Nominal Index [Citations 01 - 42]NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD v. VIMAL KAUR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 01Ballet Singh and Ors v. State of Haryana and Ors 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 02Rajeev Kumar Rana v. Serious Fraud Investigation Office 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 03JOGINDER v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 04 Avtar Singh v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 05VIRENDER ALIAS MOLAD v. STATE...
Nominal Index [Citations 01 - 42]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD v. VIMAL KAUR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 01
Ballet Singh and Ors v. State of Haryana and Ors 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 02
Rajeev Kumar Rana v. Serious Fraud Investigation Office 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 03
JOGINDER v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 04
Avtar Singh v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 05
VIRENDER ALIAS MOLAD v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 06
Kanwaljit Singh v. Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 07
Diksha Kalson v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 08
DIMPLE v. STATE OF PUNJAB 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 09
Kiran (minor) v. Chandigarh Housing Board and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 10
Vijay Kumar Dhawan and others v. Gurpreet Singh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 11
Vishal Kaushik and another v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 12
MANDEEP SINGH AND ANOTHER V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 13
BIR SINGH ALIAS BHIRA v. State OF HARYANA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 14
Ajay Kumar v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 15
Ram Kishan v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 16 Honey Balu v. UOI 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 17
SHILPA JAIN (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. & ORS. v. INDERJEET JAIN AND ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 18
BRIJ BHUSHAN v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 19
State of Haryana v. Vinod @ Munna 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 20
Title: Anu Aggarwal v. Sushant Aggarwal 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 21
State of Punjab v. Baldev Singh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 22
Manik Goyal v. State of Punjab & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 23
Manik Goyal v. State of Punjab & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 24
SHARDA AND ANOTHER v. NAGENDER SHARMA AND ANOTHER 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 25
Pradeep Singh Advocate v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 26
Naresh Kumar v. State of Haryana and Others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 27
Roop Bansal v. State of Haryana & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 28
The Hind Samachar Limited & another v. State of Punjab & others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 29
XXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 30
XXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 31
NOOR MOHAMMAD v. STATE OF U.T CHANDIGARH 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 32
Mohd. Ashraf and Another v. Sadiq (Since Deceased) through his LRs and Others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 33
Teja Singh & Anr v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 34
United India Insurance Company Limited v. Narinder Pal Singh and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 35
Sarbjit Kaur and another v. State of Punjab and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 36
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION V/S UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 37
SURESH KUMAR v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 38
Arvind Walia v. Directorate of Enforcement and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 39
SANDEEP SINGH ALIAS SEEPA v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 40
XXX v. XXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 41
Akashdeep Kaur and others v. State of Punjab and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 42
Reports
Title: NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD v. VIMAL KAUR AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 01
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company challenging the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), observing that the driving license was enough to prove that deceased was duly qualified to be treated as a skilled worker in the category of heavy vehicle driver.
Justice Sudeepti Sharma noted, "a perusal of the record shows that the driving licence of the deceased was produced... The said licence clearly reflects that the deceased was authorised to drive heavy and medium goods vehicles. Thus, the deceased was duly qualified to be treated as a skilled worker in the category of heavy vehicle driver.
Title: Ballet Singh and Ors v. State of Haryana and Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 02
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought the Union Government's response on a plea filed by contractual Accounts Assistants working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) seeking regularisation of their services against sanctioned posts.
The Court observed that MGNREGA is a flagship welfare programme of the Government of India and it's the effective implementation depends upon the dedicated services of personnel such as the petitioners who have been continuously working for long years against sanctioned posts.
Title: Rajeev Kumar Rana v. Serious Fraud Investigation Office
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 03
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a second petition filed by an accused in the SFIO investigation into the Adarsh Group of Companies seeking regular bail, holding that while a successive bail application is not barred per se, however mere long incarceration cannot be the sole ground to allow the plea.
Justice Manisha Batra said, "Though, a second/successive regular bail application cannot be rejected solely on the ground of maintainability thereof, but for such petition to succeed, the petitioner is required to show some substantial change in circumstances. In the considered opinion of this Court, however, he has not been able to point out any such substantial change. Merely on the ground of his prolonged incarceration, he cannot be held entitled to seek benefit of bail in this petition especially in the circumstance when his previous petition had been dismissed by passing a detailed order and that order stands upheld by Hon'ble Apex Court."
