High Court Questions Haryana Govt On Appointing Retired CBI Officer As Police Officer, Says Statute Doesn't Approve It

Observing that "the Police Act does not approve or authorize engagement of a Police Officer on contract basis", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has questioned Haryana government on appointment of retired CBI Officer as Investigating Officer under Prevention Of Corruption Act.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj noted that, "There is no reference made in the reply furnished by the State as to under...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Raps Trial Court For Overlooking 32 Yrs Old CPC Amendment

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has pulled up trial Court for dismissing a plea, overlooking 32 years old CPC amendment. Ignoring the amendment done in Order XXII Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, which became enforceable w.e.f 21.02.1992, the trial court had dismissed the application filed by Class I heirs for permission to bring them on record.Justice Anil Ksheterpal said,...

Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case: Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Interim Bail To Dismissed Cop Who Allegedly Helped Accused To Abscond From Custody

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim bail to dismissed cop Pritpal Singh, who allegedly helped gangster Deepak Tinu- an accused in Sidhu Moosewala murder case- to abscond from police custody.Tinu is an alleged aide of Lawrence Bishnoi who helped in arranging sharp shooters for the murder. It was alleged that while in custody of CIA, Deepak absconded with the help of the then...

High Court Stays Proceedings Against 'Yaariyan-2' Movie Makers In Punjab Police FIR For Allegedly Hurting Sikh Religious Sentiments

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has stayed the proceeding pertaining to FIRs lodged against against Producer and MD of T-Series Bhushan Kumar and Directors Radhika Rao, Vinay Sapru and Actor Meezaan Jafri under Section 295-A IPC for allegedly commiting sacrilege against Sikh Community. The case pertains to depiction of the actor wearing a kirpan in a song titled “Saure Ghar” in a...

Discriminates Against Other Indians, Creates 'Wall' Around State : Why P&H High Court Struck Down Haryana Domicile Quota

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, has struck down the the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 which provides 75% reservation for domicile of Haryana in private sector jobs having a monthly salary of less than Rs 30,000, stating that it is violative of the Part-III of the constitution.While declaring the law as unconstitutional, a division bench of Justice...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declares 75% Domicile Quota For Haryana Locals In Private Sector As Unconstitutional

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, has declared the 75% domicile reservation for locals in Haryana in the private sector jobs having a monthly salary of less than Rs 30,000 as "unconstitutional."The bench of Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan said that the "law (the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020) is unconstitutional and violative of...

'Records Missing' : Punjab & Haryana High Court Closes 23-Year Old Case; Says Few Files Getting Stolen Or Eaten By Termites Not Unusual

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently closed a 22 years old petition because the records could not be traced despite "all possible efforts."Justice Anoop Chitkara observed, "Given the heaps of files to deal with, if a few files are misplaced, stolen, eaten by termites, or get mixed with others would not be unusual. Given this, the sole option left with this court is to close this...

Punjab Police FIR Against Times Now Navbharat Cameraman 'Strange' : P&H High Court Quashes Case For Alleged Rash Driving, Casteist Remarks

Observing it is strange that despite "there being no allegations" against petitioner, he was arrested, the Punjab & Haryana High Court today, has quashed FIR lodged for rash driving and passing casteist remarks, against Mritunjay Kumar, a cameraperson of Times Now Navbharat channel.In May 2023, Times Now Navbharat reporter Bhawna Gupta along with the cameraman Kumar and driver Parmender...

Live-in Relationship Without Dissolving Previous Marriage May Amount To Bigamy: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that living together with another woman, without dissolving the marriage from earlier spouse may amount to offence of bigamy under Sections 494, 495 of the IPC.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari said, "...without obtaining any valid decree of divorce from his earlier spouse and during subsistence of his earlier marriage, the petitioner No.2 is living a lustful...

UAPA | Bail Can't Be Denied Merely Because Allegations Are Serious If There Is No Prima Facie Case : Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man booked under stringent Unlawful Prevention of Activities Act (UAPA), observing that there was no prima facie case made out in the case for allegedly planning to commit some terrorist acts based on relations with Pakistan.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Manisha Batra noted that, "on the basis...

Stray Dog Bite: Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Minimum Rs.10K Compensation Per Tooth Mark, Issues Guidelines To Curb Menace

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a slew of directions to police to expeditiously deal with the cases lodged pertaining to incidents of stray or wild animal menace in Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh. In case of stray dog bites, the Court has ordered a minimum compensation of Rs.10,000 per tooth mark and where the flesh has been pulled off the skin, it shall be a minimum of...

Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes FIR Against Ram Rahim For Allegedly Hurting Religious Sentiments Of Sant Kabir Das, Guru Ravidas Devotees

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed the FIR filed against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for allegedly insulting the religious belief of Sant Kabir Das and Guru Ravidas' Devotees.The FIR was lodged pertaining to a discourse of Ram Rahim organised in 2016 in a "Satsang" where he allegedly associated Sant Sant Kabir Das and Guru Ravidas with liquor and...