LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 29 - July 05, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 211 - 218]Fatima Maqsood v. Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 211Jagwinder Singh @ Joginder Singh v. Ramandeep Khimareet Kaur and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 212Vijay Kumar @ Sabu Pandit v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 213 XXX v XXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 214Sunder Shyam Arora v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 215RATTANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL V/S STATE OF PUNJAB 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 216The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 217Ranjanni Gaur v. State of Punjab and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 218ReportsResignation Tendered Over Alleged Harassment Not 'Voluntary': P&H High Court Permits IIT Ropar PhD Scholar To Continue StudiesTitle: Fatima Maqsood v. Indian Institute of Technology, RoparCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 211The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar to allow a PhD scholar to resume her studies, holding that her resignation was not voluntary but tendered under compelling circumstances arising from alleged harassment by faculty members. Justice Kuldeep Tiwari said, "this Court has no hesitation to declare that the resignation was not voluntary, rather, it was under the compelling circumstances, as explained above. Therefore, the petitioner has all right to get her such resignation withdrawn. The request of the petitioner for withdrawal of her resignation, ought to have been accepted, which was neither considered, rather kept pending for about three months, propelling the petitioner to approach this Court."'Normally 32-Year-Old Person Would Not Make Will': P&H High Court Rejects Will Bequeathing Property To 4-Year-Old Amid Suspicious CircumstancesTitle: Jagwinder Singh @ Joginder Singh v. Ramandeep Khimareet Kaur and othersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 212The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular second appeal filed by a defendant challenging concurrent findings of two courts which had declared a Will as forged and decreed a suit for declaration, possession, and permanent injunction raising suspicion over making of will by 32-year-old man. Justice Vikram Aggarwal noted, "the age of Gursewak Singh at the time of execution of the Will was about 32 years. This in itself is a suspicious circumstance because normally, a 32 years old person would not make a will. Even if this fact is ignored, it was stated in the Will that defendant No.2 had been serving him. Defendant No.2 was about 04 years old at the time of execution of the alleged Will, having born on 19.08.1979. It is not understood as to what kind of service a four year old child must have been providing to Gursewak Singh, who, out of love and affection, executed the Will in favour of defendant No.2 Jagwinder Singh."3 Months Time Sufficient To Recover From Shock Of Wife's Illegitimate Relationship: P&H Grants Pre-Arrest Bail In Suicide Abetment CaseCase title: Vijay Kumar @ Sabu Pandit v. State of PunjabCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 213.The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted anticipatory bail in an abetment to suicide case lodged against the father of a man accused of having illicit relationship with the deceased's wife, observing that 3 months time was sufficient for the deceased husband to recover from the shock that his wife was in an illicit relationship. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 213].Justice Sandeep Moudgil noted, "There is a gap of almost three months between the alleged discovery of the illicit relationship and the death of the deceased, which provides sufficient and reasonable time for a person to recover from the initial shock arising out of such information."Other Developments'Relations Gone Sour' P&H High Court Grants Bail To Director In Punjabi Actress Rape Case Arising Out Of Live-In RelationshipTitle: XXX v XXXCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 214The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a music director accused of rape and other offences, observing that the parties were in a live-in relationship and that the allegations pertain to a period prior to the registration of the FIR after their relationship turned sour.The Bench of Justice Vikram Aggarwal noted that, “petitioner and the complainant were in a live-in-relationship. They were also engaged on 06.08.2025. Both are majors. The allegations of rape and other unnatural offences pertain to a period much prior to the registration of the FIR. It appears that on account of relations having gone sour, the FIR was got registered.”High Court Rejects Former Punjab Congress Minister's Plea For Fresh Probe In ₹50 Lakh Bribery Case, Calls It An AfterthoughtTitle: Sunder Shyam Arora v. State of Punjab.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 215The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to order a fresh investigation in a corruption case against a former Punjab minister Sunder Sham Arora accused of offering a ₹1 crore bribe to Assistant Inspector General (AIG). [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 215]Arora was allegedly caught red-handed with Rs.50 lakh cash in a trap by Vigilance ...

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