LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 22 - June 28, 2026

Nominal Index.[Citations 204 - 210]UNION OF INDIA v. USHA SINGLA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 204Surinder Kumar v. Union of India and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 205PRIYAWART AND OTHERS v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 206ANURAG KHULLAR @ VISHAL v. U.T. Chandigarh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 207Vardhman Ranjan v. State of Haryana and Another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 208 Gurwinder Singh @ Baba v. National Investigating Agency, Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 209Ranbir Singh and others v. Haryana State through Collector, Fatehabad 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 210Bomb Blast In Passenger Train Is An 'Accident' Under Railways Act; Railways Liable To Pay Compensation: Punjab & Haryana High Court Title: UNION OF INDIA v. USHA SINGLA AND OTHERSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 204The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the liability of the Union of India to pay compensation to victims of a bomb blast in a passenger train, holding that such an incident falls within the definition of an “accident” under Section 124 of the Railways Act, 1989. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 204]Justice Pankaj Jain said, "once it has been held that fire or explosion in the train falls within the definition of 'accident', the Union of India can not escape its liability to pay compensation on account of death arising out of bomb blast in the train/railway station."P&H High Court Quashes EPFO Circular Mandating Pro-Rata Pension For Higher Wage Employees, Holds It Contrary To EPS SchemeTitle: Surinder Kumar v. Union of India and othersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 205The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a circular issued by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) mandating pro-rata computation of pension for employees opting for higher wages under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS, 1995), holding it to be contrary to the statutory scheme and Supreme Court case in State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Arvind Kumar Srivastava, 2014. P&H High Court Directs 7th Pay Commission Benefits For National Health Mission Contractual Employees In HaryanaTitle: PRIYAWART AND OTHERS v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 206The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that contractual employees engaged under the National Health Mission (NHM), Haryana, are entitled to the benefits of the 7th Pay Commission, observing that the State cannot arbitrarily deny parity once it has consciously adopted a structured pay framework and extended earlier pay commission benefits. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 206].Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "The State, being a model employer, is expected to act with fairness, transparency and consistency. Administrative lethargy, inter-departmental indecision or shifting stands cannot become instruments for defeating the legitimate claims of employees who have served the public healthcare system of the State for years together. An employee cannot be left to wander through the corridors of bureaucracy in search of a right that is otherwise due to him. The State cannot be permitted to convert its own administrative shortcomings into a defence against a lawful claim, for that would amount to allowing the gatekeeper of justice to become its obstacle."'Being Advocate No Ground For Anticipatory Bail': Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Relief To Lawyer Accused Of Forging Bail OrderTitle: ANURAG KHULLAR @ VISHAL v. U.T. ChandigarhCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 207The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by an Advocate accused of cheating, forging a bail order to defraud complainants of over ₹10 lakh. Justice Deepak Gupta said, “Merely because the petitioner is a practicing advocate cannot constitute a ground for grant of anticipatory bail. The status of a profession neither places a person above the law nor creates a separate standard for considering a prayer under Section 482 BNSS.”Haryana Civil Services: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Interfere With Preliminary Exam Result, Upholds Final Answer KeyTitle: Vardhman Ranjan v. State of Haryana and AnotherCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 208The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the preliminary examination result for the Haryana Civil Services (HCS) (Executive Branch) and allied services, reiterating that courts should exercise restraint in interfering with answer keys finalized by subject experts.Jagmohan Bansal said, "the respondent-Commission in the present case has acted in a bona fide and transparent manner. The Commission has tried to resolve all the issues raised by candidates. If contention of petitioners is accepted, there would be never ending process of raising objections and it would be impossible for the Commission to finalize selection process. The Court cannot ignore the fact that exam in question was preliminary and final exam is going to take place in the end of this month."Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Bail To Accused In NIA Case Relating To Murder Of Shaurya Chakra Awardee Balwinder Singh SandhuTitle: Gurwinder ...

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