Punjab & Haryana High Court National Lok Adalat Settles 182 Cases, Awards Over ₹7.83 Crore

The National Lok Adalat was organised on Saturday at the Punjab and Haryana High Court Legal Services Committee as part of the nationwide initiative of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).The Lok Adalat was conducted under the overall supervision of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, Patron-in-Chief of the High Court Legal Services Committee, and Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu.Five Lok...

Rajinder Gupta's Factory Raided By Punjab PCB Soon After He Switched To BJP From AAP : P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the apprehension of political vendetta behind a raid conducted by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Trident Limited appears “reasonably palpable”, noting the proximity of the action to the change in political allegiance of the company's Chairman Emeritus.It was alleged by Trident Limited that PPCB raided the factory after owner...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Rapido Cab Driver Whose Customer Was Apprehended With Drugs

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a cab driver accused in a case involving recovery of commercial quantity of Tramadol, observing that prima facie the contraband was recovered from a passenger who had booked the ride through the Rapido app and that the question of conscious possession would be determined during trial.Justice Subhas Mehla noted, "The petitioner is a...

'Matru Devo Bhava': Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds ₹30,000 Interim Maintenance To Aged Mother, Directs Deduction From Son's Salary

The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld an order directing two sons to pay ₹30,000 per month as interim maintenance to their aged widowed mother, while restructuring the mode of payment to ensure effective enforcement through salary deductions and auto debit from their account to mother's. Justice Neerja K. Kalson said, "It becomes necessary to recall that the obligation of a child...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: April 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 101 - 139]Manjit Singh v/s State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 101 Alam v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 102Parthesh Sharma v. Punjab Public Service Commission and Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 103Saral Mobile Project Services Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Haryana & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 104Anil Sharma v. State of U.T., Chandigarh &...

P&H High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging ₹2500 Crore Transfer To GMADA, Upholds State's Power Under Punjab Town Planning Act

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the State Government's decision directing various development authorities to provide ₹2500 crore to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), holding that the impugned action does not violate the provisions of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 (the...

Motor Accident Compensation | Taking Engineering Student's Notional Income At ₹6,000 Is 'Unrealistic': P&H High Court Enhances Compensation

The Punjab & Haryana High Court enhanced compensation from ₹5.76 lakh to ₹46.46 lakh in a motor accident death case involving a young engineering student, emphasizing that assessing the monthly income of a young engineering student at ₹6,000 is “unrealistic”.Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "The deceased was pursuing his studies in one of the premier engineering institutions of...

Accused Can't Seek Quashing Of FIR After Failing To Secure Anticipatory Bail Without Surrender Or Change In Circumstances: P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an FIR, holding that an accused cannot directly invoke the Court's inherent jurisdiction for quashing after failing to secure anticipatory bail, especially when he has neither surrendered nor joined investigation.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The petitioner's instant attempt is a procedural artifice, designed...

Maternal Grandmother Taking Care Of Child Can Maintain Minor's Plea Under Sec 125 CrPC: P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) seeking maintenance on behalf of a minor child is maintainable even when filed by the maternal grandmother, if she is the one actually caring for the child.The Court underscored that beneath the technical objection of maintainability lay a deeper issue—whether a...

High Court Directs Punjab Govt To Decide Plea Against Charges For Downloading FIRs From SAANJH Portal

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation challenging the levy of charges for downloading FIRs and related documents from the Punjab Police's SAANJH portal, directing the authorities to consider the petitioner's representation.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry while noting that representation is pending in...

Anticipatory Bail Not Maintainable After Grant Of Regular Bail, Even If Graver Offence Added: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an accused already granted regular bail cannot seek anticipatory bail merely because a graver offence has been added later, reiterating that such an accused is deemed to be in “constructive custody of law.”Justice Manisha Batra noted that the previous petition filed by the petitioner had been dismissed by the Court only on 06.04.2026...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 27 - May 03, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 134 - 139]XXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 134Nirmal Singh Dhanoa and others v. Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Finance, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 135XXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 136SXXXXX v. RXXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 137Amrit Pal Singh v. Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board and others 2026 LiveLaw...