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...

NDPS Probes In Himachal Pradesh Far Superior: High Courts Directs DGPs Of Punjab & Haryana To Send Police Officers For Training

Observing that investigations in NDPS matters in the state of Himachal Pradesh "is far superior" than the investigation done in the States of Punjab and Haryana, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the DGP of both the states to take the Investigating Officer for training at Police Training Centre (PTC), Daroh Dharamshala.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice...

Plea Filed In High Court To Stop Haryana Police From Allegedly Cancelling Passports Of Protesting Farmers

A plea has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking directions to Haryana's Ambala Police to refrain from initiating cancellation of passports and VISAs of farmers involved in "peaceful protests", without proper legal procedures.Uday Pratap Singh, a practicing lawyer has filed an application in the PIL pertaining to farmer's protest. The farmers are protesting in demand of a...

'Repeated Acts Of Insubordination During Probation Sets Bad Example For Judicial Officers': High Court Upholds Expulsion Of Punjab Judge

The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the expulsion of a Punjab Civil Judge (Junior Division), observing that, an officer who repeatedly committed acts of insubordination during probation would continue after it and he is setting a bad example for other Judicial Officers.The service of the then judge, Abhinav Kiran Sekhon was dispensed with, being "unsatisfactory", under Rule 7 (2) of...

[2022 Custodial Death Case] Have Lodged FIR Against Unknown Police Officials: CBI Tells Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today, told the Punjab & Haryana High Court that an FIR has been lodged against unknown police officials in a custodial death case that took place in Haryana's Jind in 2022."A regular case is therefore registered U/s 304, 323, 324, 120-B IPC against unknown police officials and entrusted to Sh. Vineet Khasa, Inspector, CBI, SCB, Chandigarh...

'Alarming Delays In Reports From Forensic Science Labs': High Court Forms Panel To Look Into Functioning Of FSL's In Punjab & Haryana

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has constituted a three-member committee to look into the functioning of the Forensic Science Laboratories across the States of Haryana and Punjab, specifically focusing on the inordinate delay and lapses that have been repeatedly coming to the notice of this Court during the hearing of multiple cases. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "The mandate of...

Limitation Act | It Is Not Length Of Delay But Explanation Which Is Relevant For Considering Condonation: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that in the plea for condonation of delay under Limitation Act, "It is not the length of delay (sought to be condoned) but explanation thereof which is relevant for consideration by a Court."Justice Sumeet Goel explained that, "A liberal approach, undoubtedly, ought to be accorded to a plea for condonation of delay made under Section 5 of...

Victim Of Cruelty Cannot Be Blamed For Abetment Of Suicide Of Accused Because Of Complaint Made: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the victim of cruelty who made complaint cannot be held responsible for abetment of suicide of the accused.Justice Harkesh Manuja said,"it cannot be accepted that when a person suffering from cruelty makes a complaint and later on the alleged accused commits suicide then the victim becomes responsible for the extreme step."The Court was...

'False Accusations Would Ridicule Serious Crime': Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Directions To Police To Curb 'Menace Of Sextortion'

Observing that false accusations of sexual assault would ridicule serious crime, "turning it into something frivolous, which can never be the intention of the lawmakers," the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued a slew of directions to the police to curb the "menace of sextortion".In a case where Police Officials were accused of taking a bribe to settle a rape case by "dubious...