Traffic 'Not Normal': Punjab & Haryana HC Disagrees With State After Part Clearance Of Blockade By Protestors Seeking Release Of Sikh Prisoners In Mohali

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday remarked that even though Punjab government claims that there is smooth flow of traffic with clearance of blockade on one side of road adjoining YPS Chowk by protestors seeking release of Sikh prisoners, it cannot be said that the traffic is "normal".Bench of Justices GS Sandhawalia and Alok Jain expressed hope that there will be further progress...

Man Falls From Running Train Due To Sudden Jerk, Dies: Punjab & Haryana High Court Awards 4L Compensation To Bereaved Family

The Punjab & Haryana High Court awarded Rs. 4 Lakh compensation to the family of a man who died after falling from train due to a sudden jerk.Rejecting the contention that the family failed to prove that deceased was "bona fide passenger", the bench of Justice Karamjit Singh said,"it is evident that deceased sustained ante-mortem injuries in a railway accident, as a result of which he...

Female Lawyer Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court Saying She's Facing Death Threats For Taking Up "Controversial Cases" Involving Farmers' Lands

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today issued notice to the Punjab government on a female advocate's plea seeking police protection in light of alleged death threats she received from some unknown persons after she took up "some controversial cases".Considering the petition, the bench of Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj issued notice to the State authorities. Satinder Kaur, an advocate practising...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Having Links With Pakistan Intelligence, Creating Communal Tension In Punjab

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man accused of having links with agents of Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan, who was allegedly targeting people for ransom in Punjab for creating communal tension.Observing that further incarceration of the petitioner is not required, the bench of Justice Jagjit Singh Bedi said, "The veracity of the prosecution case against...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up [August 28- September 03, 2023]

Nominal IndexRaj Bala & another v. Rishabh Birka & others.Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 154Nasri v. State of Haryana and others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 155Rajinder Singh @ Baz v. State of Punjab 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 156Goldy v. State of Haryana 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 157Dheeraj Bansal v. M/s Mehar Chand Jewellers and another 2023 LiveLaw (PH)158Gurpreet Singh v. State of Punjab...

All Rivers, Natural Springs Are Common Heritage Of Mankind, State Govt Not Obligated To Acquire Them: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that all rivers, natural choe (water channel) are common to all therefore, are a common heritage of mankind and State being a trustee, it cannot be claimed by any private person and the State Government has no obligation to acquire them."All rivers, natural choe, natural springs are res communes, therefore, are a common heritage of mankind....

7 Yrs After His Death, Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders 'Deemed Reinstatement' Of Police Constable Dismissed From Service Over False FIR

Observing that he was ‘falsely implicated', the Punjab & Haryana High Court has ordered 'deemed reinstatement' of a Police constable with full back wages and other consequential benefits, seven years after his death.The bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill said, “Having regard to the nature of the case i.e. the petitioner's father having been falsely implicated for dubious and...

Punjab Zila Parishad Elections Date Challenged In High Court Alleging It’s Taking Place 11 Months Prior To Term

A plea has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court challenging the date of elections to Zila Parishad announced by the Punjab Government, stating that it is taking place 11 months before the completion of its 5 year term.The plea filed by Shri Mukhtar Sahib Zila Parishad Chairman Narinder Singh through Advocate Nikhil Ghai states that elections of all Zila Parishads have...

Woman Cannot Be Forced To Marry A Person With Whom She Earlier Developed Intimacy: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a woman accused of abetting the suicide of a man with whom she used to have an intimate relationship, by refusing to marry him after.“A lady cannot be forced to marry a person it she has earlier developed intimacy with him,” said the bench of Justice Gurbir Singh.The bench was hearing the plea of accused who was named in...

Take Action Against Officers Flouting Guidelines For Speedy Trial In NDPS Cases: Punjab & Haryana High Court To State

Taking note of the lackadaisical approach of police officials and prolonged trials, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the State administration should ensure strict action against the officials not complying with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for speedy trial of cases, especially cases under the NDPS Act.Justice Arun Monga said, “Having perused the contents of...

Chain Of Evidence Missing: Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Man Convicted To 10 Years Imprisonment Under NDPS Act

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted a man convicted under the NDPS Act for allegedly possessing 520 grams of contraband, observing that the deficiency in the prosecution does not inspire confidence.Pointing out the gaps in the evidence, Justice Arun Monga said,“Deficiencies and inconsistencies in the evidence presented by the prosecution do not inspire confidence, as...

Made It A 'Fairy Tale' : Punjab & Haryana High Court Pulls Up Judicial Officers For Taking Plea “Leisurely” With Long Adjournments

The Punjab & Haryana High Court criticised the Judicial Officers for delay in disposing of the plea for cancellation of suspension of sentence in a Negotiable Instrument Act case.Observing that the plea is pending since 2021 and adjourned on multiple occasions, the bench of Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu said, “A perusal of the above extract clearly reveals that the officers who...