Gram Panchayat Under Obligation To Provide Revenue Rasta Even To A Solitary Villager: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by Gram Panchayat Badaliyan against the Collector's order to construct a ‘rasta’ for a person, which it alleged is an unauthorised occupant of its landThe division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Kuldeep Tiwari observed:“……even if purportedly, only a single individual, may become benefitted from...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Default Bail In UAPA Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected the appeal against dismissal of default bail plea filed by a person accused under Sections 13, 18, and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) and Sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substance Act at Police Station Sahabad, Kurukshetra. The accused had allegedly placed an explosive device in a tiffin box on the highway...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Conviction In Drugs Case, Says Compliance Of Section 50 Of NDPS Act Not Made

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that since the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has provisions for stringent punishment, the standard of investigation is also required to be meeting all those parameters.“There is no gainsaying that NDPS Act is a special Act and has the provisions for the stringent punishment. Hence, the standard of investigation is...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Narnaul Red Cross Society's Secretary In Alleged Sanitary Napkin Supply Scam

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to quash a corruption case against a Secretary of Red Cross, Narnaul, and his daughter. It is stated that the Secretary was instrumental in obtaining a sanitary napkin supply order to colleges in favor of his daughter.The bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill said, “Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, this...

Position Of A Civil Servant Not A Position Of Privilege, Rather A Means To Serve Public: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the position of a civil servant is not a position of privilege, rather a means to serve the public.“It is well known that only a fortunate few have the opportunity to serve the state as an employee. Among those few, some have the privilege to serve the public….The government officers and civil servants, who hold the decision-making...

Centre Orders Recovery Of Extra Pension Paid To Ex-Sepoy Due To Mistake In Computer Input, Punjab & Haryana High Court Says Action Illegal

Restraining the Centre from recovering the extra pension “erroneously” paid to an 80-year-old retired Sepoy, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said the recovery of some amount from the pension in installments of Rs. 3500 per month is not only illegal and perverse but also violative of the law laid down by the Supreme Court.The bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri said the amount...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking SOP For Regulating Custody Period Of Persons With Multiple Cases

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a notice to government of Punjab and Haryana on a petition seeking formulation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for regulating the total period of custody undergone by a person detained in multiple cases. The petitioner argues that reading the custody period of all cases jointly would amount to violation of the right to speedy trial...

Ensure Inter-State Boundary Disputes Between Haryana And UP Are Settled With Utmost Promptitude: Punjab & Haryana High Court To Union Govt

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed Survey of India's Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh Geo-spatial Data Centre (PHCGDC) in Chandigarh to ensure that a detailed site plan is prepared after an exercise is carried out by its experts, along with revenue officers of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in respect of the boundary disputes between the two states. It has been decided that...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Awards Rs 1 Lakh Compensation Each To Two Women Denied Pension For Years By State

Observing that pension and pensionary benefits are not the bounty of the State and rather it is a Constitutional Right under Article 300-A, the Punjab & Haryana High Court recently imposed 1 Lakh Cost on Punjab in two different cases for causing delay in releasing pension. The cost is ordered to be paid to the beneficiaries along with the pension amount.In one case, the widow had...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Quashes Income Tax Demand Notice For Non-Compliance Of Section 144-B Procedure

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the assessment order and consequent notice of demand and penalty proceedings due to non-compliance of procedure enshrined in clauses (vii) and (viii) of Section 144-B(6) of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Manisha Batra observed that the assessment of the orders and demand notices had been passed in violation...

Questioning Legality Of Arrest & Remand Orders, Punjab & Haryana HC Extends Interim Bail Of TV Journalist, Grants Relief To 2 Others

On Tuesday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court extended the interim bail granted to Times Now's reporter Bhawana Kishore and also granted interim bail to her cameraman Mritunjay Kumar and driver Parmender Singh Rawat until May 22 in a rash driving case.In an important observation, the bench of Justice Augustine George Masih said that the arresting officer and then the judicial officers...

'Times Now' Reporter's Arrest| 'Allegations Serious, She Utterred Abusive Words Against Complainant's Caste Publically': Punjab Police To High Court

Filing an affidavit in the matter pertaining to the arrest of Times Now's reporter Bhawana Kishore, the Punjab Police has informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that allegations against Kishore are grave and serious and that she had uttered defamatory, derogatory and abusive words against the caste of the complainant publically.The affidavit has been filed by the Assistant Commissioner...