Punjab and Haryana High Court
Why Reservation For Disabled Lawyers Not Provided In Haryana AG Law Officers Selection: High Court Asks
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked the Haryana Government why reservation under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 has not been directed in the Haryana Advocate General Law Officers posts.The Officer of Advocate General has recently invited application for Law officers. However number of posts or reservation has not been specified in the notification.Justice...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds ₹50K Cost On Bank For 17 Years Of Silence On Retired Employee's Plea Seeking Release Of Gratuity
The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld cost of Rs.50,000 imposed on Punjab & Sind Bank over failure to file reply for 17 years in a plea filed by a retired employee seeking release of gratuity.The bank had moved an appeal against the order of a single judge who had expressed "shock" to find that the plea was pending since 2005 because the bank failed to file reply for 17...
Self-Inculpatory Statement Given In Lie Detector Test Can't Be Used As Material Evidence Against Accused: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that self-incriminatory statement given by an accused while being subjected to lie-detector test cannot be used against him as a "material evidence".A division bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi clarified that "conducting of lie a detector test is merely an aid in investigation in case the accused discloses any...
Advocates Harmeet Grewal, Deepinder Nalwa Appointed As Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court
Central government has notified the appointment of Advocates Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.An official notification issued by the Union Law Ministry in the evening stated that in exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased...
Service Can't Be Terminated During Maternity Leave: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the service of an employee who is on maternity leave can't be terminated during the period of leave.Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi said, "once an employee was on maternity leave, the said period of maternity leave could not have been curtailed so as to terminate the service of an employee and the services of the employee could have been...
Compiling Details Of Funds Spent On Ads, Police Vehicles Is Time Taking Process: Punjab Govt Tells High Court, HC Grants Last Chance
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted a last opportunity to the Punjab Government to give details on funds spent on publication of advertisements and new vehicles purchased for the police officials considering the submission that it is a "time consuming process."Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "Considering the submissions made in...the affidavit that this information that has been...
Punjab & Haryana HC Acquits Man Of 'Unsound Mind' Convicted Of Murdering 3 Yr-Old Daughter, Says Insanity Doesn't Render Person Inhuman
Finding that the convict was mentally unsound at the time of incident, the Punjab & Haryana High Court acquitted a man convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murdering his three-year-old daughter.The Court allowed the defence under Section 84 IPC to the convict since mens rea was absent due to the accused's prolonged mental illness and he was incapable of understanding...
'Shocking', 'Lower Court Records Not Received By Appellate Court For 5 Yrs': Punjab & Haryana HC Calls Judicial Officer's Actions 'Unacceptable'
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has expressed shock at the actions of a judicial officer who failed to call for the lower court record of a case he was hearing on appeal for five years.The Court noted that the judge continued passing routine orders for five years without taking any effective steps to summon the case record from the Court situated in the same district.Justice N.S...
In NDPS Cases Where Sentence Is Of 10 Yrs Accused Should Generally Not Be Released On Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that in cases involving offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), where sentence is of ten years, the accused should generally be not released on bail.Justice Manisha Batra said,"It has been seen that the denial of bail has prevented the accused from fleeing from the criminal justice and protected the society...
"Reviving Khalistani Moment Threat To Sovereignty": Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Circulating 'Inflammatory Videos' On Social Media
The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant bail to a man accused of writing provocative slogans supporting the Khalistani movement on walls and circulating inflammatory videos on social media.Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "Prima facie the allegations against the petitioner are not only serious but strike at the core of national integrity and public security. The petitioner is...
Govt Job Is A Dream, Oversight Due To Anxiety Should Not Haunt: P&H HC Grants Relief To Candidates Disqualified For Not Filling Booklet Series In OMR
The Punjab & Haryana High Court allowed plea of candidates challenging their disqualification in Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) due to not filing booklet series in the OMR sheet, observing that "securing a public employment is a dream for a common person and the failure to compete in the same solely due to certain inadvertent omissions would crush the entire career prospects of...