Punjab And Haryana High Court Directs GST Dept. To Return Illegally Recovered GST Without Issuing SCN Along With 6% Interest

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the GST Department to return illegally recovered GST without issuing a Show Cause Notice, along with 6% interest.The bench of Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Kuldeep Tiwari has observed that it is the duty of the officer to inform the taxpayers regarding the provisions of voluntary tax payment through DRC-03. However, the petitioner has deposited...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Haryana IAS officer Vijay Dahiya's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Bribery Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the petition filed by IAS officer Vijay Singh Dahiya seeking anticipatory bail in a corruption case registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Panchkula.Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill dismissed his argument that the Vigilance officials could not find anything against him despite having interrogated him at length.“Co-accused Poonam, who was...

Farmers' Protest: Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Haryana Govt To Ensure Unhindered Traffic On NH-44, Asks State To Use Force As Last Resort

Observing that NH-44 is the “life-line" of the country, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State to ensure free movement of traffic on the national highway “without any hindrance, so that the public at large, is not put to any kind of inconvenience”.“This direction shall be given effect forthwith, without any further delay. However, at the same time, it is made clear...

Delhi-Katra Expressway: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Interim Relief In Plea Seeking Supplementary Award For Compensation

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently refused to grant interim relief to the petitioners whose residential houses and other structures are allegedly being demolished without any supplementary award being passed for compensation for the structures. The properties are coming under the ‘Punjab Section of Delhi-Katra Expressway’. The division bench of Justice Lisa Gill and Justice...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Person Booked Under PMLA For Allegedly Defrauding Bank Of Rs 155 Crore

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a person booked in a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act for defrauding a bank of Rs.155 Crore.“The possibility of the accused influencing the investigation, tampering with evidence, intimidating witnesses, and the likelihood of fleeing justice, can be taken care of by imposing elaborate and stringent conditions," Justice...

Punjab & Haryana HC Directs State To Increase Navjot Singh Sidhu's Security If Threat Perception Is Found Genuine After Final Assessment

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the authorities in Punjab to take note of the apprehensions expressed by Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu with regard to his safety and take all corrective measures including the provision of suitable security. The court directed the State to pass an appropriate order within a period of one month.“If the threat perception based on the...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Filed Against Punjabi Singer Miss Pooja, Others For Allegedly Hurting Religious Sentiments In Music Video

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the FIR filed against the famous Punjabi singer Miss Pooja, actor Harish Verma and others for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by depicting Yamraj as a drunk husband in her 2018 music video 'Jeeju'.The FIR under Sections 295-A, 499 and 500 IPC IPC at a Police Station in Rupnagar was filed on the direction of a Magistrate under Section...

High Court Asks Punjab Irrigation Dept To Release Pensionary Benefits To Widow In 3 Weeks Or Face Stay On Disbursal Of Salaries Of IAS Officers

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab Irrigation department to release the pensionary benefits to a widow, whose husband has been missing for nearly three decades, within three weeks or there will be a stay on disbursal of the salaries of all the IAS officers posted in the department.“On completion of the said formalities, the required amount payable to the petitioners...

'Allegations Are Very Serious': Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Man Accused Of Transporting Cows For Slaughtering

Observing that the he was carrying cows in a "pitiable" condition and the allegations against him are "very serious", the Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected bail of an accused booked under provisions of Haryana Gauvans Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, for allegedly taking cows for slaughtering.A Worker of Bajrang Dal last year had filed...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Former AIG Ashish Kapoor In Bribery Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to former Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Ashish Kapoor and Assistant Sub Inspector Harvinder Singh in a bribery case. The court took note of the petitioners' "substantial period" of custody of more than seven months and ordered their release on regular bail.The incident in question allegedly occurred in 2018, but the...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Guidelines For Service Of Summons Through WhatsApp, Other Messaging Apps By Revenue Courts

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a slew of directions for a faster and easier way to serve summons, notices and pleadings to avoid delay in disposal of proceedings before the Revenue Courts in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. “It is the need of the hour that in order to avoid any undue disposal of the proceedings pending before the Revenue Courts wherein the intention of a party...

Inter-State Boundary Dispute: Punjab And Haryana High Court Directs Haryana, UP Govts To Deposit Expenses For Boundary Pillars

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the States of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to deposit the sums of money into the relevant heads of accounts of the relevant department of the Union of India within a week, towards the expenses for erection of the boundary pillars at the disputed border sites. The division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Kuldeep Tiwari further directed...