Farmers Protest: Journalist Claims He Sustained Head Injuries From Tear Gas Shell Fired By Haryana Police In Punjab, Moves High Court

A journalist has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking registration of FIR against the officials of Haryana Police who allegedly struck tear gas shell that landed on his head while he was covering farmers' protest within Punjab government's jurisdiction.Neil Bhalinder, a journalist from Punjab Sawera stated that on February 13, while he was covering the farmers' protest...

Punjab & Haryana Court Pulls Up State Federation For Compelling Employee To Withdraw Litigation, Forgo Interest For Release Of Retiral Benefits

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that compelling employees to furnish undertaking on affidavit that they will withdraw the cases from the Court "has got no significance in law" and against the the spirit of the basic scheme of the Constitution of India.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri said, "Such kind of affidavits have no force of law and they are non-est and cannot be...

'Court Duty Will Be Priority': P&H High Court Issues Directions To Ensure NDPS Trials Are Not Delayed Due To Non-Appearance Of Police Witnesses

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a set of directions to ensure that trials under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act are no delayed due to non-appearance of Police/ official witnesses.Earlier also the Court had expressed dismay over police officials not appearing as witness in NDPS Act. Justice Manjri Nahru Kaul had observed that such non-appearance often led...

Farmers Protest | P&H High Court Refuses To Hear Today Plea Of Centre & Haryana Against Farmers' Movement In Tractors, Modified Vehicles

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, refused urgent hearing of plea seeking directions to prevent farmers from moving ahead with modified vehicles, tractors and trolleys.The matter was mentioned before the bench of Acting Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji by Additional Solicitor General Satya Pal Jain, appearing for the Central Government and Advocate General...

"Inappropriate": Punjab & Haryana High Court Refrains From Referring To Female Teacher As 'Mistress', Cites SC Directives On Addressing Females

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently refrained from referring to a female teacher as "mistress", a terminology which the Punjab Government uses for the position.Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma said,"Petitioner Neetu Sharma has approached this court with a grievance that she had applied for the post of Punjabi Language Mistress (the word mistress is although inappropriate but is a term...

'Trial Court Swayed By Issue Of Honour Killing, Great Travesty Of Justice': P&H High Court Acquits Father & Uncle Sentenced To Death For Alleged Honour Killing

Observing that "a great travesty of justice has occurred in recording the conviction of the appellants by the Trial Court", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted the father and uncle of a girl who were sentenced to death for allegedly committing her "honour killing."The trial court convicted the father and uncle of the deceased girl and sentenced them to death, for allegedly...

Tractor-Trolleys Not Allowed On Highways, Right To Protest Subject To Reasonable Restrictions: Punjab & Haryana High Court On Farmers Protest

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today orally remarked that the farmers have right to protest but it is subject to reasonable restrictions.The farmers are protesting in demand of a law guaranteeing MSP, among other things. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji was hearing the plea challenging the alleged obstructive actions of the government...

[S. 23(2) Senior Citizens Act] Magistrate Can Evict Occupant From Senior Citizens' Estate To Ensure Well Being: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Tribunal/Magistrate under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Senior Citizen Act) during the enforcement of the right to receive maintenance against the transferee of senior citizen's property, can evict the transferee if it is necessary to ensure the well being of the senior citizen.A division...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round Up- February 12 To February 18, 2024

Nominal IndexSohan Singh v. State of Punjab & ors. 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 40State of Haryana v. XXXX 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 41Jaikam Deen v. State of Haryana and others. 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 42XXX v. XXX 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 43 Varsha v. State of Haryana 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 44Avinash Dalmotra v. State of Punjab & others. 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 45 Pohlu @Polu Ram v. State of Haryana and others 2024 LiveLaw...

Right To Fair Trial Extends To Victim Of Crime As Well: Punjab & Haryana HC Transfers Murder Case To CBI Upon Noting Police's Inaction

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has transferred a murder case registered more than an year ago, to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), observing that there was a failure on the part of the jurisdictional police authorities in performing their statutory duty.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "the petitioner is going pillar to post in hopes of getting justice for the murder of her...

Painful Saga Of Unholy Collusion Between Police & Gang: P&H HC Seeks Report On Action Take Against Cops Who Colluded With Gang Adultering Milk

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the State to place on record the Status report on the investigation against the police officer who "apparently colluded with the accused" involved in mixing chemicals in Punjab's popular milk plant 'Verka' in 2015.Justice N.S. Shekhawat said that this case depicts a painful saga of unholy collusion between the police officers and a gang which...

Murder | Mere Non-Receipt Of 'Viscera Report' Would Not Render Investigation Incomplete For Granting Default Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that in a murder case, mere non-receipt of viscera report will neither render the investigation incomplete nor render the Magistrate unable to take cognizance.While rejecting the plea challenging refusal of a default bail, Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said,"Mere non-receipt of the viscera report alone would neither render the...