Punjab & Haryana High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part-II [Citations 251 - 482]

Citations: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 251 - LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 482Punjab Police Rules | DM's Concurrence Not Required To Initiate Departmental Proceeding In Corruption Case Against Cops: High CourtTitle: VINOD KUMAR V/S STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERSCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 251The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that as per Punjab Police Rules (PPR) concurrence of the District Magistrate will not be required to initiate disciplinary proceedings against police men in corruption cases.Justice Jagmohan Bansal referring to PPR (Rule 16.40) said, "The authorities were supposed to initiate judicial prosecution or departmental proceedings depending on circumstances of each case. There is no requirement to seek concurrence of District Magistrate under Rule 16.40, thus, respondent has lawfully initiated departmental proceedings."Second Wife Appointed As Nominee Entitled To Compassionate Appointment After Husband's Death: Punjab & Haryana High CourtTitle: Kirandeep Kaur and others v. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and othersCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 252The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that if the second wife who was appointed as nominee by the husband will be entitled for compassionate appointment by the Government even if the first wife was not legally divorced.In the present case the law officer of the concerned department had opined that first marriage of the deceased employee was dissolved by the Panchayat which had no legal sanctity, hence the second marriage would not be valid. Considering the opinion, the compassionate appointment to the second wife was declined.Court Flooded With Runaway Couple Protection Pleas Due To Ignorance Of SOP Framed By States: Punjab & Haryana High CourtTitle: Kamalpreet Kaur and another v. State of Punjab & OrsCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 253The Punjab and Haryana High Court has remarked that ignorance of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued by the State Governments in pursuance of Kajal case has flooded the High Court with protection petitions by runaway couples.Justice Rohit Kapoor noted that the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) notified by the Government of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandiarh in pursuance to Kajal versus State of Haryana and others' have not been widely circulated and due to the ignorance of the same, the Court is flooded with litigation, “without first waiting for the representations to be decided by the concerned authorities within the time periods stipulated under the said SOPs and without availing the alternate remedy of filing appeals against any order as provided under the said SOPs.”Selection Process Cannot Be Kept Open Indefinitely, Violates Article 14: Punjab & Haryana High CourtTitle: NARESH KUMAR AND ANR. v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERSCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 254The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to interfere in 2014 advertisement for the post of Forest Guard observing that the selection process cannot be kept open indefinitely as the same would be violative of Article 14.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "The selection process cannot be kept open indefinitely. Keeping a selection process open-ended undermines the certainty and finality essential to public administration. An indefinite selection process also violates the principles of Article 14 of the Constitution as it allows unequal treatment of candidates and denies a level playing field to the future candidates."Humanity Has Suffered Enough Environmental Damage: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Accused Of Illegal MiningTitle: Gurdial Singh Kachure v. State of PunjabCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 255"Humanity has suffered enough environmental damage," observed the Punjab and Haryana High Court as it refused to grant pre-arrest bail to a man accused of illegal mining.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu said, "that humanity has suffered enough environmental damage especially to the river as well as to the environment at large, the offence of illegal mining in rivers needs to be taken in all seriousness despite less punishment prescribed under the said Act and therefore, this Court deems it appropriate not to interfere in the matter."Employees Can't Be Denied Right To Regularisation Of Service Merely Because They Were Working As Daily Wagers: P&H High CourtTitle: STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS v. SARWAN RAM AND OTHERSCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 256Employees cannot be denied the right to regularisation of service merely because they were engaged as daily wagers, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held.Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Alok Jain said, "Once the appellants have not disputed the length of service of the respondents (writ petitioners), they cannot deny their legal right for being considered or entitled to regularization merely on the ground that they have been working as such on daily wages. Grant of any indulgence on such count would amount to allowing the appellants to take benefit of their dominion."P&H High Court Junks PIL...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part-II [Citations 251 - 482]

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