Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab & Haryana High Court Flags Uneven Deployment Of AYUSH Doctors, Says Public Healthcare Cannot Remain 'Paper Assurance'
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that issues relating to the deployment of medical officers transcend a mere service dispute and directly implicate the larger question of availability and accessibility of public healthcare in the State.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "In a welfare State governed by constitutional morality, healthcare cannot remain a matter of paper assurances...
Civil Judge Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court Against Denial Of Promotion Due To Pending Disciplinary Proceedings
A Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-Judicial Magistrate in Haryana has approached the Punjab & Haryana High Court challenging the denial of his promotion to the post of Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), alleging that the decision to withhold his elevation is arbitrary and solely based on the pendency of disciplinary proceedings at a preliminary stage.The petition assails the...
PCPNDT Act | P&H High Court Upholds Conviction Of Clinic Owner, Says Record-Keeping Lapses Cannot Be Treated Lightly
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld the conviction of a Barnala-based clinic owner under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, holding that failure to maintain mandatory records—particularly Form 'F'—constitutes a serious statutory violation and cannot be dismissed as a mere procedural lapse.Justice Ramesh Chander Dimri dismissed a plea filed by...
National Highways Acquisition | P&H High Court Grants Higher Interest On Enhanced Compensation, Modifies Arbitral Award
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that landowners whose land is acquired under the National Highways Act are entitled to interest in terms of the more beneficial provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, and not merely under the limited framework of the 1956 Act.Allowing a plea filed by...
'Fouler The Crime, Higher The Proof': Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Woman Convicted For Criminal Conspiracy In Rape Case
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted a woman convicted for criminal conspiracy in a 2002 rape case, holding that mere suspicion or limited involvement cannot substitute the strict proof required to establish a charge under Section 120-B IPC.Justice Rupinderjit Chahal said, "Regardless of how serious or disturbing the alleged offence may be, suspicion by itself cannot substitute...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 04 - May 10, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 140 - 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 151Nominal IndexParamjit Singh @ Pammi v. Jaspal Singh And Others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 140Duni Chand v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 141Gurtej Singh @ Gurtej Singh Brar v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 142ABHISHEK MALHOTRA AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 143KXXXX v. GXXXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH)...
Candidate Can't Change Reserved Sub-Category After Declaration Of Recruitment Result: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a candidate's plea seeking correction of his caste sub-category in a recruitment process after declaration of results, holding that candidates are bound by the category opted at the time of application and cannot seek changes at a belated stage.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "sympathy or equity cannot override the prescribed...
P&H High Court Flags 'Mechanical Approach' In Monitoring CCTV Compliance At Police Stations
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has raised serious concerns over the functioning of oversight mechanisms meant to ensure installation and monitoring of CCTV cameras in police stations, flagging a “mechanical approach” adopted by authorities that defeats the very purpose of such committees.Justice Vinod S.Bhardwaj said, "Counsel for both the State of Punjab and Haryana and the counsel...
'Liberty Is Not Cosmetic, It's Real': P&H High Court Grants Bail To Accused Kept In Custody Even After SC Set Aside Conviction
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to an accused who remained in custody for over 15 years despite the restoration of his acquittal by the Supreme Court.Emphasising the primacy of personal liberty, the Court observed that “liberty is not cosmetic, it's real,” while holding that continued incarceration in the absence of a subsisting conviction cannot be justified.Justice...
P&H High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Disqualification Of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Ministers
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking disqualification of the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other ministers, holding that a writ of quo warranto is maintainable only when there is a clear lack of eligibility to hold public office.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said, "We have gone through the entire petition but apart from alleging corrupt...
Child Tried As Adult For Murder Can't Be Awarded Fixed 10-Year Sentence; Life Term Must Carry Possibility Of Release: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a 10-year sentence awarded to a child in conflict with law convicted of murder, holding that such a punishment is ex facie illegal under Section 302 IPC. The Court clarified that even when a juvenile is tried as an adult, the sentence for murder can only be life imprisonment (with possibility of release) and not a fixed-term sentence.For...