Punjab and Haryana High Court
Employee Entitled To Interest On Retirement Benefits For Unjustifiable Delay On Part Of Employer: Punjab And Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court bench of Justice Namit Kumar held that where there is an inordinate delay in retirement benefits and the delay is not justifiable, the employee will be entitled to interest. It held that an employee will be entitled to the interest on an amount which was retained by the employer without any valid justification. Brief Facts: The Petitioner,...
Cost Of Security Provided To Those Associated With Religious Orgs, Political Parties Or Entertainment Industry Must Be Recovered From Them: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) from both the states and UT Chandigarh regarding providing security to individuals against threat perception and also about charges payable against it.While directing details required to be included in SOP, Justice Harkesh Manuja said, "If an individual is provided security due to their association with a...
'Juristic Person Cannot Be Put Behind Bar', Amazed How Trial Court Entertained Pre-Arrest Bail Plea Of School: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed as non-maintainable a pre-arrest bail application moved by a school in a fraud case.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari while dismissing the plea said, "...being totally antagonist to the real persons, a juristic person cannot be put behind bars. When no mechanism to put a juristic person behind bars has yet been evolved, therefore, there arose no...
Litigant Knocked On Court's Door Six Times Seeking Pension: Punjab & Haryana HC Imposes ₹8 Lakh Cost On Employer For Denying Retiral Benefits, Abusing Legal Process
Observing that, "pensionary benefits is a constitutional right" and cannot be deprived "except by authority of law", the Punjab & Haryana High has imposed a cost of Rs.8 lakh on Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran (DHBVN) for compelling its employee to approach the Court six times for seeking retrial benefits and acting in contemptuous manner.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri said,...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against IAS Officer To Ensure Appearance In Contempt Case, Imposes 10K Cost For Adjournment
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued bailable warrants against an IAS officer to ensure her presence in a contempt plea filed by a man for allegedly violating the High Court's order and causing "illegal obstruction" in the construction of a plot.Justice Rajbir Sehrawat said, "to ensure the presence of the respondent (Sangeeta Tetarwal, IAS Commissioner Municipal Corporation...
[Serious Fraud] Non-Compliance With Formalities Of Companies Rules Not Breach Of Mandate To Inform Grounds Of Arrest When Accused Not Formally Arrested: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the bail orders granted in serious fraud cases under the Companies Act (the Act), observing that "mere non-compliance of the formality" under Companies Act Rules cannot be construed to be the breach of the mandate carried in Section 212(8) of the Act of 2013, when theaccused person is not formally arrested.Section 212(8) of the Act states that...
CBI Facing Shortage Of Staff: High Court Directs Haryana Govt To Depute Police Officials To Aid In Enquiry To Be Conducted By Central Agency
Taking note of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s submission that it is facing "acute shortage of staff", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Government to depute Police Officials for the enquiry to be conducted by CBI.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "The State of Haryana is directed to depute one Investigating Officer in the rank of Deputy Superintendent...
Give List Of Songs Glorifying Weapons So That Action Can Be Taken: High Court To Punjab Govt
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today took a stern stand on the glorification of weapons in songs in Punjab and asked the government to provide a list of such songs so that action can be taken against them.Justice Harkesh Manuja orally asked, "How many FIRs have been filed against these songs...make a list of these songs and give it to me by evening, so that Union of India can be involved...
Employees Entitled To Annual Increment On Last Day Of Service For Preceding Year Regardless Of Retirement Date : Punjab & Haryana High Court
A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sudeepti Sharma, while deciding Civil Writ Petitions in the case of Hum Bahadur vs. State of Haryana and others, held that Employees are entitled to an annual increment on the last day of their service for the preceding year, irrespective of their date...
'Con Can't Seek Bail Due To Victim's Stupidity': Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Bail To Accused In Immigration Fraud Case
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has rejected bail of a man accused of cheating by taking money for assurance of visa and work permit at abroad to complainant's children, observing that the way he has defrauded gullible complainant "points towards the dangerous trend of the revival of thugee."Justice Anoop Chitkara said, "Although the complainant also knew that they were paying money to get...
Plea For Separate Wards, Toilets In Prisons & Police Lock-Up For Transgenders: High Court Seeks Response From Punjab, Haryana & Union Govts
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought response from the Governments of Punjab, Haryana and Union on Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions to make separate cells, toilets for Transgender Persons in Prisons and police lock up. Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji issued notice the States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Government.Sunpreet Singh,...
Govt Can Take Decision For Continuation Of Commission Probing Gurugam Land Scam Involving Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda: High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the State Government shall be at liberty to take a decision for continuation of the Commission constituted to probe Gurugram land deal scam involving former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda.Justice Anil Kshetrapal said that, "When the Commission has not ceased to exist, it can be revived by the appropriate Government for the fulfilment...