Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On Former Punjab AIG Ashish Kapoor's Contempt Plea Over Registration Of Back To Back FIRs

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a notice in a contempt plea filed against AIG Manmohan Kumar and other police officials for alleged violation of the court’s direction to not act on the recommendation of the State Police Complaint Authority to re-investigate the rape and extortion case against former AIG Ashish Kapoor. The bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan directed that,...

Passport May Be Issued If 5 Years Have Elapsed After Conviction, Even If Appeal Is Pending: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the bar for not issuing a passport will not apply to the person convicted of an offence for not less than 2 years, after the passing of 5 years of conviction, even if the appeal is pending.“It is well known fact that conclusion of trial in India takes quite long time. Passing of 5 years period post-conviction, primarily though not...

Notice U/S 41-A CrPC Not Issued, Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Accused In Case Alleging Forgery Of AAP MLA’s Signatures On Sale Deeds

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man in a case alleging forgery of AAP MLA’s signature on sale deeds, on the ground that the mandatory requirement of giving notice before arrest under Section 41-A CrPC, as laid down in the Arnesh Kumar judgment, to the accused in cases where offences are punishable for seven years or less, was not complied with by the...

Constable Serving Since 1985 Denied Promotion Allegedly On Ground Of Being HIV+, Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Centre To Take Decision

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Union government to pass a speaking order on a Constable's demand for promotion to Head Constable General Duty post. The Constable, who is with a Central Armed Police Force, said he was being denied promotion only because he is a patient of HIV+.Justice Jagmohan Bansal took note of the high court's decision in Bishamber Dutt vs. Union of...

Security To Be Provided If Threat Perception Genuine But Don’t Attend Weddings, Parties: Punjab & Haryana High Court To Hindu Outfit Leader

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab Police to provide security to Arvind Kumar Sharma, who claims to be a senior BJP leader and National President of Hindu Shakti Sangathan, in case he has "any genuine threat perception", on the condition that he will not attend any public functions like wedding or parties during such threat perception.Sharma in the petition claimed...

'Contraband Sent In Unsealed Condition To Malkhana After Examination At FSL': Punjab & Haryana HC Acquits Man Sentenced To 10 Years Jail In NDPS Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted a man convicted under Section 22(c) of the NDPS Act, on the ground that after examining the contraband, the chemical examiner at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) failed to "re-enclose" it inside the cloth parcels and emboss the seals of the FSL on it.Gurinder Singh was allegedly caught with 372 grams of heroin and convicted under...

Faridabad Student Suicide: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Principal Who Allegedly Failed To Report Homophobic Harassment

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to quash the FIR lodged against a Faridabad school’s principal who allegedly failed to act on a student's complaints alleging homophobic bullying, leading him to commit suicide in 2022.“The occurrence in question preceded the alleged homophobic and transphobic bullying by the peers of the deceased child. The email was sent by the complainant...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Manoj Bajaj From P&H HC To Allahabad High Court

The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Manoj Baja from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Allahabad High Court pursuant to a proposal made by the Supreme Court Collegium.On July 12, the 5-member collegium led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had recommended his transfer rejecting his request to allow him to continue at the P&H High Court. The...

Adulterated Sanitizers: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Accused, Says ‘Played With Lives Of People For Their Personal Gain’

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to two persons who are alleged to have been involved in manufacturing, sale and distributing hand sanitizer, which was found to be not of standard quality by a Government Analyst.The bench of Justice Sandeep Moudgil said it is clear that the product was launched without proper testing only to earn huge profits during...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Revives Contempt Petition Against Additional Session Judge, Who Acquitted Murder Accused Despite Stay Order

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has revived contempt proceedings against the then Additional Session Judge of Kapurthala, who despite the stay order of the High Court acquitted the accused in a 2016 murder case.A contempt petition was filed against the judge for disobeying the order of the High Court and in 2019 it directed the Registrar Vigilance to conduct a fact finding enquiry and...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Justice Manoj Bajaj To Allahabad High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the transfer of Justice Manoj Bajaj from the Punjab & Haryana High Court to the Allahabad High Court.“On 05 July 2023, the Collegium proposed transfer of Mr. Justice Manoj Bajaj, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court, to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad for better administration...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs State To Regularize Clerk After Over 30 Years Of Service

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the State to regularise the services of a clerk in the Water Supply and Sanitation Department, in accordance with a 2011 Punjab Government circular.Under the circular, it was decided that services of daily wage or work charge employees with 10 years of service as of December 2006, can be considered for regularisation. However, the petitioner,...