Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Criminal Case Over 22 Yrs Old Land Dispute, Says Prosecution Can't Abuse Legal Remedies To Further Malicious Agenda
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the summoning order in a cheating case which was lodged 22 years after the alleged incident, observing that prosecution cannot be allowed to take undue benefit of the available legal remedies merely to further its own malicious agenda.A complaint was filed by a son in 2012 against a manager of his father's land who allegedly sold the excess...
'No Benefit In Depriving Minor Child Of His Mother', Punjab & Haryana High Court Releases On Probation Woman Convicted For Bigamy
Taking a "lenient view", the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed to release a woman on probation who was convicted for committing Bigamy, having a minor child to look after.While giving benefit of Probation to the convicted woman, Justice Nidhi Gupta said, "the petitioners now have a minor child who is in their care and custody, and for whose welfare they are responsible. As such, I find...
10 Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court Made Permanent
The Central Government notified appointment of ten Additional Judges of Punjab & Haryana High Court as Permanent Judges on Sunday.Following are the names of the judges:(i) Justice Kuldeep Tiwari (ii) Justice Gurbir Singh(iii) Justice Deepak Gupta (iv) Justice Amarjot Bhatti(v) Justice Ritu Tagore(vi) Justice Manisha Batra (vii) Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan (viii) Justice Sukhvinder Kaur...
WFI Elections | Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Of Sangeeta Phogat, Others To Set Aside Executive Committee Poll
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought response from the Central Government on a plea filed by Wrestling Player Sangeeta Phogat and others to set aside the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)'s executive committee election held in December 2023.The plea states that the executive committee elections are in violation of the Constitution of the Federation, National Sports Development Code...
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...