Title: JOGINDER v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 04
Emphasising that Indian constitutionalism is rooted in the civilisational idea of Rajdharma, where governance must be guided by justice, fairness and compassion, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a welfare State cannot, in good conscience or law, continue to extract uninterrupted service from workers while keeping them in perpetual insecurity.
Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "There is, finally, a moral vocabulary that is not foreign to Indian constitutionalism and it runs parallel to our civilisational idea of Rajdharma that the ruler's foremost duty is protection and fairness to those who sustain the State's functioning. Our ancient texts repeatedly place upon the sovereign an obligation to act with nyaya (justice), anrishamsya (non-cruelty), and balanced governance and the idea of lokasangraha as discussed in the Bhagvad Gita's reminds public power that action must serve social stability and the common good, not merely administrative convenience."
Title: Avtar Singh v. State of Punjab
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 05
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted default bail to an accused in an alleged terrorism case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, while condoning an extraordinary delay of 1415 days in filing the statutory appeal, primarily on the ground of parity with a co-accused who had earlier secured identical relief from the Supreme Court and the prolonged incarceration of the appellant for nearly seven years.
Title: VIRENDER ALIAS MOLAD v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 06
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has declined to grant emergency parole to a life convict seeking temporary release on account of the death of his wife, holding that he did not fulfil the statutory requirement of completing five years of imprisonment after his latest offence, as mandated under the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 2022.
However, taking a humanitarian view, the Court permitted the petitioner to attend the last rites and rituals of his deceased wife under police escort, by way of custody parole for limited hours.
Title: Kanwaljit Singh v. Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 07
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by former employees of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) seeking release of retiral benefits, over missing Holy Saroops of Shri Guru Granth Sahib.
Justice Harpreet Singh Brar held that while writ petitions against SGPC are maintainable, the petitioners were not entitled to relief as their suspension/termination followed a duly conducted inquiry in substantial compliance with the SGPC Service Rules and principles of natural justice.
Title: Diksha Kalson v. State of Haryana and others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 08
While dismissing a review application filed by a Civil Judge (Junior Division) aspirant seeking re-evaluation of her answer sheet, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has reiterated that the power of review is extremely limited and cannot be invoked as a substitute for an appeal or for re-arguing a matter on merits.
Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "it is indubitable that the power of review is not intended to re-litigate a cause that has been thoroughly argued and decided. Instead, its primary purpose is to correct manifest errors apparent on the face of the record, such as a clear mistake or error committed by the court, discovery of new and important matter or new evidence, or any other sufficient reason analogous to the preceding grounds."
Title: DIMPLE v. STATE OF PUNJAB
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 09
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a woman accused in a case relating to the death of 19-year-old Charis Goyal, observing that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) did not attribute any active role to her in the alleged murder and being a female she deserves a lenient view.
In March 2025, the body of nineteen-year-old girl, who had been missing for two days, was found in a canal near Yatri village, in Punjab's Maur Mandi, following a two-day search.
Title: Kiran (minor) v. Chandigarh Housing Board and others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 10
Emphasising that hyper-technical objections should not defeat welfare schemes meant for marginalised sections, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh Administration to allot a small flat to a petitioner who was a minor at the time of filing the petition, in lieu of her deceased father who had already been found eligible under the Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme, 2006.
Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Deepak Manchanda said, " while evaluating the applications of the marginalised sections of society for their rehabilitation in furtherance of their right to shelter, a more holistic and liberal view ought to be taken by the Constitutional Court, instead of a hyper-technical view which would defeat the very purpose of the scheme."
Title: Vijay Kumar Dhawan and others v. Gurpreet Singh
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 11
Quashing criminal proceedings against doctors accused of medical negligence leading to the death of a woman after childbirth, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has cautioned against subjecting medical professionals to criminal trials without credible expert scrutiny.
Justice Manisha Batra said, "The investigating officer and the private complainant could not always be supposed to have knowledge of medical science so as to determine whether the act of the accused medical professional amounts to rash or negligent act within the domain of criminal law under Section 304-A of IPC. The criminal process once initiated subjects the medical professional to serious embarrassment and sometimes harassment."
