Will Not Hesitate To Order Use Of Force To Clear Road Blockade By Protestors Seeking Release Of Sikh Prisoners: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that if necessary, it will not hesitate to issue directions to the State to clear road blockades caused by protestors seeking release of Sikh prisoners, near the Chandigarh-Mohali border.“We are inclined to put it down in Black and White that the law as such is clear that public roads cannot be blocked and general public cannot be put...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Against Councillors Accused Of Non-Disclosure Of Assets, Says Agreement To Sell Not A 'Document Of Title'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court quashed the FIR filed against two former Municipal Councilors who were booked for non-disclosure of assets in the affidavits filed along with nomination papers in 2016. It was alleged that they had not disclosed the ownership of a property in Mahendergarh.The court said a perusal of agreement to sell reveals that it was an unregistered document. “It cannot...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2023 [Citation 1 - 117]

Nominal IndexM/s Simplex Infrastructure Ltd. & Anr. versus M/s J.P. Singla Engineers and Contractor 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 1Jagjit Singh @ Jaggi v. State of Punjab 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 2Sandeep Singh Sandhu vs. State of Punjab along with connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 3M/s. G.D. Goenka School v. Parveen Singh Shekhawat and Others and M/s. G.D. Goenka School v. Ajay Singh Shekhawat and Other...

Child In Conflict With Law Can’t Be Denied Benefit Of Bail U/S 12 Of JJ Act Even When Ordered To Be Tried As Adult: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that even when a juvenile is tried as an adult in case of allegation of heinous crime, the benefit of bail under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act cannot be denied to him.“No doubt, the appellant/CCL was directed to be tried like an adult, but still he remains a juvenile in conflict with law and can never be denied the benefit of Section 12...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Three Men In 2007 NDPS Case, Over 9 Years After Conviction

The Punjab & Haryana High has acquitted three persons in a case under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, observing that there were gaping holes and inadequacies in prosecution evidence.In the case registered in August 2007, the three accused were convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the trial court in February 2014.“The foundation of justice...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24 - July 30

Nominal IndexCitations: 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 134 To 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 135Gurmeet Singh v. State of Punjab 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 134Ashish Kapoor & Anr. v. Manmohan Kumar & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 135Reports'There Can Be No Leniency While Dealing With Bail Petitions Of Cyber Thugs': Punjab & Haryana High CourtCase Title: Gurmeet Singh v. State of PunjabCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 134The...

Punjab & Haryana HC Stays Chandigarh DM's Order To Demolish 'Dhabas' In Front Of High Court Premises

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has kept the Chandigarh administration’s demolition order in abeyance until next hearing, which was planned for today and tomorrow to remove alleged illegal encroachment in front of High Court’s premises.The bench of Justice G.S Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan said, “the demolition order dated 24.07.2023, passed by the District...

High Court Directs Punjab Police SI To Pay Compensation of Rs 10,000 To Accused For Lodging Drugs Case 'Without Any Basis'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed a Punjab Police official, who got an FIR registered under under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act “without any basis”, to pay compensation of Rs.10,000 to the accused.“Since the FIR has been got registered even before creating a basis for that, and due to the FIR, the petitioner has been put to the harassment and...

Long Weekend? Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Requests Chief Justice To Declare August 14 As Holiday

The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association has written a letter to the high court, requesting it to declare August 14 as a local holiday.It said that an "oral as well as a written request signed by more than 200 members of the Bar Association" has been received for declaring August 14 as a local holiday as the High Court is already closed from August 12 to August 15, except on...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Blocking Of Lawyer's Twitter Handle By Punjab Police

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking directions to Punjab Police to unblock a Twitter account being run by a lawyer. The plea also alleges that officials are operating the social media accounts of various police districts and commissionerates without any valid legal sanction. Justice Vinod S. Bharadwaj issued the notice to the respondents and listed the...

'There Can Be No Leniency While Dealing With Bail Petitions Of Cyber Thugs': Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of a man in a case related to the hacking of computers of a centre where online examinations for recruitment to various departments were conducted.Justice Anoop Chitkara said the allegations against the petitioner and co-accused are grave and the evidence collected so far points to the petitioner’s involvement in...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 17 To July 23

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Punjab & Haryana High Court:Nominal Index1.Gurjinder Singh @ Ginda v. State of Punjab2.Arvind Kumar Sharma v. State of Punjab and others3.X v. Union of India and others4.Ram Baksh @ Ramu v. State of Punjab5.Mohan Lal @ Mohan v. UOI and all connected matters1. Contraband Sent In Unsealed Condition To Malkhana After Examination At FSL': Punjab...