Punjab and Haryana High Court
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...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira In 2015 Drugs Case
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to Congress MLA from Punjab's Bholath, Sukhpal Singh Khaira in 2015 International Drugs trade case, observing that he "cannot be said to be prima facie guilty for any allegations".Khaira was arrested on September 28, 2023 in a case related to massive heroine trade. Eight accused were arrested in the FIR earlier and later Khaira was added...
Caste Hurl Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Against Times Now Reporter Bhawana Gupta, Says She Didn't Know Complainant's Caste
Observing that she "had no personal knowledge of the victim's or her family's caste", the Punjab & Haryana High Court today quashed the FIR lodged for rash driving and passing casteist remarks, against Times Now Navbharat Senior Journalist Bhavna Gupta (Kishore). In May 2023, Times Now Navbharat reporter Bhawna Gupta along with the cameraman Mritunjay Kumar and driver Parmender were...
Family Court Can Take Any Material As Evidence Whether Or Not It Fulfils Requirement Of Indian Evidence Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that a Family Court can take any material into evidence for effective adjudication, whether it fulfils the requirement of Indian Evidence Act or not.A division bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Sumeet Goel said,"A Family Court is well within its powers to take into evidence any material, which in the judicial discretion of such...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Cost On Union Govt For Arguing On Issue Already Settled By Supreme Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on the Union Government for arguing against the established legal position that additional market value per se is part of the compensation under the Land Acquisition Act.Justice Rajbir Sehrawat said, "since the petitioners have unnecessarily gone to the extent of contesting on an issue of law which already stands decided...