Title: Vishal Kaushik and another v. State of Haryana
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 12
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to two officials of the Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, observing that allegations of large-scale corruption, forgery of public records and misappropriation of public funds demand a cautious approach at the pre-arrest stage.
Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The allegations against the petitioners pertain to offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 which by their very nature are serious and grave. Corruption by public servant is not merely an offence against an individual but constitutes and offence against the society at large eroding public confidence in the administration."
Title: MANDEEP SINGH AND ANOTHER V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 13
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has expressed "glaring and alarming" concern over the registration of FIRs in Punjab on the basis of complaints received by the NRI Cell through emails.
Justice Alok Jain said, "there exist a compelling need to formulate and implement a Standard Operating Procedure and to raise the level of investigation in such cases, where complaints are received by the NRI Cell through e-mail, particularly with regard to the veracity of the allegations levelled and so as to determine whether any offence has been committed within the territorial jurisdiction of this country or not."
Title: BIR SINGH ALIAS BHIRA v. State OF HARYANA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 14
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has strongly deprecated the Haryana Government's continued failure to regularise the services of a part-time sweeper who has been working continuously since 1986, observing that extracting labour for nearly four decades while denying security of service strikes at the heart of fairness, equity and social justice and they perform functions that are vital for orderly functioning of society.
Title: Ajay Kumar v. State of Punjab
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 15
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted interim bail for six weeks to an accused booked under the NDPS Act, taking into account the birth of his child and the need to care for his wife during the post-delivery period.
Justice Sanjay Vashisth said,"the petitioner's wife was earlier in a family way and now on 05.01.2026 has been blessed with a female child. Undoubtedly, at such stage, wife of the petitioner would require company of her best companion i.e. her husband. Undoubtedly, wife of the petitioner and the newly born child require the utmost attention to look after their health etc."
Title: Ram Kishan v. State of Haryana
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 16
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a court employee accused of colluding with police personnel and court staff to tamper with traffic challans in exchange for illegal gratification, holding that custodial interrogation was necessary for a fair and effective investigation.
Justice Sumeet Goel said, "As per the case set up by prosecution, the petitioner had made payment in the bank account of the co-accused for getting disposed of the traffic challans by way of editing the same. As per submissions made by learned State counsel, the investigation is still at a preliminary stage, and custodial interrogation of the present petitioner is necessary to unravel the truth."
Title: Honey Balu v. UOI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 17
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to Aaj Tak news channel and its journalist Anjana Om Kashyap to remove an allegedly derogatory video relating to Lord Maharishi Valmiki and to issue a public apology.
The plea took exception to a broadcast in which it was allegedly stated that “Bhagwan Maharishi Valmiki Ji was earlier a dacoit named Ratnakar who looted travellers”, contending that the statement hurt religious sentiments and defamed a revered figure.
Title: SHILPA JAIN (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. & ORS. v. INDERJEET JAIN AND ORS.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 18
Emphasising that the work of a housewife extends far beyond mere caretaking and includes a wide range of services that would command substantial remuneration if outsourced, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced compensation awarded in a motor accident claim, raising it from ₹58.22 lakh to ₹1.18 crore.
Title: BRIJ BHUSHAN v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 19
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an order rejecting the claim of a Haryana Roadways employee who acquired 70% disability during service. It has directed the State to retain him on a supernumerary post with full service benefits till the age of superannuation.
Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "an employee who has devoted the prime of his life to public service ought not to be met with rigidity at the moment of his greatest vulnerability. Disability suffered during service calls not for punitive action, but for empathy, accommodation, and institutional support. The State, as a model employer, must respond with humanity and fairness, lest service jurisprudence lose its moral and constitutional compass."
Title: State of Haryana v. Vinod @ Munna
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 20
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the conviction and death sentence awarded to Vinod alias Munna in a case involving the abduction, rape and murder of a five-year-old girl, on the ground of serious procedural lapses in recording the accused's statement under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Title: Title: Anu Aggarwal v. Sushant Aggarwal
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 21
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the rejection of a wife's application for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, holding that the petitioner had deliberately concealed her employment, income, and financial assets, and was therefore not entitled to claim maintenance.
