Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 04 - May 10, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 140 - 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 151Nominal IndexParamjit Singh @ Pammi v. Jaspal Singh And Others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 140Duni Chand v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 141Gurtej Singh @ Gurtej Singh Brar v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 142ABHISHEK MALHOTRA AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 143KXXXX v. GXXXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 144 Kuldeep Singh v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 145Smt. Kamlesh Kumari (deceased) through LR and anr. v. Union of India and ors. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 146Public Action Committee and others v. State of Punjab and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 147 XXX v. XXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 148Ram Kumar Pandey v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 149Trident Limited v. State of Punjab & another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 150 SANJEEV KUMAR v.STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 151ReportsLegal Heirs Entitled To Compensation Even If They Are Not Dependent: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds MACT AwardTitle: Paramjit Singh @ Pammi v. Jaspal Singh And OthersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 140Mr. Sanjeev Patiyal, Advocate for Respondents.The Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) award granting compensation to the legal heirs of a deceased man, reiterating that the right to claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act is not confined to dependents alone.Justice Virinder Aggarwal dismissed an appeal filed by the vehicle owner challenging the MACT, award dated February 23, 2005, which had granted ₹2,70,800/- along with interest to the claimants on account of the death of Darshan Singh in a motor accident.Non-Payment Of Salary For Years Is 'Blatant Exploitation', Amounts To Forced Labour: High Court Imposes ₹2 Lakh Costs On Haryana GovtTitle: Duni Chand v. State of Haryana and othersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 141The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that denial of salary for services rendered over several years amounts to a violation of fundamental rights, including the right to livelihood under Article 21 and protection against forced labour under Article 23 of the Constitution.Anticipatory Bail Not Maintainable After Grant Of Regular Bail, Even If Graver Offence Added: Punjab & Haryana High CourtTitle: Gurtej Singh @ Gurtej Singh Brar v. State of PunjabCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 142The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an accused already granted regular bail cannot seek anticipatory bail merely because a graver offence has been added later, reiterating that such an accused is deemed to be in “constructive custody of law.”Justice Manisha Batra noted that the previous petition filed by the petitioner had been dismissed by the Court only on 06.04.2026 and instantly thereafter, the present petition has been filed on 16.04.2026. "The petition does not disclose any change in circumstances, what to say about any substantial or drastic change. On this very ground, the petition cannot be stated to be maintainable. Even otherwise, the petitioner was extended benefit of regular bail by the learned trial Court, vide order dated 05.08.2024,".added the Court.High Court Directs Punjab Govt To Decide Plea Against Charges For Downloading FIRs From SAANJH PortalTitle: ABHISHEK MALHOTRA AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHERCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 143The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation challenging the levy of charges for downloading FIRs and related documents from the Punjab Police's SAANJH portal, directing the authorities to consider the petitioner's representation.Maternal Grandmother Taking Care Of Child Can Maintain Minor's Plea Under Sec 125 CrPC: P&H High CourtTitle: KXXXX v. GXXXXXCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 144The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) seeking maintenance on behalf of a minor child is maintainable even when filed by the maternal grandmother, if she is the one actually caring for the child.The Court underscored that beneath the technical objection of maintainability lay a deeper issue—whether a minor's statutory right to maintenance can be frustrated merely because the petition was not instituted by the mother.Accused Can't Seek Quashing Of FIR After Failing To Secure Anticipatory Bail Without Surrender Or Change In Circumstances: P&H High CourtTitle: Kuldeep Singh v. State of PunjabCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 145The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an FIR, holding that an accused cannot directly invoke the Court's inherent jurisdiction for quashing after failing to secure anticipatory bail, especially when he has neither surrendered nor joined investigation.Motor Accident Compensation | Taking Engineering Student's Notional Income At ₹6,000 Is 'Unrealistic': P&H High Court Enhances CompensationTitle: Smt. Kamlesh Kumari (deceased) through LR and anr. v. Union of India and ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 146The Punjab &...

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