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...

P&H High Court Acquits Man With Punjab-Only Arms License Who Crossed Into Chandigarh While Asleep On Bus

The Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted a man who was found in possession of a licensed firearm allowed in Punjab only, noting that the man had boarded a bus and fallen asleep, unintentionally crossing into Chandigarh, and held that there was no deliberate breach of the Arms Act.While noting that he had travelled over 100 yards into the area of Chandigarh, Justice Sanjay Vashisth...

Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Suspends License Of Two Advocates For Assaulting Bar Members, Brandishing Sword In Court Premises

Taking serious note of a violent incident within the High Court premises, the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) has suspended the licenses of two advocates accused of openly assaulting fellow bar members and brandishing a sword.The Special Disciplinary Committee of the BCPH noted that, "it is a case of grave misconduct on the part of the above mentioned two advocates namely Ms....

Mandating Local Surety For Bail Of Person From Outside State Is 'Assault' On His Fundamental Rights: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that mandating a local surety as a condition for bail amounts to an assault on the fundamental rights of a person.The court said that such a requirement discriminates against individuals from other parts of the country solely on the basis of their residence.In doing so, the Court quashed an FIR lodged under Sections 419 and 420 of the IPC (Cheating...

Repeated Pleas By Roop Bansal Seeking To File & Withdraw Quashing Plea In Judge Bribery Case Amounts To Bench Hunting: ED Tells P&H HC

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that repeated pleas by businessman Roop Bansal, seeking to file and withdraw petitions for quashing an FIR against him for conspiring to bribe a Trial Court judge amounts to "bench hunting."Bansal is booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy under Section...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Seeks FIR Against Advocates For Assaulting Bar Members In Court Premises

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has sought registration of an FIR against two advocates who allegedly assaulted bar members within the court premises.In a notice circulated by the Executive Committee of the Bar body it was stated that one Advocate Ravneet Kaur made frivolous allegations before the Chief Justice Court, claiming that the present Secretary has confiscated her...