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...

Life Convicts Should Be Eligible For Premature Release Once They Have Served Sufficient Period Of Time In Prison: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that life convicts should be eligible for pre-mature release "once they have served sufficient period of time in the prison to mark the seriousness of their offences."The Court while quashing the order of State authorities directing a dacoity and murder convict to remain in prison till his last breath, allowed the pre-mature release noting that he...

Preventive Detention On Mere Suspicion 'Draconian', Power Not Meant To Arbitrarily Enforce 'Police Rule': Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High has made it clear that the preventive detention order should not be passed to enforce 'Police Rule' on mere suspicion and credible likelihood of the detenu's involvement in crimes must be established.The observation was made while examining the legality of preventive detention orders passed under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and...

2016 Fake Students Scam: High Court Seeks Status Of Investigation Into Bogus Admissions In Haryana Govt Schools

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has summoned officer investigating the 2016 case of syphoning of funds for non-existence 4 lakh students in Haryana Government Schools. In 2016, the High Court had found that the data of 4 lakh students shown by the Haryana Government in schools was "fake" and guest teachers were recruited by showing those students on record. In 2019, the matter was handed...

Justice Sheel Nagu Sworn-In As Chief Justice Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

Justice Sheel Nagu was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today. The oath of office was administered by the Governor of Punjab.The Punjab and Haryana High Court had been without a regular Chief Justice since the retirement of Justice Ravi Shankar Jha in October 2023. Justice GS Sandhawalia was serving as the acting Chief Justice until Justice Nagu's...

Sending First Time Offenders To Jail For Minor Offences Attracts Them Towards Crime: Punjab & Haryana HC Bats For Probation, Reformative Justice

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that Courts have "ample power" to release the first offender of minor offences on probation, keeping into focus the nature and manner of the crime, age of the offender, other antecedents and attending circumstances of the offence, instead of committing him to jail.While observing that the accused persons in voluntarily causing hurt case, "were...

Police In India Can't Take Cognizance Of Dowry Harassment Committed Abroad, Sanction U/S 188 CrPC Must: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the police in India cannot take cognizance of dowry harassment offence allegedly committed abroad.The development came while quashing a FIR lodged against husband on allegations of harassing his wife by making dowry demands.While noting that the incidents of harassment alleged by the wife took place in Australia, Justice Harpreet Singh Brar...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 01 - July 07, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations 231-242]Harjinder Singh @ Jinda & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 231Anuradha v. UOI & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 232Ashok Kumar Bansal v. State of Haryana and others 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 233XXXX v. XXXX 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 234XXXX v. XXX 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 235Mandeep Singh vs Kulwinder Singh and another. 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 236Sunset Kaur v.State...

Reports Of Cyber Crime Cannot Be Brushed Aside: P&H HC Asks Union Telecom Secy To Deliberate On Issue Of Fraud Calls From Pre-Paid SIM Cards

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Secretary of Telecommunication, Government of India, to deliberate on the issue of cyber-crime that takes place by using pre-paid SIM cards and also by fraudulent marketing companies by using mobiles and landlines.The development came while hearing a bail plea of a man booked for cyber-crime. During the hearing the Court found that over 35...