Minor Muslim Girl Or Boy Free To Marry Anyone They Like After Attaining Puberty: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a petition seeking protection of life and liberty for a couple who married under Muslim personal law against the wishes of the girl's family, holding that under Mohammedan Law, a person who has attained puberty, presumed at 15 years in the absence of evidence, is competent to enter into a valid marriage of their own choosing.Justice...

'Heart Lung Pack' Wasn't Statutorily Notified As Drug In 2010: P&H High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Manufacturer

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a criminal complaint filed against a medical device manufacturer and its directors for allegedly manufacturing "Heart Lung Pack", a cardiac surgery tubing system, without a drug manufacturing licence.The Court held that the product was never specifically notified as a "drug" under Section 3(b)(iv) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 at the time...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Two More Accused In UGC NET Paper Leak Case, Including Alleged Kingpin

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to two accused, Robin Singh alias Robin and Neeraj Kumar Dhanak, in the case concerning the leak of CSIR-UGC NET examination question papers, in two separate orders arising from the same FIR.Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal said, "The object of bail is to secure the attendance of an accused person in his trial. The object is neither...

'Judges Must Have Spine To Do Justice': P&H High Court Grants Interim Bail To 76-Year-Old PMLA Accused Citing Ill-Health, Prolong Custody

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim bail on medical grounds to a 76-year-old accused in a money laundering case, holding that before rejecting a bail application of a person above 75 years of age with health issues, a judge "must have the spine to do justice" and examine such pleas with utmost sympathy and concern.Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice Harmeet Singh Deol...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Recalls Costs Imposed On Police Superintendent, Cites Factual Error

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recalled its earlier order imposing a cost of ₹5,000 on the Superintendent of Police (SP), Mewat, after finding that the penalty had been imposed due to a factual error made by the Court itself.Justice Sumeet Goel said, “it is inexorable posit that this principle (Actus Curiae Neminem Gravabit) is founded upon justice and good sense which serves a...

National Lok Adalat Held At Punjab And Haryana High Court, 388 Cases Settled

As part of the nationwide initiative of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA),the National Lok Adalat was organised today at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in coordination with the High Court Legal Services Committee.The National Lok Adalat was held under the overall supervision of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Suvir Sehgal, Chairman, High Court Legal Services Committee.Eight Lok Adalat...

Arrest Safeguards: High Court Seeks Affidavits From Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh On Compliance With SC Directions On S.41A CrPC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a batch of contempt of court petitions concerning alleged non-compliance with safeguarding against illegal arrests, has directed the Director Generals of Police and Chief Secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to file affidavits detailing compliance with the Supreme Court's directions in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI on...

Sec 147A Income Tax Unconstitutional| Legislature Cannot Substitute Its Opinion Over Findings Of Constitutional Courts: P&H High Court

In a batch of over 500 writ petitions, Division Bench holds Section 147A, inserted with retrospective effect from 01.04.2021 to validate JAO-issued reassessment notices —failed to remove the actual defect identified by nine High Courts, since Section 151A and the faceless-allocation scheme dated 29.03.2022 continue to exist unamended on the statute book; also independently quashes the impugned Section 148 notices for not being issued through randomized automated allocation

'Honey Trap' No Excuse: P&H High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Sharing Air Force Station, Rafale Jet Photos With Woman From Pakistan

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a bail application filed by a man accused under the Official Secrets Act and Section 152 BNS for allegedly sharing photographs of the Air Force Station, Ambala Cantt and Rafale jets with a woman operating from Pakistan, holding that even if the accused was a victim of a honey trap, there was no justification for sharing such sensitive...

Outsourced Employees' Deployment In Transport Corporation Doesn't Establish Master-Servant Relationship: P&H High Court Sets Aside Regularisation

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a Single Judge's order directing regularisation of the services of drivers, conductors and other staff engaged through a private outsourcing agency with the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC), holding that a master-servant relationship must be established through documentary evidence such as an appointment order, and cannot be presumed...

Criminal Contempt Petition Filed In P&H High Court Against CJP's Saurav Das Over 'X' Post On Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra

A criminal contempt petition has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court against CJP spokesperson Saurav Das, alleging that his X post on August 20 scandalised the Court and the then Acting Chief Justice by questioning their integrity, impartiality and authority in connection with a Division Bench judgment concerning payment of dearness allowance arrears by the Punjab...

P&H High Court Suggests National Database To Track Habitual Complainants, Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Filing Multiple False Rape Cases

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a woman accused of conniving with a co-accused to get multiple false rape cases registered across Punjab and Delhi with the object of extorting money from the alleged victims, while separately suggesting that a national-level database be developed to make the antecedents of habitual complainants available to investigating...