Only Final Merit List Should Be Prepared Category-Wise: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes PGT Screening Test Result

Observing that, "social reservations are based on merit, and these are not rigid communal slots," the Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that before drawing the selection list, the meritorious among the reserved category candidates be first considered for selection against open/un-reserved posts.While quashing the result of PGT (Mathematics), wherein a reserved category...

Burden Of Proof On Spouse Seeking Divorce On Ground Of Desertion Is One Of Preponderance Of Probability: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that burden of proof on spouse seeking divorce on ground of desertion is of "preponderance of probability."A division bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "the burden of proof lies on the spouse seeking divorce but the degree of proof required is of preponderance and not one of being beyond reasonable doubt."It...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round Up [January 1 - January 07, 2024]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 01-08Nominal Index:Hartej Singh v. State of Punjab and another 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 01X v. Y 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 02Union of India and another v. Harbhajan Kaur and others 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 03X v. Y 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 04Bhavna Gupta v. State of Punjab & another 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 05Sukhpal Singh Khaira v. State of Punjab 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 06Vipin Pubby v. State...

High Court Seeks Response From Haryana Govt, Chandigarh Admin On Plea To Issue Aadhar Cards To Beggars, Provide Basic Amenities

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought response from the Haryana government and the Chandigarh administration on a plea for issuance of Aadhar Cards and for providing basic amities to beggars in their jurisdictions.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Nidhi Gupta directed the counsel appearing for Chandigarh admin as well as Additional Advocate General...

High Court Issues Notices To Punjab Govt, Speaker On Opposition Leader's Plea Alleging Biased Telecast Of State Assembly Proceedings

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Punjab's opposition leader Pratap Singh Bajwa, alleging biased telecast of the State Assembly proceedings.Bajwa alleged that during Assembly's Live Telecast, the camera is unfocussed when opposition MLAs are speaking and the entirety of their speech is not shown, whereas the telecast is very clear when members of the...

Parent Cannot Be Held Guilty Of Kidnapping As Both Parents Are Equal Natural Guardians : Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that a parent cannot be held guilty of the offence of kidnapping under Section 361 of IPC as both the parents are "equal natural guardian".While quashing the complaint case against a mother for allegedly kidnapping her 3 years old daughter, Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said that perusal of Section 361 of IPC along with Section 6 of...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Probe Into Unrecognised Arya Samaj Mandir Solemnising Marriage

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Commissionerate of Police at Jalandhar to probe the veracity of marriage performed by a purohit at an Arya Samaj Mandir, which is statedly not registered/ recognised by any Government Authority.A run away couple seeking protection from the Court claimed that the said mandir had issued to them a marriage certificate and that they were...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Asks UIDAI How Two Aadhar Cards With Different Dates Of Birth Issued In Name Of Same Person

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked UDIAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) and other concerned authorities to explain how two Aadhar Cards with different dates of birth have been issued in the name of a woman, allegedly detained by her family which is opposed to her same-sex relationship.Justice Sandeep Moudgil directed UIDAI, Union Ministry of Electronics and IT and...

S.14 HMA Applies To Section 13B; Couples Can Seek Relaxation To File For Mutual Divorce Within One Year Of Marriage: Punjab & Haryana HC

Invoking Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act which bars married couples from seeking divorce before one year of marriage except in exceptional cases, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has allowed a couple, who lived together for only 15 days, to file for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13-B.The marriage between the parties stated to have been taken place on 27 March, 2023 and...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate As P&H HC Judge; Tells Centre To Give Precedence To Pending Proposals

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Advocate Rohit Kapoor for appointment as Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court.In a notification issued on January 04, it was stated that the recommendation for appointment of Advocate Kapoor as Judge of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana was made by the Collegium of the High Court on 21 April 2023."Further consideration of...

'Journalist Serve As Independent Monitor Of Power', Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Summons In Defamation Case Against Indian Express Resident Editor, Others

Observing that "journalist serve as independent monitors of power, reporting information for public good and safety," the Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed summons issued against former editor Vipin Pubby and resident editor Manraj Grewal of Indian Express, in a defamation case.In 2008, a retired IPS officer Param Vir Rathee had alleged that the newspaper published a defamatory...

Jail Selfie: Punjab Prison Authority Writes To Cyber Crime Branch To Take Down Photos From Social Media

The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Punjab Prisons has informed the High Court that a letter has been addressed to ADGP, Cyber Crime to take down the photographs and videos circulating on social media, which after enquiry were found to be clicked from inside various prisons of Punjab.In the previous proceeding, the Court had directed the ADGP (Prison) to file a detailed affidavit...