'Let Them Work': Punjab & Haryana High Court Criticizes Litigant For Insisting State's Immediate Reply In Flood PILs

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the State to file affidavit after 6 weeks, “when crisis is over” in a batch of PILs seeking relief and rehabilitation for flood victims.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said, “The court made an earnest request to the petitioners to hold their hands till the crisis is over but the petitioners insist that notice be issued....

Family Pension For Railway Employees With 10+ Years Of Service Cannot Be Denied Due To Employer's Failure To conduct Screening: P&H High Court

A Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri held that a casual railway employee who was granted temporary status and rendered more than 10 years of qualifying service before death is entitled to family pension benefits under the Family Pension Scheme, 1964, even if he was not formally screened i.e. assessed...

'Public Employment Opportunities Are Scarce, Recruitment Must Be Sacrosanct': P&H High Court Voids Appointment Based On Forged Docs

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that recruitment in public employment must remain sacrosanct, declaring that an appointment obtained on the basis of forged documents is “void ab initio”.10 years after being appointed as Assistant Lineman, the authorities found that documents submitted were forged.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, “Public employment opportunities are both rare...

P&H High Court Stays Trial Against Actor Rajkummar Rao Booked For Allegedly Hurting Religious Sentiments During Film Promotion

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed proceedings agajnst Bollywood actor Rajkumar Rao in a plea seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.In 2017, during the promotion of movie "Behan Hogi Teri", the producer had posted an image of Rao dressed as Lord Shiva sitting on a motor cycle.The plea sought quashing of FIR lodged under IPC...

Spent Over 10 Yrs In Jail: P&H High Court Suspends Life Sentence Of Self-Styled Godman Rampal, Tells Him To Refrain From 'Mob Mentality'

After over 10 years of incarceration, the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of controversial preacher Rampal, in murder case of five disciples.It was alleged that Rampal was virtually trying to keep the women and others as hostage and confined them in a room, wherein condition of suffocation developed, which ultimately led to their death.Justice Gurvinder...

ED Can Inspect Court Files, Documents Attached In Complaint Filed By Income Tax Dept: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that Enforcement Directorate (ED) can inspect documents filed before the Court with complaint lodged by the Income Tax ( I.T.) Department.The complaint was filed by the I.T. Department against the petitioners under Section 277 of the Income Tax Act, read with the provisions of the IPC, wherein information in the form of master sheets...

Magistrate Can Grant Bail When Closure Report Is Filed Even If Earlier Plea Is Rejected By HC: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a Magistrate is empowered to grant bail to an accused when a closure report is filed by the police, even if a previous bail plea was rejected by the High Court or the Session Court.These observations were made while making an interim-bail absolute to an accused arrested for stealing a bicycle and a pair of shoes."In the cases where an accused is...

P&H High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Challenging Shift In Syllabus Of Haryana ADA Exam From Law To GK

In a recent development concerning the Haryana Assistant District Attorney (ADA) recruitment process, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to the Haryana Government on a petition challenging the abrupt shift in the examination syllabus—from law-focused subjects to general knowledge.The new syllabus for Haryana ADA Screening Test includes Current Events of National...

Punjab Floods | If We Pass An Order, Energy Of State Will Be Diverted In Filing Reply: High Court On PIL Seeking Relief For Victims

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to pass any orders as of now, on a PIL seeking directions to both the States for immediately providing minimum standards of relief and rehabilitation to flood victims under Section 12 of the Disaster Management Act, including food, potable water, sanitation, shelter, lighting, medical care etc.Division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses PIL As Withdrawn After Discovering Plea Was Filed By Absconder In Cheating Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) as withdrawn after it came to light that the petitioner was an absconder in a cheating case.The PIL was filed seeking a CBI inquiry into the purchase of 144 Toyota Hilux vehicles by the Punjab Government, alleging embezzlement of government funds and the acquisition of funds through illegal means for the...

Union Govt Should Proactively Grant War Injury Pension To Soldiers Rather Than Expect Them To Raise Claims: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the Union Government should take a proactive approach in granting war injury pension to soldiers, rather than expecting them to initiate claims.The Court refused to accept Union's argument that the claim was raised after a delay of 48 years.Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri said, "Once, it is a conceded fact that respondent...

Releasing First-Time Offenders On Probation Can Prevent Jail Stigma; Court Empowered To Grant Relief In Minor Offences: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the Court is empowered to release first time convict of minor offence under Probation of Offenders Act 1958 and the same protects them from the stigma and negative impact of incarceration.The Court directed the release of a convict in a 2016 FIR under Sections 148 (rioting, armed with a deadly weapon) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily...