“Detainee Awaited At Home For Diwali”: Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Bail To Mother-Son Duo Allegedly Illegally Detained In Fraud Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail in an alleged fraud case where a mother and son was allegedly illegally detained.The court added that the plea was preponed to October 31st, considering the fact that due the festival of Diwali, the presence of the accused at their home was awaited. It was alleged that a sitting AIG is relative of the complainant and the police party, who...

Huge Backlogs With FSLs Show Stark Failure By States In Timely Administration Of Justice: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed Governments of Punjab & Haryana to consider implementation of recommendations made by the Committees constituted for functioning of the Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) across the States of Haryana and Punjab.The extensive backlog with the FSL, which has caused undue delays in trials, reveals a stark failure on the part of the States...

"Career Of Hundred Students At Stake": High Court Summons Top Punjab Govt Officers Over Non-Payment Of Scholarship Money To Panjab University

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has summoned top officials including Punjab's Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education along with the entire record to explain why the amount of Scholarship has not been paid to the Panjab University.The case pertains to students whose degrees and certificates have allegedly been withheld by Panjab University (PU) pending reimbursement of fees...

Hope Centre And State Will Resolve Dispute: High Court On Shortage Of FCI Godowns In Punjab For Storing Paddy

'Hope and expect that the Central Government as well as the State Government will sit on the same table and resolve the dispute as expeditiously as possible' said the Punjab & Haryana High Court on the issue with regard to the shortage of storage space in Punjab for paddy.Reportedly, the lack of storage space in the FCI's godowns, and the arrival of the new paddy at mandis, has...

Officers Provided Studio-Like Facility In Police Station For Lawrence Bishnoi's Interview From Custody, Glorified Crime: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court said that the Punjab Police Officers allowed Lawrence Bishnoi to use electronic device and provided a studio like facility to conduct the TV interview which tends to glorify crime.Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Lapita Banerji said, "The office of the Officer Incharge of the Police Station was used as a studio to conduct the interview. The...

Creation Of New Facility In Punjab Being Done On Priority: Centre Tells High Court On Alleged Shortage Of Storage In FCI Godown For Storing Paddy

The Central government has submitted before the Punjab & Haryana High Court today that with regard to the issue of shortage in storage space in Punjab for paddy, a two-pronged strategy is being adopted for which "Additional Movement of food grains from Punjab has been planned" and Creation of new storage capacity is being "undertaken on priority."Reportedly, the lack of storage space in...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Jagtar Singh Hawara, Others In 1998 Attempt To Jail Break Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the acquittal of Jagtar Singh Hawara and nine others booked in an alleged attempt to break Chandigarh's Burail jail in 1998. Hawara is currently serving life imprisonment at Tihar Jail. He was convicted as a conspirator in the 1995 assassination of Chief Minister of Punjab, Beant Singh.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma while...

Reasonable Time Limit Applies Even Without Statutory Limitation; P&H HC On Labor References

Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal allowed Punjab and Sind Bank's petition challenging a labor reference order made after an 11-year delay. The Court ruled that criminal acquittal cannot revive a dismissed labor dispute, especially when approached after an unreasonable delay. Despite no statutory limitation period under Section 10...

S.50 NDPS Act Not Applicable To Vehicle Search, Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail In Alleged Recovery Of 3.5 Quintals Of Ganja

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected bail in the alleged drugs case where in a truck driver was allegedly found in possession of 3 quintals and 59 kgs of Ganja, observing that a huge recovery was effected from the truck and it cannot be held that there was non compliance of Section 50 of the NDPS Act.Justice N.S. Shekhawat said that, "a huge recovery was effected from the truck and...

Victim Compensation Scheme More Beneficial To Rape Survivor Can Be Applied Retrospectively: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the Victim Assistance Scheme of UT Chandigarh, 2018 can be applied retrospectively, which means that the rape victim can be given benefit of compensation under the scheme even if the judgement of conviction was passed prior to its enforcement.In the present case, the plea to apply the scheme retrospectively was filed by a rape victim who...

'Troubling Pattern': High Court Directs Punjab DGP To Explain Repeated Non-Appearance Of Prosecution Witnesses In NDPS Cases

Continued indifference by the prosecution will not be tolerated, said the Punjab & Haryana High Court while seeking affidavit from DGP Punjab explaining "the repeated non-appearances of prosecution witnesses, particularly in cases registered under the NDPS Act."Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "This court has noted a troubling pattern where prosecution witnesses, primarily police...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Union Govt To Take Action Against IIM Rohtak Director Accused Of Concealing Qualifications

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has lifted a bar on the Union Government to take action against IIM Rohtak Director, Dr. Dheeraj Sharma accused of concealing that he did not have a first-class bachelor's degree, a necessary qualification for the post.The Court in 2022 had stayed the action arising out of the show cause notice sent to him by the Union, observing that the plea challenging...