Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Party, Advocate For 'Scandalous' Pleadings Against Judicial Officer

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday, issued contempt notice to the petitioners and their lawyer for making "scandalous and per se contemptuous" remarks against a judicial officer in the pleadings.The petition sought CBI enquiry against the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Hodal on the ground that "his integrity is highly questionable and doubtful and he has exceeded his jurisdiction...

[POCSO Act] Mandatory For Any Person Having Knowledge Of Offence To Inform Police Authorities: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that any person knowing about the commission of an offence against a child under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act must inform the police or Special Juvenile Police Unit (SPJU) irrespective of whether the concerned person is a parent of the child or friend.The Court was hearing a plea of a victim's mother...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Self-Styled Godman Ram Rahim To Surrender, Says State Won't Give Further Parole Sans HC's Permission

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed self-styled Godman Ram Rahim to surrender on March 10 (day on which his present parole is ending) and asked Haryana Government to not consider his case for grant of further parole without the permission of the High Court.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji said, "We would like the State of Haryana...

Farmers Protest: High Court Orders Punjab & Haryana Govts To Submit Orders Suspending Internet, Seeks Post-Mortem Report Of Deceased Protestor

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked both the states to place on record the "necessary orders" suspending internet aid the ongoing Farmer's Protest.Referring to Apex Court's decision in Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India, the bench of Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji said "the law is very clear on suspension of internet" and directed both the States "to...

Punjab Civil Services Rules | Employee Dismissed From Service Not Entitled To Pension, Can Claim Compassionate Allowance: High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that an employee governed under Punjab Civil Services Rules, who is dismissed from service is not entitled to pension, however he can claim compassionate allowance.Two Police Constables who were dismissed from service after conviction in a criminal case, had argued that despite conviction, they cannot be deprived of their right...

Human Behaviour Can't Fall Under Copyright Law, Right To Privacy Only Covers 'Intrinsic Part Of Personality': Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court made it clear that the mere existence of certain facts constituting human conduct or chains of events signifying human behavior, as such, cannot be made a subject matter of copyright under the Copyright Act, 1957.The Court was hearing an appeal filed by T-series against an injunction order of a Trial Court restraining them from releasing a movie, 'Dear...

Farmers Protest | HC Directs Formation Of Medical Board For Opinion On Injuries Sustained By Farmer Allegedly Beaten, Detained By Haryana Police

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, directed the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER) to constitute a Medical Board to give an opinion on how injuries could have been inflicted on a protesting farmer, who was allegedly detained and severely beaten by Haryana Police on February 21.While perusing the status report filed by PGI, Rohtak where...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs State To Probe Management Of Lands Assigned To Temple, Gurudwaras

Observing that there is no well-formed government machinery to streamline management of land assigned to religious communities for building temples or Gurudwaras, the Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the authorities of both states to constitute High Powered Committees to look into same.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra said that because of the lack...

[Illegal Liquor Transportation] Higher Officers Attempted To Save Police Official Who Was Guilty Of Serious Misconduct: P&H HC Summons Haryana SP

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, said that higher police officers had made every attempt to save a police official allegedly involved in a case of transportation of huge amounts of illegal liquor from Punjab to Gujarat.Justice N.S. Shekhawat said, "Apparently, this Court has reasons to believe that every attempt has been made by the higher police officers to save a police official,...

P&H HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Probe Into Allegedly Tampered Report By Chandigarh Municipal Corp Over Clearing Garbage Mountain

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking investigation on Chandigarh Municipal Corporation's allegedly tampered report submitted in a PIL filed for clearing garbage mountain in the City's Dadu Majra.A division bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji issued notice and posted the matter to March 20.It has been alleged that the Detailed...

High Court Orders New Chandigarh Mayor To Take Charge Tomorrow, Orders Videography Of Deputy Mayor Elections

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today disposed of the plea challenging a meeting called by Chandigarh's Deputy Commissioner (DC) to conduct the election of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor allegedly in violation of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Mayor election case, after new notification calling for fresh election process was issued by the DC.While giving slew of directions, a...

Congress Councillors Move P&H HC Against Deputy Commissioner's Notification Calling Meeting For Sr Dy Mayor & Dy Mayor Polls In Violation Of SC Ruling

Two Indian National Congress councillors have moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging a meeting called by the Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner to conduct the election of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor allegedly in violation of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Mayor election case.Gurpreet Singh and Nirmala Devi, have contended in the plea that fresh elections to the post of...