Justice Alok Jain said, "Section 125 Cr.P.C. has been enacted with a specific purpose to protect women and children and to prevent vagrancy and destitution among them. It provides speedy remedy to the destituted and helpless women to establish their claim, it was incumbent upon the petitioner to prove that she is unable to maintain herself and her child but in the present case, the petitioner has concealed her employment and claimed his husband is earning handsome amount, her conduct in suppressing relevant information from the Court and the fact that she is not only qualified but is capable of earning good money."
Title: State of Punjab v. Baldev Singh
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 22
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Punjab Government seeking condonation of a 597-day delay in filing an appeal against a judgment passed by the Trial Court, holding that the delay was inordinate, unexplained, and devoid of bona fides.
Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The applicant-State has failed to provide any concrete explanation or documentary proof to demonstrate its genuine efforts in pursuing the matter within the prescribed time limit. No cause, much less sufficient cause as required in law, has been shown to justify or condone such a significant delay. The delay is both inordinate and inexplicable."
Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Probe Against Journalists Over Posts On Punjab CM's Helicopter
Title: Manik Goyal v. State of Punjab & Anr
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 23
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed till next date, further investigation against law student, journalists and media professionals for publishing a news story relating to helicopter movements allegedly linked to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.
Journalistic Freedom Can't Be Curtailed Because Public Officials Feel Offended: P&H High Court
Title: Manik Goyal v. State of Punjab & Anr
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 24
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that subjective feelings of a public officer cannot become the benchmark for assessing the legality of State action.
Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, “Merely because a person holding a public office feels offended may not be the yardstick on which State action is to be measured. It would also not be influenced by the projections sought to be portrayed by State.”
Title: SHARDA AND ANOTHER v. NAGENDER SHARMA AND ANOTHER
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 25
Holding that a bachelor earning member of a family has a moral, social and filial obligation to support his aged parents and would not spend half of his income solely on himself, the Punjab and Haryana High Court enhanced compensation awarded in a motor accident claim, reducing the deduction towards personal expenses to one-third instead of 50%.
High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment Of Haryana AG
Title: Pradeep Singh Advocate v. State of Haryana and others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 26
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of the Advocate General of Haryana, holding that once the constitutional eligibility under Article 165 of the Constitution is satisfied, allegations of impropriety or desirability are beyond the limited scope of quo warranto jurisdiction.
The Court noted that a bare perusal of Article 165 of the Constitution reveals that a person who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court is eligible to be appointed as Advocate General of the State concerned.
Title: Naresh Kumar v. State of Haryana and Others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 27
Holding that the disciplinary authorities acted in a casual and mechanical manner by punishing a police constable despite his exoneration in a departmental inquiry, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the punishment of forfeiture of five increments with permanent effect and imposed costs of ₹1,10,000 on the State.
Justice Jagmohan Bansal said, "It seems to be a case of casual adjudication of departmental proceedings because alleged delinquent was a mere Constable. The Disciplinary Authority casually awarded major penalty of forfeiture of five increments and higher authorities upheld order of disciplinary authority. It is a case of casualty and miscarriage of justice on the part of departmental authorities."
Title: Roop Bansal v. State of Haryana & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 28
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has permitted real estate developer Roop Bansal to withdraw his petition challenging the FIR lodged against him for conspiring to bribe a Trial Court judge.
Bansal is booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy under Section 120B IPC.
Title: The Hind Samachar Limited & another v. State of Punjab & others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 29
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the proprietors of Punjab Kesari, other newspapers to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for redressal of their grievance against coercive action taken by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), including closure and disconnection of electricity to printing press and hotels of its owners.
Title: XXXX v. XXXX
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 30
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular bail petition filed by an accused booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, observing "a lenient approach is wholly unwarranted."
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular bail petition filed by an accused booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, observing "a lenient approach is wholly unwarranted."
Title: XXXX v. XXXX
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 31
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular bail petition filed by an accused booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, observing "a lenient approach is wholly unwarranted."
Justice Neerja K. Kalson said, "The judiciary bears a solemn duty to act as a guardian for those who are incapable to protect themselves. When the innocence of a child is violated, the law must act not merely as a punitive instrument, but as an unwavering shield. As it is often said, “The soul of a society is judged by how it treats its children, for they are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” In this context, a lenient approach is wholly unwarranted."
Title: NOOR MOHAMMAD v. STATE OF U.T CHANDIGARH
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 32
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by a 62-years-old booked for allegedly supplying 50-kg-beef in violation of statutory prohibitions, holding that custodial interrogation was necessary to uncover the larger network involved in the illegal trade.
