Punjab and Haryana High Court
How Much Time Is Required For Constituting Transgender Welfare Board? Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Response Of Punjab Govt
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought response from the Punjab Government on how much time is required for constituting the Transgender Welfare Board in the State.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari while listing the matter for April 03 said that, "It is made clear that, on the subsequent date of hearing, no request for adjournment would be entertained on behalf of either side."The plea was filed...
Relaxing Eligibility Criteria On Equity Basis Is Beyond Law, Courts Exercising Equitable Jurisdiction Must Be Vigilant Of Overreach: P&H HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that while exercising equitable jurisdiction Court cannot relax the eligibility criteria required for the admission.The plea was filed challenging the order to surrender admission for a BAMS degree on the Court that the candidate had not passed the qualifying examination from only one Board. In the present case, the petitioner passed Class XII...
Amid Conflicting Opinions, Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies Whether All Criminal Pleas Filed After 1st July 2024 Will Be Governed By BNSS
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has settled that that appeals, applications, trial, inquiry or investigation pending since before the commencement of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) (01 July 2024) are permitted to be continued in accordance with the provisions of CrPC.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Harpreet Singh Brar while answering the reference question said,...
Punjab & Haryana HC Directs BCI To Decide Representation Of Lawyer Challenging Separate Fee Charged For AIBE
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked Bar Council of India (BCI) to decide representation of a lawyer challenging charging of separate fees of Rs 3500 besides registration fees for All India Bar Examination (AIBE).Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "This Court declines interference at this stage on the merits of the matter and directs the respondent-Bar Council...
Punjab & Haryana HC Declares Sections 3G & 3J Of National Highways Act Unconstitutional Over Discriminatory Mechanism For Compensation Of Landowners
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has declared Sections 3G and 3J of the National Highways Act as unconstitutional for being violative of Article 14. Court said that the provisions unfairly denied benefits to land losers available under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,2013.Section...
High Court Seeks Explanation From State Over Delay In Lodging FIR Against Punjab Police Personnel For Allegedly Assaulting Army Officer
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an explanation from the Punjab Government for delay in registration of FIR against Punjab Police officials allegedly involved in assault of an Army Officer.Observing that "serious allegations" have been levelled against senior officials of the agency, Justice Sandeep Moudgil issued notice to the State and CBI and sought a comprehensive status...
Dismissed Police Officer Not Entitled To Pension Despite Long Service: P&H HC
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal dismissed a petition seeking pensionary benefits for a dismissed police officer. The court held that under Punjab Civil Services Rules and Punjab Police Rules, an employee dismissed from service is not entitled to pension regardless of length of service. The court clarified that Rule 2.5 of Punjab Civil...
"Grounds Of Arrest Informed After 7 Hrs": P&H HC Declares Arrest Illegal, Says Grounds Must Be Conveyed To Accused In A Meaningful Manner
The Punjab & Haryana High Court declared the arrest of a music producer illegal, as the grounds for arrest were not provided to him at the time of his arrest. The Court noted that the grounds for arrest were communicated through a memo that was prepared 7 hours after his detention, which would vitiate the arrest.Punjabi Singer Sunanda Sharma on a social media post, accused Pushpinder...
'Drug Abuse Alarming, Addicts Become Zombies': Punjab & Haryana HC Says Law Can't Be Undermined Irrespective Of Quantity Of Contraband
The intent of the legislature and the integrity of the rule of law must be preserved at all costs, and cannot be allowed to be undermined, irrespective of the quantity of drugs involved, said the Punjab & Haryana High Court while refusing bail involving 290 grams of heroin. Justice Sandeep Moudgil noted, "Young individuals are resorting to theft and other criminal activities to satisfy...
Land Transfer During Amalgamation Doesn't Create Statutory Rights For Retrenched Workers Under Industrial Disputes Act: P&H HC
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Justices Sudhir Singh and Sukhvinder Kaur dismissed 12 appeals challenging an order that had denied the reinstatement of the workers of a closed corporation. The court held that contractual workers appointed for a short duration following a failed amalgamation scheme, cannot claim reinstatement rights under the Industrial Disputes Act....
Farmer Leader Jagjit Dallewal Not Detained, Taken To Hospital To Ensure His Health Is Stabilized As Per SC Order: Punjab Police To High Court
Punjab Police submitted before the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday (March 24) that farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal–who was allegedly illegally detained during the ongoing farmers' protest–has not been detained but was taken to the hospital to ensure his health condition is stabilized as per the Supreme Court's direction."...Dalewal was earlier being nursed in a...
High Court Inquires About Status Of Protection Cells For Transgender Persons In Punjab
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab Government to apprise it on setting up of Transgender Protection Cells under the charge of District Magistrate in each District and at State level.Rule 11 of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020 states that every State Government shall set up a Transgender Protection Cell under the charge of the District Magistrate in...