Forcing College Students To Travel To Remote Areas For Giving Exams Undermines Right To Education : Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that requiring college students to travel long distances to remote areas to take exams creates unnecessary hardship and violates right to education under Article 21 of the constitution.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said, study and exam centers should be easy for students to reach, especially those studying online or through...

Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Directions For Amritsar District Court To Ensure Safety Of Litigants, Judicial Officers Amid Border Tensions

The Punjab & Haryana High Court's Registrar General under direction of Chief Justice on May 8 has issued a slew of directions to District Judge of Amritsar to ensure the safety of General Public, Advocates, Litigants, Staff and Judicial Officers.The directions includes the following:The Courts at Headquarters Amritsar and Sub-Divisional Courts at Ajnala be closed temporarily for public...

Punjab Police Obstructed Release Of Dam Water To Haryana Despite Court Order: Bhakra Beas Management Board Chief Claims In High Court

Amid the ongoing dispute between the states of Punjab and Haryana over sharing of Bhakra Nangal dam water, the High Court today asked the Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to file on affidavit his claim that the Punjab Police stopped him from releasing water to Haryana.Pertinent to note that on May 7, the High Court passed an order restraining the Punjab police from "interfering"...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Ban On Online Betting, Opinion Trading Platforms

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday (May 8) sought response form the Central government and others on 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 is said to be in violation of Public Gambling Act and other laws.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu...

MV Act | House Wife's Contribution Invaluable, Her Service Can't Be Taken As Minimum Tier Earning Of Unskilled Worker: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that house wife's value of service while calculating the compensation for Motor Vehicle Accident claim cannot be taken as minimum tier of earnings as that of unskilled worker.The Court highlighted that a housewife performs "numerous duties" while nurturing her home and taking care of husband and children, the value of her services, in any case, cannot...

Recording Of Court Proceedings Prohibited In Punjab & Haryana High Court, District Courts: Registrar General Warns Of Contempt Action

In a notice issued on May 7, the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court stated that recording of court proceedings is prohibited in the High Court as well as in the District Courts of both states, and any violation of the order will result in appropriate action and contempt proceedings."All the parties/litigants and public at large are hereby informed that recording of...

Punjab-Haryana Water Dispute: High Court Paves Way For Release Of Bhakra Dam Water To Haryana, Says Punjab Police Cannot Interfere

Following a plea moved by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) alleging that the Punjab government through its Police is obstructing the release of Bhakra Nangal Dam water to Haryana, the High Court today passed an order restraining the agency from "interfering" in the day-to-day functioning of the dam.While the division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel conceded...

Judgments Rendered By High Courts In Other States Hold Persuasive Value, Reasons Must Be Given For Dissent: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that while the decisions of other High Courts, especially those supported by detailed reasoning, may carry high persuasive value, they do not constitute binding precedent for courts outside their jurisdiction.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "While a pronouncement from a High court, particularly one rendered after...

HMA | Wife Seeking Divorce Must Be Physically Residing In Jurisdiction Of Court Where Plea Is Filed: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a wife seeking divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) must be actually physically residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the court where the petition is filed.According to Section 19(iii-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, a petition under the Act shall be presented to the district court within the local limits of whose ordinary...

'We're Doing This To Enemy Country, Let's Not Do It Within States': High Court On Punjab Allegedly Blocking Nangal Dam Water To Haryana

"We are doing this to our enemy country. Let us not do this within our States,"orally remarked Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday (May 6) while hearing a plea moved by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) seeking to remove Punjab police forces allegedly deployed at Nangal Dam and Lohand Control Room Water Regulation Offices to block the water to Haryana.After hearing the matter for...

'This Is Not The Time': Punjab & Haryana HC Reserves Order On Plea To Give 'Martyr' Status To Pahalgam Terror Attack Victims

Observing that "this is not the time" for raising such issue, the Punjab and Haryana High Court reserved its verdict in a PIL seeking to declare the 26 tourists who died in the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack as "Martyrs".A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel was hearing the plea filed by Ayush Ahuja, a lawyer by profession.During the hearing, Chief Justice Nagu orally asked...

NDPS Act | Long Custody Can't Be Grounds For Bail When Recovery Is “Heavy”: Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Bail To Accused In Alleged 'Big Drug Racket'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant bail to 17 accused in an alleged "big drugs racket" operating in Punjab observing that bail cannot be granted on the ground of long custody when alleged recovery of drugs is "heavy".The accused persons were booked in an 2020 FIR wherein it was alleged that they had formed a racket, engaged in procuring intoxicant tablets &...