Punjab and Haryana High Court
'Fair Criticism' Cannot Extend To Imputing Dishonest Motives To Judges: P&H High Court Holds 81-Year-Old Guilty Of Contempt
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the statutory protection for fair criticism of a judicial act under Section 5 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 is available only in respect of a case that has been finally decided and cannot be invoked by a litigant to justify scandalous allegations levelled against Judges while his own litigation remains pending before them.The Court held...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Strikes Down Section 147A Income Tax Act As Unconstitutional
The Punjab & Haryana High Court struck down the newly inserted Section 147A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which retrospectively clarifies the role of the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO) in reassessment proceedings.The bench of Justice Deepak Sibal and Justice Rupinderjit Chahal pronounced the decision today. A detailed order is awaited.Section 147A was introduced with...
CBFC Regional Officer Lacked Authority To Refuse 'Chardikala' Film Certification: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that orders refusing certification to the Punjabi film "Chardikala" were passed by an authority lacking competence to do so, after it emerged that no valid delegation of the Central Board of Film Certification's statutory powers existed in favour of the Regional Officer or even the Chairperson on the dates the refusal orders were issued. [2026 LL...
Husband's Offer To Bear Travel Expenses Can't Automatically Defeat Wife's Transfer Plea: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has transferred a divorce petition filed by a husband from the Family Court at Hisar to the Family Court at Sonepat, on the wife's application, holding that a husband's offer to bear travelling expenses for hearings does not constitute an inflexible rule defeating a wife's prayer for transfer, and that the convenience of female litigants deserves due weightage...
'Place On Record The Methodology': P&H High Court Directs Centre To Disclose Rehabilitation Strategy For Drug-Dependent Jail Inmates
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the authorities of the Union of India to place on record the methodology suggested for bringing drug-dependent jail inmates to a state of normalcy, as part of its ongoing suo motu examination of opioid dependence among prisoners across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor said, "We also...
LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round- Up: August 31 To September 06, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 302 - 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 312]Sheetal Rani v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 302State of Haryana v. Arun and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 303DALJITINDER KAUR @ DALJIT INDER ARORA vs AMARINDER SINGH BRAR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 304Satnam Singh (since deceased) through his LR Rajwinder Kaur v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 305Manpreet...
'Yaarian 2' Song Depicting Non-Amritdhari Actor Wearing Kirpan Not Insult To Sikh Religion: P&H High Court Quashes FIR
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered under Section 295-A IPC against the director, producer and lead actor of the film "Yaarian 2" over a song depicting a non-Amritdhari (unbaptised) actor wearing the Kirpan, holding that inadvertent artistic portrayal, without deliberate and malicious intent to outrage religious feelings, does not attract the offence.Justice...
P&H High Court Rejects 'Negative Fee Waiver', Says Candidates Can't Be Made Ineligible For Paying Application Fee Despite Exemption
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the Haryana Staff Selection Commission's rejection of three TGT (Sanskrit) candidates who were denied the benefit of promised age relaxation solely because they had, out of caution, paid the application fee despite being expressly exempted from it.Holding that a candidate cannot be penalised for such an act of diligence, Justice Harpreet Singh...
Justice Rohit Kapoor Appointed As Permanent Judge Of Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice Rohit Kapoor, presently an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as a permanent Judge of the High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of office.The notification, issued by the Department of Justice, states that the President," in exercise of the power conferred by Clause (1) of Article 217 of...
Senior Citizens Act Can't Be Used To Evict Estranged Daughter-In-Law From Shared Household: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Letter Patent's Appeal filed by a mother-in-law seeking eviction of her daughter-in-law from a residential property under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, holding that the statute cannot be pressed into service to adjudicate matrimonial or property disputes or to evict an estranged daughter-in-law who...
Foreign Driving Licence Without International Permit Or Indian Authorisation Can't Be Used To Drive In India: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that merely holding a valid foreign driving licence does not authorise a person to drive in India, unless the licence meets the applicable statutory requirements and is accompanied by the requisite international driving permit or Indian authorisation.The Court made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by a driver challenging a Motor...
'Easy Prey' Found In Orphan Man With Little Means To Defend Himself: P&H High Court Acquits Death-Row Convict In Minor's Rape-Murder Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted a man sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, after finding the prosecution's case on circumstantial evidence riddled with unexplained contradictions, a suspiciously delayed "last seen" witness, and serious doubts about the sanctity of the DNA sample chain of custody.The division bench of Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj...