MACT | 50% Deduction From Income Of Deceased Bachelor Not Mandatory If He Had Dependent Parents: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Holding that a bachelor earning member of a family has a moral, social and filial obligation to support his aged parents and would not spend half of his income solely on himself, the Punjab and Haryana High Court enhanced compensation awarded in a motor accident claim, reducing the deduction towards personal expenses to one-third instead of 50%.Justice Harkesh Manuja said, "it has come on...

Journalistic Freedom Can't Be Curtailed Because Public Officials Feel Offended: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that subjective feelings of a public officer cannot become the benchmark for assessing the legality of State action.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said,“Merely because a person holding a public office feels offended may not be the yardstick on which State action is to be measured. It would also not be influenced by the projections sought to be portrayed...

NSA Detainee MP Amritpal Singh Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeking Parole To Attend Budget Session Of Parliament

Amritpal Singh, a sitting Member of the Parliament from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib constitutency, has approached the Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking parole to attend the upcoming Parliament Budget Session.Amritpal is detained under the National Security Act and lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail.The Budget Session of Parliament is to be convened in two phases ie. from 28th January, 2026 to...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Probe Against Journalists Over Posts On Punjab CM's Helicopter

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed till next date, further investigation against law student, journalists and media professionals for publishing a news story relating to helicopter movements allegedly linked to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj also issued notice on the petition filed by the accused, seeking to quash the FIR. The bench said,"Right...

Procedural Lapses Not “Sufficient Cause": Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Condone 597-Day Delay By State In Filing Appeal

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Punjab Government seeking condonation of a 597-day delay in filing an appeal against a judgment passed by the Trial Court, holding that the delay was inordinate, unexplained, and devoid of bona fides.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The applicant-State has failed to provide any concrete explanation or documentary proof...

Wife Concealing Her Income Ground To Deny Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the rejection of a wife's application for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, holding that the petitioner had deliberately concealed her employment, income, and financial assets, and was therefore not entitled to claim maintenance.Justice Alok Jain said, "Section 125 Cr.P.C. has been enacted with...

Failure To Put Crucial DNA Evidence To Accused Vitiates Trial: P&H High Court Sets Aside Death Penalty, Orders Fresh Trial From S. 313 Stage

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the conviction and death sentence awarded to Vinod alias Munna in a case involving the abduction, rape and murder of a five-year-old girl, on the ground of serious procedural lapses in recording the accused's statement under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.The Court held that failure to put crucial incriminating evidence, including...

Disability During Service Calls For Empathy, Not Punishment: P&H High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Employee For Unauthorised Absence

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an order rejecting the claim of a Haryana Roadways employee who acquired 70% disability during service. It has directed the State to retain him on a supernumerary post with full service benefits till the age of superannuation.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "an employee who has devoted the prime of his life to public service ought not to be met...

Homemaker's Work Would Command High Pay If Outsourced: P&H High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation To ₹1.18 Crore

Emphasising that the work of a housewife extends far beyond mere caretaking and includes a wide range of services that would command substantial remuneration if outsourced, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced compensation awarded in a motor accident claim, raising it from ₹58.22 lakh to ₹1.18 crore.Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "The work of a housewife transcends...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Against Aaj Tak, Anjana Om Kashyap Over Video Claiming Lord Valmiki Was A Dacoit

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to Aaj Tak news channel and its journalist Anjana Om Kashyap to remove an allegedly derogatory video relating to Lord Maharishi Valmiki and to issue a public apology. The plea took exception to a broadcast in which it was allegedly stated that “Bhagwan Maharishi Valmiki Ji was earlier a...

P&H High Court Declines Pre-Arrest Bail To Court Clerk Accused Of Tampering Traffic Challans, Says Custodial Interrogation Needed

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a court employee accused of colluding with police personnel and court staff to tamper with traffic challans in exchange for illegal gratification, holding that custodial interrogation was necessary for a fair and effective investigation.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "As per the case set up by prosecution, the petitioner...

'Wife After Delivering Child Requires Husband's Company': Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Six Weeks Interim Bail To NDPS Accused

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted interim bail for six weeks to an accused booked under the NDPS Act, taking into account the birth of his child and the need to care for his wife during the post-delivery period.Justice Sanjay Vashisth said,"the petitioner's wife was earlier in a family way and now on 05.01.2026 has been blessed with a female child. Undoubtedly, at such stage,...