Punjab and Haryana High Court
Agreement To Sing For Only For One Music Company Was 'Unfair': Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Relief To Shehnaaz Gill
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to interfere with the appellate court's order which held that singer Shahnaz Gill cannot be compelled to sing only for one music company with which she had signed in 2019, observing that the terms are "unfair" and lacked equal bargaining power.Gill entered into a contract "in a hurry" with Simran Music company in 2019 before entering the TV show...
Attempts To Mislead Court Must Be Dealt With Deterrence: Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Party For Suppressing Facts
Observing that attempts made to conceal vital facts to mislead the Court must be dealt with firmly, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed an exemplary cost of Rs.1 lakh on a petitioner.The Court dismissed the plea for quashing an order debarring the petitioner from bidding. The plea was filed without any details like copy of tender, contract work order, show cause notices, etc. and...
Proceedings For FIR Lodged Under IPC Will Be Governed By BNSS If Plea Filed On Or After July 1: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that if a FIR is lodged under IPC but the application or petition in relation to it is filed after July 01, then provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which has replaced Criminal Procedure Code, will be applicable.The Court dismissed the petition filed on July 04 under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of FIR lodged...
Haryana Judiciary Exam | Prelims Result Calculated But Not Declared Category Wise Can't Be Set Aside: High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging the preliminary examination result declared in April for Haryana Civil Services (Judicial Branch) (HCS) Examination 2023-24.A division bench of Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur said, "result of the preliminary examination cannot be set aside on the ground that it has not been declared...
Shambhu Border To Be Opened For All, Not Just For Farmers: Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today said that its direction to open the Shambhu border which connects the two States is meant for all citizens, and is not restricted to any particular class.The clarification comes in a PIL seeking directions to open Shambhu border for general public, especially businessmen, departmental store owners and street vendors who are providing essential...
Judiciously Managing Inmate Transfers Is Prudent Financial Decision: High Court On Transferring Alleged Lawrence Bishnoi Aide To Chandigarh Jail
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has allowed the plea to transfer of alleged aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Ravinder Singh from Bhatinda Jail to Chandigarh Modern Prison on medical grounds, observing that, judiciously managing inmate transfers proves to be a prudent financial decision for state.Justice Manisha Batra said, "Although, learned Addl. P.P., U.T., Chandigarh has raised...
'Forum Hunting': Punjab & Haryana HC Imposes Cost On Man For Filing Quashing Plea After Withdrawing Revision Petition In Cheque Bounce Case
Observing that "it seems that it is a case of forum hunting", the Punjab & Haryana High Court imposed a cost of Rs.10,000 on a man who filed petition under Section 482 CrPC to quash cheque bounce case after withdrawing revision plea.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari said, "Once the petitioner has opted a statutory remedy by filing a revision petition (supra), and the same was dismissed as withdrawn,...
Picking-Up Stray Cattle For 'Gowshalas' Should Be Done With Proper Sensitivity: Punjab & Haryana High Court Tells State Govts
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that state should ensure that the exercise of picking up the stray cattle from urban areas and taking them to the respective Gowshalas is done with "proper sensitivity."Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia (as he then was) and Justice Vikas Bahl said, "we are sanguine that the State of Punjab and the Authorities, Incharge of the Urban Local Bodies...
NHAI Wants Punjab Govt To Compensate Losses Incurred By Closing Of Toll Plaza By Protestors, High Court Seeks Response
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought response from the Punjab Government on an application moved by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) seeking compensation for the alleged losses suffered by the authority "due to the failure of the State to maintain law and order in the State of Punjab leading to unauthorized closures of Toll Plazas."The application was filed in a plea...
Motor Accident Claimants Often Not Aware Of Their Rights, Judges Shouldn't Get Technical: Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Guidelines To Tribunals
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a set of guidelines to the Tribunals under the Motor Vehicles Act (MV Act), observing that Judges should not go into the technicalities of the provisions under which the application or petition is moved; rather they should apply judicial mind since "these are only the irregularities and not illegalities which cannot be cured."Justice Sudeepti...
In Democracy Farmers Can't Be Stopped From Entering State: High Court On Haryana Govt's Defence For Closing Shambhu Border, Directs Unblocking
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Haryana Government to unblock Shambhu Border with in a week on experimental basis, observing that it is the "life-line" for citizens' movement between Punjab and Haryana and to Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir, and its closure is causing immense inconvenience to the general public. "State should wake up, border should not be closed for all...
Woman Shown 'Dead' In Police Report Found Alive In Court, Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Action Against Delinquent Police Officer
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought "strict action" against a Haryana police officer after the woman he claimed, in a report submitted in a protection plea, is dead, was found alive and present in the Court.Justice Kirti Singh said, "In view of this false report that has been submitted to the Registry of this Court, the Superintendent of Police, Nuh at Mewat is directed to file...