Non-Payment Of Salary For Years Is 'Blatant Exploitation', Amounts To Forced Labour: High Court Imposes ₹2 Lakh Costs On Haryana Govt

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that denial of salary for services rendered over several years amounts to a violation of fundamental rights, including the right to livelihood under Article 21 and protection against forced labour under Article 23 of the Constitution.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar while allowing a plea filed by an employee, directed the Haryana State Federation of...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Haryana AG & 9 Advocates As Punjab & Haryana High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, has approved the elevation of ten advocates as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.In the first set of recommendations, the Collegium cleared the names of seven advocates: Monica Chhibber Sharma, Harmeet Singh Deol, Puja Chopra, Sunish Bindlish, Navdeep Singh, Divya Sharma, and Ravinder Malik.In a separate resolution...

Legal Heirs Entitled To Compensation Even If They Are Not Dependent: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds MACT Award

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) award granting compensation to the legal heirs of a deceased man, reiterating that the right to claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act is not confined to dependents alone.Justice Virinder Aggarwal dismissed an appeal filed by the vehicle owner challenging the MACT, award dated February 23, 2005,...

Punjab AG Threatened After State Blocks 'Lawrence Of Punjab' Trailer

Punjab Advocate General Maninderjit Singh Bedi has received death threats following State's crackdown on content glorifying gangster culture, including the blocking of trailer of “Lawrence of Punjab”— a web series allegedly inspired by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.Bishnoi is presently lodged in high-security Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in connection with several cases...

High Court Reserves Verdict On Plea Against Punjab's Action On Company Owned By MP Who Switched From AAP To BJP

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday reserved its judgement on a petition moved by Trident Limited for a stay on any coercive steps against it in connection with a recent alleged raid by Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on its factory in Punjab's Barnala.It was alleged by Trident Limited that PPCB raided the factory after owner of the Company— MP Rajinder Gupta, left the Aam...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Advocate For Interrupting It While Dictating Order

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a show cause notice for criminal contempt against an advocate who disrupted court proceedings during a virtual hearing and openly questioned the court's views while the order was being dictated.The incident took place during the hearing of an appeal where arguments had already been concluded and noted for the purpose of dictating the order in...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

Nominal IndexDinesh Chand Bansal v. State of Haryana and and. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 43Jatin Salwan v. Central Bureau of Investigation 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 44 XXX v. XXX: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 45State of Punjab and others v. Rajwinder Singh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 46Jal Kaur through her LR Hamir Singh v. Ajaib Singh Bahal @ Ajaib Singh and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 47Ajit Singh v. Punjab Mandi Board and...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Rape Accused After Prosecutrix 'Shamelessly' Lied About Her Identity, Finds Testimony Unreliable

Observing that "Statement of prosecutrix, who has lied about her identity cannot be accepted at its face value", the Punjab & Haryana High Court acquitted a man convicted in a 2002 kidnapping and rape case, holding that the prosecution collapsed after it failed to establish the identity of the prosecutrix, who was found to have assumed the name of a deceased woman.Justice Shalini Singh...

'Lawrence Of Punjab' Row: High Court Seeks Centre, State's Response On Zee's Plea Alleging "Pre-Publication Restraint On Speech"

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought responses from the Punjab Government and the Union Government on a writ petition filed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd challenging communications advising it not to release a documentary titled “Lawrence of Punjab” on its OTT platform, ZEE5.The matter was heard by Justice Jagmohan Bansal, which issued notice on the plea and sought replies...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quarterly Digest: January - March, 2026

Driving Licence Sufficient To Treat Deceased As Skilled Heavy Vehicle Driver; No Interference With MACT Compensation: P&H High CourtTitle: NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD v. VIMAL KAUR AND ORSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 01The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company challenging the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Rape FIR Filed With 16-Year Delay, Says Relationship Was Consensual

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC, holding that a prolonged consensual relationship, coupled with an unexplained delay of over 16 years in lodging the complaint, failed to satisfy the ingredients of rape on the pretext of marriage.Justice N.S. Shekhawat said, "petitioner was married to...in the year 2001, when the respondent...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 80 - 100]Seema Saini v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 80 Chander Bhan v. State of Haryana & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 81Vinod Kumar @ Akhtar v. State of Punjab and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 82PARVEEN NAIN AND ORS. v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 83Baba Gurmeet Singh @ Maharaj Gurmeet Singh @ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh v. Central Bureau...