24 Yrs Later, Punjab & Haryana High Court Awards ₹5 Lakh Damages To Man Denied Naib Tehsildar Post Due To Miscalculated Marks

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently awarded Rs. 5 lakh in damages to a man who could not qualify for the Naib Tehsildar exam conducted in 1996 due to a miscalculation of 2 marks.Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma held that it was appropriate to grant damages to the petitioner for being deprived of appointment due to wrongful calculation of his merit instead of considering him for...

Govt In Welfare State Must Make Prompt Appointments To Redress Public Grievances: High Court Seeks Report On Chandigarh Consumer Fora Vacancies

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh administration to file a status report on steps being taken for filling up existing and future vacancies in the State and District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in the UT.Justice Harsh Bunger opined, "in a welfare state, it is expected that the Central Government/State Government/Union Territories should take prompt...

Judges Denied Promotion Question Haryana Govt's Consultation With Union Law Ministry For District Judiciary Appointments

Civil Judges and Judicial Magistrates in Haryana who sought appointment to the district judiciary have challenged the State's decision rejecting High Court's recommendations for promotion of 13 judicial officers.They said the State government breached "Constitutional protocol" by involving the Union Law Ministry in matter of appointment of district judges.Article 233 of the...

Local Police Do Not Have Jurisdiction To Investigate When Person Is Missing Abroad: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court orally observed today that the local Indian police do not have jurisdiction to investigate the matter of a missing person abroad.Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta said, “the party needs to approach the Indian Embassy…since the person who is allegedly missing is not in India, the local police do not have jurisdiction in this matter.”The bench was seized with...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail To ASI Probing Rape Case, Caught On Camera Accepting Bribe From Complainant

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police who is investigating a rape case and was recorded taking a bribe from the complainant in a viral video.Justice Anoop Chitkara said, "the petitioner was the investigator in a very heinous offence involving Sections 376 and 328 IPC. She was allegedly accepting money from...

Highly Improbable That Mother Would Murder Own Daughter For ₹90K: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently granted bail to a woman accused of allegedly killing her 9-year-old daughter in pursuit of her life insurance policy observing that it is highly improbable that a mother would kill her own daughter for Rs. 90,000. Justice Sandeep Moudgil also reiterated that apart from the right to life enshrined under Article 21, it has to be borne in mind that...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round Up: September 11 To September 17, 2023

Nominal IndexChandeep Singh @ Gabbar Singh v. National Investigation Agency 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 167Zile Singh v. Joginder Singh and ors. 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 168Subhash v. State of Haryana & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 169Dhananjay Chauhan v. Sanjeev Kaushal and others 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 170Rampal v. State of Haryana 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 171X v. State 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 172ReportsCan't Deny Bail...

State's Duty To Ensure Extra Care For Person In Their Custody Having Suicidal Tendencies: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has awarded a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh to the family of a youth who committed suicide in the De-addiction Centre of a Civil Hospital. While doing so, a division bench of Justice G.S Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan observed,"It was the duty of the State as he was in their custody to ensure that even if he had suicidal tendencies, sufficient...

Corruption Continues Unabated Despite Handsome Increase In Govt Employees Salaries, No Limit To Human Greed: Punjab & Haryana High Court

In relation to a corruption case against Punjab's former Chief Secretary Vinay Kumar Janjua, the High Court on Friday directed the State government to send all documents for sanction to prosecute to the Centre. The case dates back to 2009 when Janjua was working as the Director of Industries and Commerce. He is booked for allegedly taking bribe of Rs. 2 lakh.Justice Anupinder Singh...

[NDPS Act] Merely Filing FSL Report With Chargesheet Not Ground To Cancel Default Bail, Special Reasons Must Be Shown: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that the mere filing of an FSL report with the chargesheet in a NDPS case will not be a ground to cancel default bail granted to an accused.Justice Deepak Gupta observed, "...it is made clear that merely filing the FSL report along with the challan in itself will not be considered a reason for cancelling the default bail." However, the...

Married Persons' Entry Into Live-In Relationship 'Illicit': Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Police Protection, Imposes Cost

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently imposed a fine of Rs. 2,500 on already married individuals entering into a live-in relationship who had approached the court seeking police protection. Justice Alok Jain called it a 'classic case of an illicit relationship' while reiterating that married individuals cannot enter live-in relationships with others during the subsistence of...

'Used Devotees As Human Shields To Resist Arrest': P&H High Court Denies Bail To Self-Styled Godman Rampal Accused Of Waging War Against India

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