Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Punjab Govt To Pay Rs 5 Lakh To Army Man’s Widow For Forcing Her To Approach Court In Land Allotment Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday directed Punjab government to provide a compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to a widow of a deceased soldier for not assigning any revenue rasta with promptitude for the land allotted to her in honour of the service of her deceased husband.The division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Kuldeep Tiwari observed:“The consequence of no revenue...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Interim Custody To Biological Mother Who Prima Facie Abandoned Her Child

While denying interim custody of a minor child to his biological mother, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that biological parents are disentitled to grant of custody if they abandon their minor child and deprive child from love and affection.A bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur was dealing with a petition moved by the biological mother of the minor child, seeking grant of...

BREAKING| Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Interim Bail To 'Times Now' Reporter Bhawana Kishore In Rash Driving Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court in a special hearing conducted today evening, granted interim bail till Monday to Times Now reporter Bhawana Kishore who was arrested by Punjab Police on Friday for allegedly knocking down a Dalit woman with her car and verbally abusing her.The bench of Justice Augustine George Masih granted her interim bail in a plea moved by Kishore seeking the quashing of...

Gurgaon School Murder: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Decision To Try Juvenile As Adult

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Gurugram's decision to try a child in conflict with law as an adult in the 2017 murder case of a Gurgaon school student.Justice Anoop Chitkara said that the order is absolutely in tune with the directions of the Supreme Court and has been passed in the light of provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act...

Applicant Should Have The Qualification On Date, Proof Can Be Produced Later: Punjab & Haryana HC Reiterates

A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising of Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur while deciding a Letters Patent Appeal (“LPA”) in the case of Narender Kumar vs Dr. Kuldeep Singh and others has held that it is necessary to have the essential qualification by the date of the application and the proof of publication can be produced later which...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Termination Of LPG Distributorship For Concealment Of Facts By OCI Card Holder

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a gas agency seeking the quashing of a termination letter for their LPG dealership in Hoshiarpur. The dealership agreement of M/s SRA H.P. Gas Agency was terminated by the Corporation on the grounds that the applicant - the petitioner no. 2 in the case, had concealed material facts while applying for the distributorship and...

Punjab & Haryana HC Summons Top Officials Of Army’s Western Command Over Delay In Payment Of Fee To Lawyers, Warns Imposition Of Rs 25 Lakh Cost

Taking a strong note of the delay in clearance of bills of lawyers, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Controller of Defence Accounts, Western Command, to remain present in the court along with the OIC (Legal), Armed Forces Tribunal, Legal Cell on May 26."Ordinarily this Court would not be inclined to summon officers, however, considering that there are nearly 50...

Tax Deposited During Search Can't Be Retained By Department Till Adjudication Of Notice: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that deposits of tax during searches cannot be retained by the department until the adjudication of the notice.The bench of Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Kuldeep Tiwari has directed the department to return the amount of Rs. 2.54 crores to the petitioner along with simple interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of deposit until the payment...

'Damaged Religious Feelings, Distorted Public's Faith In Religious Guru': Punjab and Haryana High Court Rejects Sadhu's Bail Plea In Rape Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected the bail application of a religious guru accused of raping a woman after calling her for a Bandara at a temple in January last year.The bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal said the accused Naga Baba Dalip Giri “miserably misused his position” and does not deserve any leniency.“He has not only quelled heart and soul of the prosecutrix but...

Dispose Of Engineering College's Property For Payment Of Salary To Employees: Punjab & Haryana High Court To State

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered disposal of the property of the Baba Hira Singh Bhattal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lehragaga, Sangrur for payment of salary to its employees. Justice Anil Kshetarpal said that, “this Court is left with no choice but to direct the Principal Secretary, Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training, Punjab, who is...

'State Has Tried To Take Away Right To Life Of A Widow': Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Woman's Plea For Pension, Imposes 2 Lakh Cost On State

The Punjab And Haryana High Court has allowed a petition filed by a widow challenging the order withholding the family pension and pensionary benefits of her deceased husband who was convicted in a criminal case during his service as a Junior Scale Stenographer in Punjab.“No justification has come forth as to under what authority of law, the pension and other benefits of the husband of...

Six Additional Judges Of Punjab And Haryana High Court Made Permanent

The Centre today notified the appointment of 6 additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as permanent Judges. They are:(i) Justice Vikas Bahl(ii) Justice Vikas Suri(iii) Justice Sandeep Moudgil(iv) Justice Vinod Sharma (Bhardwaj)(v) Justice Pankaj Jain(vi) Justice Jasjit Singh BediTheir names were recommended for permanent appointment by the Supreme Court Collegium on April...