P&H High Court Dismisses Ex-Judicial Officer's Plea Challenging Full Court Decision To Compulsorily Retire Him, Flags Adverse Remarks In ACR

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today (June 20) dismissed a former Additional Session Judge's plea challenging the full court's decision to compulsorily retire him in 2000 in "public interest."Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel observed that "the phrase 'Public Interest' is inherently broad and falls within the exclusive domain of the competent authority, whose...

P&H High Court Junks PIL Seeking Ban On Online Betting, Says Remedy Available Under Haryana Prevention Of Public Gambling Act

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday (June 20) refused to entertain a PIL seeking to restrain all online opinion trading platforms, mobile applications, websites, and digital mediums from advertising and/or facilitating betting and wagering activities, which was said to be in violation of the Public Gambling Act.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "since there...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Of Shortage Of Hospital Staff In Chandigarh's PGIMER Hospital

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday took suo moto cognisance of the shortage of nursing staff and hospital attendants in Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Aman Chaudhary said, “On the basis of news item published in 'Times of India' on 17.06.2025, highlighting the plight of patients and their...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Of Felling Of Trees In Gurugram For DLF's Real Estate Project

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday initiated suo moto Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the alleged felling of 2000 trees in Gurugram's DLF to develop a new real estate project.Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Aman Chaudhary entertained the suo moto petition on the basis of a newspaper report. “The office is directed to implead the DLF Limited (formerly Delhi Land...

Employees Can't Be Denied Right To Regularisation Of Service Merely Because They Were Working As Daily Wagers: P&H High Court

Employees cannot be denied the right to regularisation of service merely because they were engaged as daily wagers, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held.Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Alok Jain said, "Once the appellants have not disputed the length of service of the respondents (writ petitioners), they cannot deny their legal right for being considered or entitled to...

Whether Grounds Of Arrest Should Be Supplied Before Arrest? P&H High Court Chooses To Await Supreme Court's Decision

The Punjab and Haryana High Court remarked that when the Supreme Court itself has expressed doubts regarding the practical implementation of the judgment mandating supply of grounds of arrest, it would be appropriate to await the verdict of the Apex Court on the issue.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu said, "the decision of the Apex Court rendered in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273,...

Humanity Has Suffered Enough Environmental Damage: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Accused Of Illegal Mining

"Humanity has suffered enough environmental damage," observed the Punjab and Haryana High Court as it refused to grant pre-arrest bail to a man accused of illegal mining.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu said, "that humanity has suffered enough environmental damage especially to the river as well as to the environment at large, the offence of illegal mining in rivers needs to be taken in all...

Selection Process Cannot Be Kept Open Indefinitely, Violates Article 14: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to interfere in 2014 advertisement for the post of Forest Guard observing that the selection process cannot be kept open indefinitely as the same would be violative of Article 14.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "The selection process cannot be kept open indefinitely. Keeping a selection process open-ended undermines the certainty and...

Court Flooded With Runaway Couple Protection Pleas Due To Ignorance Of SOP Framed By States: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has remarked that ignorance of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued by the State Governments in pursuance of Kajal case has flooded the High Court with protection petitions by runaway couples.Justice Rohit Kapoor noted that the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) notified by the Government of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandiarh...

Second Wife Appointed As Nominee Entitled To Compassionate Appointment After Husband's Death: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that if the second wife who was appointed as nominee by the husband will be entitled for compassionate appointment by the Government even if the first wife was not legally divorced.In the present case the law officer of the concerned department had opined that first marriage of the deceased employee was dissolved by the Panchayat which had no...

Punjab Police Rules | DM's Concurrence Not Required To Initiate Departmental Proceeding In Corruption Case Against Cops: High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that as per Punjab Police Rules (PPR) concurrence of the District Magistrate will not be required to initiate disciplinary proceedings against police men in corruption cases.Justice Jagmohan Bansal referring to PPR (Rule 16.40) said, "The authorities were supposed to initiate judicial prosecution or departmental proceedings depending on...

Parole Period Must Only Be Subtracted From Total Sentence, Not From Actual Jail Time: High Court Declares Punjab Govt's Formula Invalid

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has declared the formula issued by the Punjab Government to calculate the conviction period in case of premature release as invalid, observing that parole period should only be subtracted from the total sentence and not from the actual time spent in jail.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "It is directed that the parole period shall only be subtracted from...