Litigant Cannot Reopen Concluded Proceedings After Years Of Delay By Blaming Counsel: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to recall an order dismissing a criminal revision petition as withdrawn, holding that a litigant cannot be permitted to reopen long-pending proceedings merely by attributing lapses to counsel after repeated opportunities have already been exhausted.Justice Neerja K. Kalson said, "The conduct reflected from the record is not confined to a...

State Can't Keep Workers In Perpetual Contractual Limbo: P&H High Court Calls Out 'Exploitation' Of NHM Staff, Orders Regularisation

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the State cannot continue to extract work of a permanent nature while denying employees the security of regular service, observing that such arrangements amount to “exploitation camouflaged as contractual engagement.”Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "This Court cannot shut its eyes to the fact that the State, which is expected to be a...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Pulls Up Police For Declaring Family Members Of Cheating Accused “Innocent” Despite Money Trail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court, while hearing a third regular bail petition in a cheating case, expressed strong displeasure over the manner in which the investigation was conducted, particularly the exoneration of the petitioner's family members despite allegations of their involvement in receiving the cheated amount.Justice N.S Shekhawat said, "it is shocking to note that the...

Objectionable Remarks Against Community By Public Servant Have Greater Social Impact: P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a second petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by Geetu Ram Tanwar, a Superintending Engineer with Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL), in connection with an FIR alleging circulation of a video containing derogatory remarks against a particular community.Justice Sumeet Goel noted, "The material collected during the course...

P&H High Court Refuses To Entertain Congress MLA Partap Singh Bajwa's PIL Alleging Threat To Free Municipal Polls, Imposes Costs

The Punjab & Haryana High Court declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa raising concerns over the conduct of the ongoing Municipal Corporation elections in Punjab.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry permitted Bajwa to withdraw the plea subject...

Refresher Training Programme For Mediators Held At Punjab & Haryana High Court's Mediation Centre

Under the aegis of the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of the Punjab and Haryana High Court successfully conducted a Refresher Training Programme for its empanelled mediators in five batches from May 6 to May 23, 2026, at the Chandigarh Judicial Academy.The programme was aimed at enhancing the professional skills, ethical standards,...

Ballot Paper Option Retained In Law To Address Ground Realities; Authorities May Revert From EVMs When Needed: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the statutory framework governing municipal elections consciously retains the option of conducting polls through ballot papers and ballot boxes to address prevailing ground realities such as illiteracy, poverty, and logistical constraints. The Court noted that while Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been introduced, the law does not...

'Intelligible Differentia': High Court Upholds Haryana Notification Removing Extended Retirement Age Benefit For Certain Disabled Employees

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld the Haryana Government's decision to amend its service rules and withdraw the benefit of extended retirement age for certain categories of differently-abled employees, holding that fixing different retirement ages across employee categories does not amount to unlawful discrimination.Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor said, "It...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Parole To Life Convict To Prepare Documents Lost In Fire Incident

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted 8 weeks' parole to a life convict to enable him to prepare essential documents that were destroyed in a fire incident, observing that the denial of parole on mere apprehension of breach of peace is unsustainable in law.Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor noted, "The facts of the case would thus indicate that the petitioner has...

Senior Citizen Act Can't Be Used To Reclaim Property From Children Of First Wife Amid Family Dispute: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal filed by a senior citizen seeking maintenance and cancellation of a property transfer in favour of his sons from his first marriage, holding that the dispute was essentially a family property matter and not a case of neglect under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.Justice Ashwani...

High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Use Of Ballot Papers Instead Of EVMs In Punjab Local Body Polls

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today dismissed a PIL challenging decision of the State Election Commission to switch from Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to ballot papers in the upcoming Punjab local body polls.The elections for the local bodies in Punjab are scheduled to be held on May 26, with the counting of votes scheduled to take place on May 29.The division bench of Chief...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May11 - May 17, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 152 - 161]ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED V/S UNION OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 152 Sonu and others v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 153 XXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 154 XXX v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 155Jagmohan Singh Bhatti Advocate 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 156STATE OF HARYANA V/S SURINDER SINGH AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 157Parwinder Singh...