'Lawrence Of Punjab' Row: High Court Seeks Centre, State's Response On Zee's Plea Alleging "Pre-Publication Restraint On Speech"

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought responses from the Punjab Government and the Union Government on a writ petition filed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd challenging communications advising it not to release a documentary titled “Lawrence of Punjab” on its OTT platform, ZEE5.The matter was heard by Justice Jagmohan Bansal, which issued notice on the plea and sought replies...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quarterly Digest: January - March, 2026

Driving Licence Sufficient To Treat Deceased As Skilled Heavy Vehicle Driver; No Interference With MACT Compensation: P&H High CourtTitle: NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD v. VIMAL KAUR AND ORSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 01The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company challenging the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Rape FIR Filed With 16-Year Delay, Says Relationship Was Consensual

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC, holding that a prolonged consensual relationship, coupled with an unexplained delay of over 16 years in lodging the complaint, failed to satisfy the ingredients of rape on the pretext of marriage.Justice N.S. Shekhawat said, "petitioner was married to...in the year 2001, when the respondent...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 80 - 100]Seema Saini v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 80 Chander Bhan v. State of Haryana & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 81Vinod Kumar @ Akhtar v. State of Punjab and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 82PARVEEN NAIN AND ORS. v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 83Baba Gurmeet Singh @ Maharaj Gurmeet Singh @ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh v. Central Bureau...

Service Dispute With Private Trust Not Maintainable Under Writ Jurisdiction: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by an employee of 'The Tribune Trust', holding that service disputes arising out of purely contractual employment with a private body are not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "The respondent-Trust is an independent entity with its own set of rules meant...

Harbhajan Singh Not Residing In Punjab: State Tells High Court In Plea Challenging Withdrawal Of His Security Cover

The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notice to Punjab Government on plea filed by former cricketer-turned Member of Parliament (MP) Harbhajan Singh challenging the withdrawal of security cover granted to him, alleging political vendetta and lack of due process.The petition seeks quashing of an order dated April 25, 2026, whereby Singh's security cover was withdrawn allegedly without any...

Former Punjab & Haryana High Court Judge Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal Appointed As NCLT President

Former Punjab & Haryana High Court Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal has been appointed as the president of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for appointment of Justice (Retd.) Anupinder Singh Grewal, former Judge of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, to the post of...

Medical Reimbursement Not 'Alms': Punjab & Haryana High Court Fixes 2-Month Deadline For Authorities, Orders Payment Of Interest For Delay

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that medical reimbursement is a legitimate right of government employees and not a matter of charity, directing States and public authorities to process such claims within a two months or face interest liability.Justice Sudeepti Sharma dismissed the State's second appeal and upheld concurrent findings of the trial court and appellate court granting...

Agricultural Procurement Takes Priority Over Personal Hardship: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Temporary Transfer During Harvest Season

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated the primacy of agricultural operations and farmers' interests while upholding a temporary deployment ordered during the procurement season, observing that individual inconvenience must yield to the larger public good.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar noted, "the procurement of agricultural produce is a time- sensitive and an economically...

High Court Questions Maintainability Of PIL Challenging Punjab's Anti-Sacrilege Law; Raps Petitioner For Suppressing Antecedents

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday declined to pass any immediate order on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the “Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026”.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry observed that it would first examine the maintainability of the PIL in light of the petitioner's antecedents...

'No Time With Mother': Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Custody To Working Mother Living In PG

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined custody of a minor child to a working mother residing as a paying guest, holding that she had no sufficient time or support system to care for the child, while reiterating that shared parenting best serves the child's welfare.Justice Gurvinder Gill and Justice Ramesh Kumari said, "in the case in hand, both wife and husband are working...

Highly Educated Lady Working In MNC Didn't Lodge FIR For Months: P&H High Court Quashes Rape Case, Says Relationship Was 'Consensual'

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a rape case registered against a man, holding that a prolonged consensual relationship between two mature individuals cannot be criminalised as rape on the basis of a failed promise to marry.Justice N.S. Shekhawat noted, "Even, before taking divorce from other person, the respondent No.2 went to Bali with the petitioner from 09.10.2022 to...