Punjab and Haryana High Court
Girls From Villages Along Patiala-Rajpura Highway Dropping Out Due To Far-Away Schools: High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of village girl students dropping out of schools due to non-availability of schools and infrastructure along Punjab's Patiala-Rajpura Highway.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vikas Suri said, "Learned State counsel is directed to submit report with regard to the plight of the students of High Schools (10th) and Higher...
PILs In Service Matters Not Maintainable, Apex Court's Earlier Ruling Still Prevails: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Relying on Supreme Court's precedent, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that Public Interest Initigation (PIL) on service matters is not maintainable.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vikas Suri referring to Apex Court's decision in Pratap Singh Bist v. The Director, Directorate of Education, Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi & Ors said, "it reveals that the issue as to whether a...
Police Was In Private Vehicle, False Case Can't Be Ruled Out: P&H HC Grants Bail To Man Booked For Possessing Commercial Quantity Of Contraband
Observing that "probability of his false implication cannot be ruled", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man booked for allegedly possessing contraband of commercial quantity under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).Justice Sandeep Moudgil observed, "this Court can easily infer that the petitioner is not a habitual offender, and...
Pay Dues Of Panel Lawyer Or Face Exemplary Cost: Punjab & Haryana High Court To Union Govt
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Union Government to pay the "undisputed admissible" amount of over Rs.13.21 lakhs to a senior panel lawyer who appeared for the Union of India and if the payment is not made within stipulated time, an exemplary cost will be imposed.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "the undisputed amount which remains outstanding is Rs.13,21,780/-. The...
'Autocratic Attitude': Punjab & Haryana HC Imposes ₹75K Cost On PGIMS Rohtak For Arbitrarily Terminating Employee's Contract
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed litigation cost of Rs.75,000 on Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS, Rohtak) for terminating the contract of its employee arbitrarily despite her good performance and service of ten years.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said, "the argument advanced by learned counsel for the University that the petitioner has...
Accused Cannot Directly Approach High Court Against Eviction U/S 8(4) PMLA When Appeal Pending Before Tribunal: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that the accused cannot directly approach the High Court challenging eviction under Section 8 (4) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) when the appeal in pending before the Tribunal.The provision states that where the provisional order of attachment made is confirmed, the possession of such property may be taken in such manner as...
Accused Bound To Join Investigation Under PMLA But Cannot Be Compelled To Make Self-Incriminating Statement: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the accused is duty-bound to cooperate in the investigation as per the summon issued under 50(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) but cannot be compelled to make an incriminating statement against himself in terms of the protection granted under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and...
SC/ST Act | Offensive Statement Must Be Judged Based On Standards Of Reasonable Man, Not On Views Of Hypersensitive Person: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR lodged under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (SC/ST Act) and IPC for allegedly passing casteist remarks against an IPS Officer and promoting enmity between different groups.The accused stated to be an activist had posted a comment on social media about the police atrocities along with video clips...
High Court Calls For Haryana Govt's Affidavit On Working Conditions Of Basic Amenities In Government Schools
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought an affidavit from the Haryana Government on working conditions of the basic amenities and other facilities provided in the schools.The Court had earlier flagged the "Government's insensitivity" towards Govt. schools in Haryana which lacks basic amenities "like rooms, electricity, toilets as well as drinking water."Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said,...
'Unfortunate Situation': Punjab & Haryana High Court Flags Lackadaisical Attitude Of Union Govt In Complying With AFT Orders
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has expressed "its deep disappointment and anguish towards the lackadaisical attitude" of the Union Government authorities for not complying with the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) orders.The development came while hearing a plea of a widow of retired army personnel seeking directions to the Union Government to implement AFT Chandigarh's direction to grant...
'FIR Lodged With Sadistic Intent': Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes 1 Lakh Cost On Woman For Filing Cruelty Case Against 100% Disabled In-Laws
Expressing "shock at the utter callousness of the complainant", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed an exemplary cost of Rs.1 lakh on a woman for lodging a complaint of physical cruelty against 100% disabled mother-in-law and father-in-law.The Court noted that the woman alleged that her in-laws who were found to be completely disabled, ran after her and hit her with a stick....
Calling New Criminal Laws By Abbreviations BNSS, BNS & BSA Not Illegal, Hard To Pronounce Titles Cause Lingual Barrier: Punjab & Haryana High Court
In a first, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that it will not be "violation of any law" if the new criminal laws will be called by their abbreviations i.e BNSS, BNS, BNA instead of using the complete titles in FIR, Petitions and orders to simply lengthy Hindi terminology.Justice Anoop Chitkara opined that, "creating a shared linguistic space for people with different...