Punjab and Haryana High Court
Alarming Shift In Drug Abuse Towards Potent Substance, Cases Involving Manufactured Drug Must Be Dealt With Strictness: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to suspend sentence of a man convicted for possessing 500 grams of heroin who had undergone custody of over 3 years, observing that drug menace, especially involving manufactured drugs, must be dealt with the "utmost strictness".Justice Sumeet Goel said, "It is with profound concern that this Court takes judicial notice of the escalating drug...
Right To Protest & Education Can't Go Hand In Hand: High Court Asks Panjab Uni Students To File Affidavit Restricting Protest While Plea Is Pending
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought a response from Panjab University on a plea challenging the University's decision to make it mandatory for new admissions to submit an affidavit requiring students to obtain prior permission before organizing protests on campus, failing which their admission may be cancelled.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjeev Berry during the hearing...
Shortage Of Nursing Staff : PGI Chandigarh Says News Report On 62% Vacancy Incorrect, High Court Seeks Recruitment Rules
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday (July 4) asked for recruitment rules pertaining to nursing staff to be filed before it in a suo motu case initiated by the court taking cognizance of a news report claiming shortage of nursing staff and hospital attendants in Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu...
S.210(1)(c) BNSS| Court Not Obligated To Record Witness Statement Or Call Aggrieved Party To Take Cognizance Of Offence: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has clarified that under Section 210(1)(c) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), a Magistrate is not obligated to record the statement of any witness or call the aggrieved party before taking cognizance of an offence or issuing process.For context, Section 210(c) BNSS states that the Magistrate can take cognizance of offence upon...
Bikramjit Singh Majithia Did Not File Proper Plea To Challenge Remand Order In Alleged Illegal Arrest Case: Punjab Government Tells High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday refused to grant any relief to former cabinet minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia a senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader in his alleged “illegal arrest" and subsequent remand in his ongoing disproportionate assets and corruption case.The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested Majithia on June 25 in the Disproportionate Assets case allegedly...
Cyber Crime Threatens 'Digital Bharat', Factors Like Gravity Of Offence Must Be Evaluated Before Granting Bail: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that while adjudicating the bail pleas, in cases concerning cybercrimes and online fraud, necessitates a "meticulous evaluation of several pivotal factors" and warrants a heightened degree of judicial circumspection.The Court made the observations while rejecting an accused's anticipatory bail plea after finding a prima facie case against him in...
Supreme Court Colleguim Proposes Appointment Of 10 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 02nd July, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of the following Judicial Officers as Judges of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana:(i) Shri Virinder Aggarwal,(ii) Ms. Mandeep Pannu,(iii) Shri Parmod Goyal,(iv) Ms. Shalini Singh Nagpal,(v) Shri Amarinder Singh Grewal,(vi) Shri Subhas Mehla,(vii) Shri Surya Partap...
P&H High Court Seeks Response Of ADG Of GST Dept Over Alleged Misbehaviour With Warrant Officer Sent By Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought a response from the GST Additional Director General and an Intelligence Officer, asking them to show cause why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for misbehaving with the warrant officer sent by the Court to inspect the office following allegations of illegal detention.A Habeas Corpus plea was filed by a woman seeking...
Punjab & Haryana High Court CJ Recuses From M3M Director's Plea To Quash FIR In Bribe Case Involving Trial Judge
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu has recused from hearing the M3M director's plea to quash a 2023 FIR for alleged conspiracy to bribe a Trial Court judge.Roop Bansal is accused under Sections 7,8,11,13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.CJ Nagu had earlier (May 23) withdrawn the case from a single judge, who had...
Immaterial Whether Appellate Authority Under Air Or Water Act Has Expert Member After Formation Of NGT: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the absence of an Expert Member as part of the Appellate Authority under the Haryana Air and Water Act does not occasion any disadvantage to the person aggrieved approaching the Authority after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come into force.The Court dismissed the plea challenging the notification issued by the Haryana Government...
Husband Has 'Duty To Earn More' To Pay Maintenance To Wife, Children If He Is Unable To Afford: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that if the husband is not able to earn the maintenance amount, it is his duty to earn more to pay the maintenance amount to wife and children.The Court dismissed the husband's plea challenging the Family Court's maintenance order of ₹24,700 for his wife and two minor children, on the ground that he had other liabilities which made him unable...
P&H High Court Closes PIL Against Use Of 'Chinese Dor' To Fly Kites, Notes Steps Taken By State To Curb Use & Reward Informers
Observing that the Punjab Government authorities had already initiated steps, including penalties and rewards for informers reporting incidents of death by use of banned Chinese Dor, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has disposed of the second PIL filed to curb the menace.A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel noted, "it is obvious that steps have already...