P&H High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Violence In Court Premises; Stays Action Against Bar On Complaint Of Lawyer Who Carried Sword

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a letter written by the Secretary of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA), seeking the arrest of a lawyer accused of instigating a 'violent attack' on Bar members within the court premises. The letter alleges that Advocate Ravneet Kaur instigated Advocate Simranjit Singh Blassi to assault the bar members on September 17. He...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Juvenility Test To Determine Age Of Man Convicted For Committing Rape In 1999

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that a juvenility test be conducted to determine the age of a man convicted in 2001 for committing rape in1999. The direction came after the convict claimed he was a minor at the time of the offence, raising questions about the applicability of juvenile justice provisions in his case.On the basis of School Leaving Certificate, counsel for...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects BJP MLA Devender Attri's Plea To Dismiss Election Petition Filed Against Him By Congress Candidate

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea filed by BJP MLA Devender Attri seeking the rejection of an election petition filed against him by Congress candidate Bijendra Singh.At first Singh had filed an election petition against Attri, seeking recounting of votes and alleging corrupt practices. Later, the Congress Candidate filed amended petition, dropping the allegations...

P&H High Court Acquits Man With Punjab-Only Arms License Who Crossed Into Chandigarh While Asleep On Bus

The Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted a man who was found in possession of a licensed firearm allowed in Punjab only, noting that the man had boarded a bus and fallen asleep, unintentionally crossing into Chandigarh, and held that there was no deliberate breach of the Arms Act.While noting that he had travelled over 100 yards into the area of Chandigarh, Justice Sanjay Vashisth...

Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Suspends License Of Two Advocates For Assaulting Bar Members, Brandishing Sword In Court Premises

Taking serious note of a violent incident within the High Court premises, the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) has suspended the licenses of two advocates accused of openly assaulting fellow bar members and brandishing a sword.The Special Disciplinary Committee of the BCPH noted that, "it is a case of grave misconduct on the part of the above mentioned two advocates namely Ms....

Mandating Local Surety For Bail Of Person From Outside State Is 'Assault' On His Fundamental Rights: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that mandating a local surety as a condition for bail amounts to an assault on the fundamental rights of a person.The court said that such a requirement discriminates against individuals from other parts of the country solely on the basis of their residence.In doing so, the Court quashed an FIR lodged under Sections 419 and 420 of the IPC (Cheating...

Repeated Pleas By Roop Bansal Seeking To File & Withdraw Quashing Plea In Judge Bribery Case Amounts To Bench Hunting: ED Tells P&H HC

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that repeated pleas by businessman Roop Bansal, seeking to file and withdraw petitions for quashing an FIR against him for conspiring to bribe a Trial Court judge amounts to "bench hunting."Bansal is booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy under Section...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Seeks FIR Against Advocates For Assaulting Bar Members In Court Premises

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has sought registration of an FIR against two advocates who allegedly assaulted bar members within the court premises.In a notice circulated by the Executive Committee of the Bar body it was stated that one Advocate Ravneet Kaur made frivolous allegations before the Chief Justice Court, claiming that the present Secretary has confiscated her...

Ex-Servicemen Retire Young, Employers Should Not Hinder Their Rehabilitation By Denying Quota Benefits: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Emphasizing the need to honour ex-servicemen who retire at a young age after serving the nation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that it is the duty of employers not to create obstacles in their rehabilitation by denying them the opportunity of employment under the the ex- servicemen quota.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "The services rendered by ex-servicemen must also...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Transfers Contempt Plea Seeking Implementation Of Scheme For Stray Dog Management To SC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has transferred to the Supreme Court, a contempt petition seeking the implementation scheme for management of stray dogs, following the Top Court's recent decision to formulate a national policy on the issue.While staying a division bench direction to not release stray dogs picked up from Delhi National Capital region for vaccination, a 3-judge bench of...

Condonation Of Up To 12 Months Shortfall In Qualifying Service Permissible For Grant Of Second Service Pension: P&H HC

A Division bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri held that shortfall of less than 12 months in qualifying service for second service pension is condonable, therefore entitling the respondent to second service pension. Background Facts The respondent was enrolled in the Indian Army on 21.09.1961. He was...

High Court Issues Notice To Media Houses On Plea To Take Down 'Leaked List' Of Allegedly Corrupt Haryana Govt Officers

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and several other media houses on a petition seeking removal of a 'leaked list' that names several Haryana government officials allegedly involved in corruption.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry issued notice to newspapers Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Dainik Bhaskar, The Tribune,...