PIL In Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Restoration Of Diljit Dosanjh Starrer 'Satluj', Challenges Takedown Of Film

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking restoration of singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh's film Satluj, which was recently taken down. The plea challenges the removal of the movie, alleging it was arbitrary and unjustified, and urges the Court to intervene to ensure its availability to the public.Satluj is based on the story of the...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: June 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 176 - 212] XXXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 176Sukhdev Singh @ Rinku v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 177 Dr. Rohit Lalit and others v. State of Haryana and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 178 Anil Kumar Kaushik v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 179COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. JYOTI MALHOTRA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 180KARAM SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB 2026 LiveLaw...

Gurugram Court Working From Guest House: High Court Raps Haryana Govt Over Delay In 'Tower of Justice' Project

Taking serious note of the continued delay in completion of the Gurugram district judiciary's new court complex, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today observed that the functionality of courts cannot be jeopardised due to lapses on the part of State authorities, especially when judicial work is presently being carried out from a guest house following a fire incident.'Tower of Justice',...

High Court Seeks ED's Response To Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora's Plea Challenging Arrest In Money Laundering Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today sought Enforcement Directorate's response to a plea filed by Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora, arrested and remanded in connection with a money laundering case.Acting Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Rohit Kapoor issued notice and gave ED two weeks' time to file its response.The AAP leader has been booked in a Rs 100-crore GST fraud linked to...

Lack Of Tech Knowledge No Excuse For Incomplete Online Application: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects ADA Aspirant's Plea

Rejecting the plea of lack of computer knowledge, the Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a candidate seeking issuance of an admit card for the Haryana Assistant District Attorney (ADA) who submitted an "incomplete form."[2025 LiveLaw (PH) 225]Justice Nidhi Gupta said, "Contention of the petitioner that his computer related knowledge is still not vast, is baseless as computers...

Pre-Cognizance Hearing Of Accused U/S 223 BNSS Not Applicable To SFIO Proceedings Under Companies Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the mandatory pre-cognizance hearing of accused, contemplated under the first proviso to Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), is not available to persons proposed to be arrayed as accused in prosecutions instituted by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Companies Act, 2013. [2025 LiveLaw...

P&H High Court Grants Bail In Official Secrets Act Case, Says 'Y+ Security' Communication Prima Facie Not Secret

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man booked under the Official Secrets Act, observing that a communication regarding grant of 'Y+' security to him does not prima facie fall within the ambit of “official secrets”. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 223]Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, "Upon a prima facie consideration of the material available on record, this Court finds that...

Anticipatory Bail Denied To Ex-Police Officer In Corruption Case: P&H High Court Flags Risk To Investigation

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a former police officer accused of demanding illegal gratification, observing that economic offences and corruption “erode public trust” and require courts to exercise caution while extending pre-arrest protection. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 222]Dismissing the plea, Justice Sumeet Goel held that given the nature of the...

High Court Issues Notice To ED On Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora's Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought response from Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a bail plea filed by AAP leader and Punjab's cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora, arrested in connection with a Rs 100-crore GST fraud linked to a company he previously headed. Arora had earlier approached the High Court challenging his arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Hands NDPS Probe To CBI After Finding Police Version On Accused's Custody Doubtful

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the CBI to conduct further investigation into an FIR registered under Section 22(C) of the NDPS Act, after finding that the police version regarding the detention and release of the accused was contradicted by the very person to whom custody was allegedly handed over. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 221]The Court quashed the charge-framing order and directed...

25 Yrs After Conviction, P&H High Court Declares Rape Convict Was 'Juvenile', Modifies Sentence

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an appellant convicted in 2001 for kidnapping and rape was a juvenile on the date of commission of the offence in 1999, and accordingly modified his sentence to the period already undergone in custody.[2026 LiveLaw (PH) 220]Justice Subhash Mehla said that he "finds no reason to disbelieve the enquiry report submitted by learned District...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 29 - July 05, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 211 - 218]Fatima Maqsood v. Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 211Jagwinder Singh @ Joginder Singh v. Ramandeep Khimareet Kaur and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 212Vijay Kumar @ Sabu Pandit v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 213 XXX v XXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 214Sunder Shyam Arora v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 215RATTANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL V/S...