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Punjab and Haryana High Court order on fraud played by candidate in appointment, termination of service

A Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising Justice Suvir Sehgal and Justice Deepinder Singh Nalwa held that a daily-wage workman whose termination violates Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is not automatically entitled to reinstatement, but instead to reasonable monetary compensation determined by factors such as length of service, nature of employment, and wages last drawn. Background Facts The appellant-workman was employed as a Beldar in...

Facebook Page Blocking | Police Intimation To Intermediary Must Come From DIG Or Above, SP Cannot Act As Delegatee: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a notice issued by the Superintendent of Police, Yamuna Nagar, under which Meta blocked a news company's Facebook page in India. The Court held that under the IT Rules, 2021, a police intimation to an intermediary can be issued only by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) who has been specially authorised for the purpose. It held that this power cannot be delegated to a lower-ranked officer.Justice Tribhuvan...

MEAs Refusal Of Clearance To Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann For France Visit Citing Political Angle Is Without Reason : High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the Ministry of External Affairs' refusal of political clearance for a Punjab Government delegation led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to visit Paris for the SIAL international food exhibition. The Court directed the Centre to urgently approve the visit.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya held that the refusal, which said only that clearance was declined “from political angle”, gave no reasons. The Court held that the reasons offered later in the Centre's...

ED Can Report Cognizable Offence To Police During FEMA Search : P&H High Court In Minister Sanjeev Aroras Bail Denial

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer conducting a search under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) can inform the local police that a cognizable offence has been committed. The officer can do so even though FEMA has no provision like Section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The Court held that an...

Fake Degree From Non-Existent Institute Cant Validate Appointment; Subsequent Qualification & Length Of Service Cant Cure Ineligibility: P&H High Court

A Division Bench of the Punjab And Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Minderjeet Yadav held that an appointment obtained on the basis of a fake qualification from a non-existent institute is invalid and cannot be saved by long service, or subsequent acquisition of qualification. Background Facts The post of ETT Teacher was advertised by...

High Court Seeks Chief Secretarys Affidavit In PIL On Punjab Governments Unpaid Power Subsidy, Dues To PSPCL

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Chief Secretary, Punjab, to file an affidavit in a Public Interest Litigation over the State Government's alleged failure to pay electricity subsidy and the outstanding electricity bills of its departments to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).The Advocate General, Punjab Maninderjit Singh Bedi, raised an objection...

Employees Appointed Before 2004 Eligible For Old Pension Scheme Even If Regularised Later: P&H High Court Rejects PGIMERs Plea

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by PGIMER, Chandigarh against a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order granting the Old Pension Scheme to three employees. The employees were engaged as work-charged Mortar Mates in 1994 and regularised only in 2016.A Division Bench of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Minderjeet Yadav held that an...

High Court Sets Aside Centres Denial Of Political Clearance For Punjab CM Bhagwant Manns France Visit

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today allowed the Punjab Government's plea challenging the Centre's refusal of political clearance for a visit to France by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other officials. The delegation planned to visit from October 15 to 21, 2026 to promote trade.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya after hearing the matter at length “allowed” the plea.Ad AG Chanchal Singla...

P&H High Court Rejects Colleges Plea To Extend Admission Deadline To Fill Vacant Seats, Avoid Financial Losses; Cites NCTE Norms

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea by an association of private self-financing colleges in Haryana seeking an extension of the admission cut-off for the two-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) course for the 2026-28 session to October 30, 2026. The colleges had sought the extension because a large number of their seats remained vacant.A Division Bench of...