Information Commission (CIC) order that declared it a “public authority”.