Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17 - November 23, 2025
Nominal IndexSanyukt Akhir Regiment Morcha and Others v. Union of India and Others LiveLaw (PH) 439Amit Kumar v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 440Sajjan Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 441Harpreet Singh Dua and another v. Panjab University and others. LiveLaw (PH) 442 SXXXX v. State of Haryana LiveLaw (PH) 443Shyam Sunder Strips & Ors. vs. UOI &...
Nominal Index
Sanyukt Akhir Regiment Morcha and Others v. Union of India and Others LiveLaw (PH) 439
Amit Kumar v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 440
Sajjan Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 441
Harpreet Singh Dua and another v. Panjab University and others. LiveLaw (PH) 442
SXXXX v. State of Haryana LiveLaw (PH) 443
Shyam Sunder Strips & Ors. vs. UOI & Ors. LiveLaw (PH) 444
Bhajan Singh v. State of Punjab LiveLaw (PH) 445
Laxmi Devi v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 446
Satnam Singh v. State of Punjab and another LiveLaw (PH) 447
Lakshay Jain v. State of Punjab and another LiveLaw (PH) 448
Amritpal Singh v. UOI & Ors. LiveLaw (PH) 449
DR MANOJ v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS LiveLaw (PH) 450
Sarafuddin Ayub Sheikh v. State of Haryana LiveLaw (PH) 451
Reports
Title: Sanyukt Akhir Regiment Morcha and Others v. Union of India and Others
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 439
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to change the title of Farhan Akhtar's movie from '120 Veer Bahadur' to '120 Veer Aheer', noting that a review of the film's certification is still pending and that the Union Government has assured it will decide the matter within two days, as the film is scheduled for release this Friday (November 21).
Sanyukt Akhir Regiment Morcha, had moved the Court seeking direction the change of name of movie from “120 BAHADUR” to “120 VEER AHIR”, to quash and recall the certification granted to the on the ground of distortion of historical facts relating to the Battle of Rezang La (1962).
Title: Amit Kumar v. State of Haryana and others
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 440
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Director General of Police, Haryana, to reconsider the candidature of a Constable aspirant whose appointment was rejected on the ground that he had been facing trial in a road accident case at the time of antecedent verification.
Justice Jagmohan Bansal noted as per Punjab Police Rule (as applicable in Haryana), "where charges have been framed against a candidate for offence(s) involving moral turpitude or which is punishable for imprisonment of three years of more, he shall not be considered for appointment. The petitioner was implicated in a car accident. Offence of vehicular accident does not involve moral turpitude. He was charged for committing offences punishable under Sections 279, 337, 338 IPC and 181 of MV Act. None of the aforesaid offence(s) is/are punishable with imprisonment of three years or more."
Title: Sajjan Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana and others
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 441
In a significant ruling safeguarding the rights of retired government employees, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India to issue instructions to all agency banks stipulating that no recovery of excess pension may be made without the pensioner's knowledge, consent or prior notice, and that any such recovery must strictly conform to the governing service rules.
The direction came while allowing a writ petition filed by a retired Executive Officer of the Municipal Council, Kaithal, from whose pension account a sum of ₹6,63,688 was unilaterally debited by Punjab National Bank on the ground of “excess pension”, without any notice or opportunity of hearing
Title: Harpreet Singh Dua and another v. Panjab University and others.
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 442
The Punjab & Haryana High Court, while hearing a plea seeking direction to conduct elections for the Senate of Panjab University, a matter currently subject to student protests, underscored that the "prime focus of all students should remain the acquisition of knowledge. Academic activities cannot be compromised or sacrificed at the altar of electoral or political aspirations."
Title: SXXXX v. State of Haryana [CRM-M-42307-2021]
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 443
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed the FIR lodged filed for committing rape on pretext of marriage, observing that "it is inconceivable that a legally married woman could be induced into a sexual relationship on the promise of marriage."
Title: Shyam Sunder Strips & Ors. vs. UOI & Ors.
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 444
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed orders that disallowed debit from Electronic Credit Ledgers of taxpayers in excess of the Input Tax Credit (ITC) available at the time of passing of the said order.
Title: Bhajan Singh v. State of Punjab
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 445
While granting acquittal in Death by negligence case, the Punjab & Haryana High Court said that the duty of care on the road applies equally to all motorists and that liability cannot be fastened on a bus driver in every case where an element of contributory negligence on the part of the other driver is apparent.
The Court set-aside the conviction under Sections 304-A, 279, 427 IPC, wherein the appellant was convicted for rigorous imprisonment for 1 year.
Title: Laxmi Devi v. State of Haryana and others
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 446
Observing that the five-decades old case "reveals a saga of administrative apathy and a persistent struggle for rightful dues", the Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the concerned Principal Secretary of Haryana, to personally examine the veracity of the widow's pensionary benefit claims within two months and ensure that all lawful due to her are released “forthwith”.
Title: Satnam Singh v. State of Punjab and another
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 447
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has cautioned against the “probable erosion of judicial integrity” where criminal proceedings involving serious offences—particularly those under Section 304-A IPC/Section 106 BNS (Causing death by negligence)—are sought to be quashed solely on the basis of compromise between the accused and the victim's family.
Title: Lakshay Jain v. State of Punjab and another
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 448
The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted probation to a young man convicted for causing death by negligence in a road accident, emphasizing the rehabilitative and reformative objectives of sentencing over purely punitive measures.
Title: Amritpal Singh v. UOI & Ors.
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 449
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed Punjab Government to decide NSA detainee MP Amritpal Singh's application seeking parole to attend Parliament winter session, “within 7 days” preferably before the session starts.
Amritpal has been accused of propagating "Khalistani separatism" and posing a threat to the security of the State and maintenance of public order.
Title: DR MANOJ v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 450
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has come down heavily on the Haryana Government for initiating disciplinary action and withholding No Objection Certificate (NOC) of a government doctor merely because he did not rise from his seat when a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) visited the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Title: Sarafuddin Ayub Sheikh v. State of Haryana
Citation: LiveLaw (PH) 451
While rejecting bail in a cyber fraud case, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that cyber fraud constitutes a sui generis transgression, demanding categorical exclusion from judicial indulgence in bail matters, given its capacity to erode public trust in the digital economy and destabilize financial ecosystems.
Other Developments
Punjab Advocate General Maninderjit Singh Bedi Designated As Senior Advocate
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today (November 21) designated Advocate General Maninderjit Singh Bedi as Senior Advocate.
“In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act 1961, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh has been pleased to designate Sh. Maninderjit Singh Bedi, Advocate…as Senior Advocate with effect frorp ,the date of notification,” the notification stated.