Mandate On Securing 50% Marks To Qualify Superior Judicial Services Exam Not Arbitrary: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the validity of the rule mandating a minimum of 50% aggregate marks for qualification in the Superior Judiciary Examination of both the states.A candidate who appeared for Additional District and Sessions Judge in Punjab and Haryana challenged the Rules which required for minimum 40% marks out of total 750 marks of the written examination and 50%...

Punjab & Haryana HC Bar Association Opposes Relocation Of High Court Premises, Seeks Extension Of Existing Site

In a resolution passed on Monday (September 22), the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (HCBA) General Body unanimously affirmed that retaining the High Court at its present location is in the best interests of the legal fraternity.The High Court is located in the capital city of Chandigarh at the foot hills of Shivalik Range. It was designed by the famous French architect Le...

High Court Raps Punjab Police For 15 Yrs Delay In Filing Cancellation Report In Criminal Case, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

The Punjab and Haryana High Court criticized the Punjab Police for an "inordinate and unjustified" 15-year delay in filing a cancellation report in a criminal case. Expressing serious concern over the lackadaisical approach of the investigating agency, the court imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on the Punjab Government.The FIR under Sections 323, 341, 506 and 34 IPC was registered in the year 2007...

'Stranger' Facing No Direct Prejudice Can't Seek Cancellation Of Bail: P&H High Court Declines Plea Against IREO MD's Bail In PMLA Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to cancel the bail granted to the Managing Director of IREO Group, observing that a stranger to the case, who has not suffered any direct prejudice, has no legal standing to seek cancellation of bail.A plea for cancellation was filed by a person stating to be a practising Advocate and a "prospective home buyer", alleging that the MD has...

Initiating Unwelcome Conversation With Woman Is 'Annoying' But Does Not Amount To Outraging Her Modesty: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that merely attempting to initiate an unwelcome conversation with a woman—though "annoying"—does not, by itself, constitute the criminal offence of outraging her modesty under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code.Justice Kirti Singh noted that it is the own admission of the prosecutrix as can be seen from a bare of her testimony before the...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: August 2025

Nominal Index [Citations 309 - 353]Kangana Ranaut v. Mahinder Kaur 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 309Vikas Tomar @ Vikash Tomar v State of Haryana 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 310Col. Sukhwinder Singh Dhillon v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 311CHIRAG KUMAR SARDANA v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 312Manish Kumar v. Directorate General, Goods & Service Tax Intelligence, Zonal Unit,...

Redesignation Of Post Doesn't Amount To Merger With Another Cadre Unless Recruitment Rules Are Amended : P&H HC

A Division bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri held that mere redesignation of a post does not amount to merger with another cadre; actual merger requires amendment of service rules, and parity of pay-scale or cadre benefits cannot be claimed without such amendment. Background Facts The petitioner was appointed...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025

Nominal Index [Citations 261 - 308]AXXXXX v. XXXXXX 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 261Kanwar Pahul Singh v. State of Punjab and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 262XXXX v. XXXXX 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 263Sunil v. State of Haryana and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 264Suhail v. State of Haryana 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 265Navpreet Singh and others v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 266Harpreet Singh @ Hira vs. State of Punjab...

Failed Engagement Doesn't Make 'Consensual Relationship' Rape On False Promise To Marry: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a consensual physical relationship between adults cannot be construed as rape merely because it did not culminate in marriage.The Court quashed an FIR lodged against a man for allegedly committing rape, noting that he had entered into a consensual relationship with his fiancée, wherein after the roka ceremony the marriage could not take place...

P&H High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Violence In Court Premises; Stays Action Against Bar On Complaint Of Lawyer Who Carried Sword

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a letter written by the Secretary of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA), seeking the arrest of a lawyer accused of instigating a 'violent attack' on Bar members within the court premises. The letter alleges that Advocate Ravneet Kaur instigated Advocate Simranjit Singh Blassi to assault the bar members on September 17. He...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Juvenility Test To Determine Age Of Man Convicted For Committing Rape In 1999

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that a juvenility test be conducted to determine the age of a man convicted in 2001 for committing rape in1999. The direction came after the convict claimed he was a minor at the time of the offence, raising questions about the applicability of juvenile justice provisions in his case.On the basis of School Leaving Certificate, counsel for...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects BJP MLA Devender Attri's Plea To Dismiss Election Petition Filed Against Him By Congress Candidate

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea filed by BJP MLA Devender Attri seeking the rejection of an election petition filed against him by Congress candidate Bijendra Singh.At first Singh had filed an election petition against Attri, seeking recounting of votes and alleging corrupt practices. Later, the Congress Candidate filed amended petition, dropping the allegations...