Justice Aaradhna Sawhney rejected the plea taken by the petitioner was misled by the sellers, who had allegedly disclosed him that the meat was not Beef is clever ploy and an afterthought, which does not deserve to be taken note of.
Title: Mohd. Ashraf and Another v. Sadiq (Since Deceased) through his LRs and Others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 33
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that a widow is competent to alienate non-ancestral property inherited from her husband without the consent of collaterals, as any customary restriction to the contrary is constitutionally impermissible.
Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, “Consequently, any such fetter on a woman's right to deal with her independently inherited property must be held to be constitutionally impermissible, legally unsustainable, and devoid of binding effect."
Title: Teja Singh & Anr v. State of Punjab
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 34
The Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted a man after 22 years, who was sentenced to life for allegedly setting his pregnant wife on fire, holding that it was highly unbelievable that a "trivial dispute" over separate residence could lead him to murder his wife adding that the alleged motive was extremely weak.
The Court set aside the judgment passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, in 2004, which had convicted Teja Singh under Section 302 (murder) IPC and his brother Baljit Singh @ Goga also for murder along with common intention. The appeal against Baljit Singh stood abated due to his death in 2015.
Title: United India Insurance Company Limited v. Narinder Pal Singh and others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 35
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced compensation awarded to a motor accident victim from ₹52 lakh to ₹9.16 crore, holding that the claimant, who has suffered 100% permanent functional disability and his future medical treatment cannot be ignored.
The Court also granted ₹6 crore towards advanced medical treatment in the United States of America.
Title: Sarbjit Kaur and another v. State of Punjab and others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 36
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order denying Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) services to a married couple who lost their only son in 2024, holding that the ART Act, 2021 does not prescribe an age limit for a commissioning couple and expressly permits the use of donor oocytes.
Allowing the writ petition, the Court quashed the order dated 06 February 2025 passed by the State Appellate Authority, which had rejected the couple's request for IVF on grounds of age, menopause, medical risk and apprehension of sex determination.
Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION V/S UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 37
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported death of nearly 50 cattle at a gaushala in Chandigarh's Raipur Kalan, following media reports highlighting alleged cruelty, neglect and illegal disposal of carcasses.
Chief Justice Sheel Nagu ans Justice Sanjiv Berry asked the UT administration to file a response.
Title: SURESH KUMAR v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 38
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Government to reimburse the remaining medical expenses of a government employee incurred for the emergency treatment of his wife in a non-empanelled private hospital, holding that denial of reimbursement without reasons is arbitrary and violative of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.
ED Can Arrest Even If FIRs Are Added To ECIR Later: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Title: Arvind Walia v. Directorate of Enforcement and another
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 39
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed two pleas filed by promoters-directors of Ramprastha Promoters & Developers Pvt. Ltd., challenging their arrest, remand, and proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said merely because two FIRs were made part of the ECIR later, by way of addendum, it would not vitiate the petitioners' arrest prior thereto.
Title: SANDEEP SINGH ALIAS SEEPA v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 40
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order granting regular bail to a juvenile accused in a murder case, holding that bail under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015 can be denied where release exposes the child to association with known criminals, moral, physical or psychological danger, or defeats the ends of justice.
Title: XXX v. XXX
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 41
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has appreciated the efforts of a Session Judge in avoiding needless waste of paper by ensuring that judicial orders passed in a case were printed on the same sheet, wherever possible.
Justice Neerja K. Kalson said, "Before parting with this order, this Court appreciates the fact that as is evident from the orders placed on record, every precaution has been taken by the officer to ensure the optimum utilization of papers. The orders have been printed on the same sheet wherever possible, which every court should do, thereby setting a commendable example in avoiding the needless waste of paper – a precious resource demands prudent consideration in judicial proceedings."
Title: Akashdeep Kaur and others v. State of Punjab and others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 42
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the entire recruitment process conducted pursuant to Advertisement Haryana Senior Assistant-cum-Inspector, holding that mere similarity in incorrect answers, regional concentration of successful candidates, or post-result dissatisfaction of unsuccessful candidates cannot justify quashing a recruitment process in the absence of cogent evidence of systemic fraud.