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...

Section 295-A IPC | Punjab & Haryana High Court To Examine Legal Sanctity Of ‘Hukamnama’, Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Accused

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that it will examine the legal sanctity of the 'Hukamnama' (edict) and any other provisions of law that bar an individual from preaching Sikh religion as a follower. “The question with regard to the legal sanctity of Hukamnama and any other provisions of law which bars any individual from preaching Sikh Religion as a follower would amount to hurt...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma From Patna HC To Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Central Government on Thursday notified the transfer of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma from Patna High Court to Punjab and Haryana High Court.In a tweet, the Law Minister Kiren Rijiju wrote: “In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following as Judges in the High...

Day After His Arrest, Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses As 'Infructuous' Habeas Corpus Plea Pertaining To Amritpal Singh

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed as infructuous, a habeas corpus plea moved before it seeking the production/release of alleged separatist leader and chief of 'Waris Punjab De' organization, Amritpal Singh, a day after he was arrested by Punjab Police in State's Moga district.The habeas plea was moved by one Imaan Singh Khara, legal advisor of 'Waris Punjab De', claiming...

Land Allotment: Panchayat Can Exempt Certain Category Of Persons From Charges But Only On Ground Of Poverty: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the writ petitions challenging the rejection of a Gram Panchayat's resolution to allocate land certain individuals under proviso to sub-Rule 4 of Rule 8 of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964,The division bench of Justices Sureshwar Thakur and Kuldeep Tiwari ruled that the Gram Panchayat has no authority to carve plots...

NDPS Act | Mere Pregnancy Of Wife Not Reason Enough For Grant Of Interim Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that mere pregnancy of the wife is not a reason enough for the grant of interim bail to the person accused under Sections 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) registered at Police Station City Khanna, District Ludhiana in October 2022. The Court was hearing the petition under Section 439 Cr.PC read...

Plea For Access To Publicly Available WiFi When Govt Suspends Mobile Net Data: High Court Seeks Replies Of Punjab Govt, UOI

Dealing with a writ plea seeking a direction to the start government to make a provision of an alternative means to access the internet through publicly available Wi-Fi or broadband when the mobile data services are restricted/banned by the state, Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought the replies of Punjab Government as well as the Union of India. The bench of Justice Vinod S...