No Offence Of 'Immoral Trafficking' Committed By Spa Customer Caught With Employee During Raid: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the FIR lodged against a man under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and other offences, after he was allegedly found in an objectionable position in a spa during a Police raid, observing that he was only the customer at the Spa and no offence was made out under relevant provisions.Justice Harkesh Manuja observed that, "Admittedly, there are...

Gender-Neutral Terms For Armed Forces Officials Will Soon Be Notified: Centre To Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Central government has submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that efforts to change the nomenclature used for Armed Forces officials to "gender neutral" terminology are underway.It stated that the the Government "shall duly notify and implement such a term (gender neutral) expeditiously and in the near future, ensuring that it reflects not only the ethos of the...

'Public Employment Based On Equality, Those Obtaining Employment Through Back-Door Ought To Go Out The Same Way': Punjab & Haryana HC

Observing that "entire edifice of a public appointment rests on the principle of equality in employment", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the appointment of a Senior Manager who was selected in Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation, without even applying for the post.Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Vikas Suri said, "A person who...

PMLA | Stay On FIR Doesn't Bar ED From Registering ECIR: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that stay on a FIR lodged on a predicate offence does not mean that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot register an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) for a money laundering case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).The observation came in response to the plea seeking quashing of a money laundering case in a...

'Inhuman Approach': P&H HC Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Haryana Govt For Stopping Widow's Family Pension Over Excess Amounts Received By Her Due To Dept's Error

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.1 Lakh on the Haryana Government for its "insensitive and inhuman" approach of deducting the excess amount paid in pension due to the Department's negligence, which deprived a widow of family pension.While noting the government's department deprived the widow of family pension for 15 months and thereafter Rs.9000 was deducted each...

Farmers Protest | Attempt Has Been Made By Punjab Govt To Wash Off Hands From Investigating Matter: High Court On Protestor's Death

The Punjab & Haryana High Court pulled up the Punjab Government for its inaction in investigating the death of Protesting farmer, Shubhkaran Singh who died at the Punjab-Haryana (Khanauri) border during the farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest on February 21.While noting that the Punjab Police lodged Zero FIR by recording the occurrence that took place within the jurisdiction of Police...

Farmers Protest | Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Judicial Probe Into Death Of Protestor, Says Farmers Using Children As Shield Was 'Shameful'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of a protesting farmer Shubhkaran Singh, who lost his life on February 21 on the Punjab-Haryana border.Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji, said that the investigation cannot be handed over to Punjab or Haryana "for obvious reasons" and constituted a three-member...

'Shocked Conscience Of Society': Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Death Penalty For Man Who Killed Wife, Kids & Sister-In-Law

Observing that the case has "shocked the collective conscience of the society", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has confirmed the death penalty for a man who was convicted of murdering his wife, two minor children, and sister-in-law, over a dispute of merely Rs.35,000 in Punjab's Phagwara.Calling it a "rarest of the rare case", a division bench of Acting Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia...

P&H High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Haryana Govt On Judicial Officers' Plea Over Non-Promotion Despite HC Directions

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a contempt notice to Haryana's Chief Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Administration of Justice Department, on plea filed by Civil Judges (Senior Division) and CJM, alleging disobedience of High Court's directions to accept its recommendations made to promote 13 judicial officers as Additional District and Session Judges.In...

Lack Of Appropriate Facilities In Judicial Complexes Leads To Denial Of Access To Justice For Persons With Disabilities: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the lack of infrastructure in judicial complexes which may be inaccessible to persons with disabilities in Punjab, Haryana and U.T. ChandigarhThe development came while hearing the plea of a 60-year-old disabled lady who sought transfer of her case at District Court Malerkotla, from the first floor to the ground floor as...

[PMLA] Enforcement Directorate Can't Restrain Movement Of Persons Whose Premises Are Being Searched: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot restrain the movements of the persons, whose premises are being searched in money laundering cases.Perusing the PMLA Rules, 2005 Justice Vikas Behl said, "there is nothing which stops the persons whose premises are being searched from carrying out their daily routine including going to...

Bhartiya Kisan Union President Moves Punjab & Haryana HC Seeking Judicial Probe To Assess Alleged Damage, Injuries Caused During Farmer's Protest

The President of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) has moved the Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking a judicial probe to assess alleged damage caused to the lives and properties of protesting farmers at the Punjab and Haryana borders on February 21.It is alleged that several lives have been lost and about 250 farmers have been injured, "most of them have lost their visions and limbs," the...