'Depriving Affordable Housing Violates Right To Life': P&H High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On HSVP For Cancelling Plot Arbitrarily

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has come down heavily on the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) for arbitrarily cancelling plot allotments made through an e-auction and refunding the entire consideration without notice, reason or any speaking order. Terming the action “unjustified, arbitrary and a clear example of mala fide”, the Court has directed restoration of allotments...

P&H High Court Disposes Of Plea Challenging BBMB Secretary Selection Criteria After It Withdraws Impugned Letters On Eligibility Criteria

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the Bhakra Beas Management Board's (BBMB) July 2025 communication inviting applications for the post of Secretary, after the respondents informed the Court that the impugned orders had been withdrawn.Justice Sandeep Moudgil was hearing a plea filed by the Superintending Engineers in Punjab's Water Resource...

High Court Quashes Rioting FIR Against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, AAP Leaders Over 2020 Protest

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR and all consequential proceedings against several Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders including Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann arising from a 2020 protest in Chandigarh during Congress government, holding that no prima facie case existed against them and that the alleged offences under the IPC were not made out.The Court quashed the FIR and...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs CBDT To Issue Circular Extending ITR Due Date For Audit Cases To 30.11.2025 For A.Y. 2025-26

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) to issue a circular extending the ITR (Income Tax Return) due date for audit cases to 30.11.2025 for the Assessment Year 2025-2026. Justices Lisa Gill and Meenakshi I. Mehta were addressing a petition filed by the assessee/petitioner seeking a direction to the Central Board of Direct Taxes to...

Detained MP Amritpal Singh Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court After State Denies Parole To Attend Parliament's Winter Session

Amritpal Singh, a sitting Member of Parliament, has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the State's refusal to grant him parole to attend the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament.Singh, who is presently detained under the National Security Act (NSA), has filed a writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the State of Punjab's order by which his application...

P&H High Court Quashes Rejection Of Compassionate Assistance; Says Employee Deemed To Have Died In Service After Dismissal Order Was Quashed

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the State's decision rejecting a man's claim for compassionate assistance, holding that once the dismissal of his deceased father (a government employee) was quashed by the Court, he must be deemed to have died while in service—bringing the family within the ambit of the Haryana Compassionate Assistance Rules, 2006.Allowing the writ...

'Rely Only On Authenticated Legal Precedents': Punjab & Haryana High Court Calls For Training Trial Judges On Use Of Online Tools

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has called for training of Judicial Officers on responsible and judicious use of the online information and technology.The development ensued after an Additional Sessions Judge in Kurukshetra, while rejecting an anticipatory bail plea, relied on a headline from an online pop-up notification of a legal portal without reading the complete order.The High Court...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogan

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man accused of raising the slogan “Pakistan Zindabad” during conflict between India and Pakistan in May, observing that the question of whether the offence under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 is made out would be a matter for trial.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj said, "The veracity of the allegations would...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Bank Relationship Manager Accused In ₹1.03 Crore 'Digital Arrest' Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a Relationship Manager of Canara Bank accused of facilitating the opening of a bank account, allegedly used in a cyber-fraud case involving “digital arrest” scam, where a woman from Mohali was duped of ₹1.03 crore by impersonators posing as police and CBI officials.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj, noted the "clean antecedents of...

Great Grand Son Not Eligible For Freedom Fighter Quota: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Plea Of Constable Wrongly Appointed For 9 Yrs

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the petition of a Constable who, after serving for nine years, was found to have been wrongly appointed under the Freedom Fighter quota, holding that the benefit of freedom fighter quota cannot be availed by the Great Grand son of the freedom fighter.Justice Jagmohan Bansal observed that, "there may be connivance or negligence on the part...

Accident Victim's Income Can Be Assessed Based On Govt Job Appointment Letter Even If He Had Not Joined: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced the compensation payable to the mother of a 21-year-old accident victim from ₹15.93 lakh to ₹44.55 lakh, holding that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal erred in discarding an appointment letter issued to the deceased for a permanent post in the Department of Posts.Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, "It is a matter of natural and...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17 - November 23, 2025

Nominal IndexSanyukt Akhir Regiment Morcha and Others v. Union of India and Others LiveLaw (PH) 439Amit Kumar v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 440Sajjan Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 441Harpreet Singh Dua and another v. Panjab University and others. LiveLaw (PH) 442 SXXXX v. State of Haryana LiveLaw (PH) 443Shyam Sunder Strips & Ors. vs. UOI &...