Amendment Made In Pleadings Claiming House Tax Arrears For Subsequent Period Not Barred By Res Judicata: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a civil revision petition filed by a tenant challenging an order of the Rent Controller, Ludhiana, which allowed the landlady to amend her pleadings to claim house tax arrears for a subsequent period, holding that such an amendment does not violate the principle of res judicata and is permissible in rent proceedings involving continuing obligations.Justice Amarinder Singh Grewal said, "it cannot be overlooked that amendments are to be liberally...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Transfer Of Income Tax Assessment Jurisdiction From Chandigarh To Goa, Says It Is In Public Interest

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the transfer of income tax assessment jurisdiction from Chandigarh to Panaji, Goa, holding that the Revenue authorities acted within their powers under Section 127(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and that the transfer was justified in public interest to facilitate coordinated investigation.Justice Deepak Sibal and Justice Lapita Banerji said, "absence of allegations of mala fide on the respondent's part the transfer of...

Aiding Escape Of Prime Accused In Murder Of Social Media Influencer Shows Clear Complicity: P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by an accused alleged to have facilitated the escape of the prime suspect in the murder of a social media influencer Kanchan Kaur Bhabi, holding that such conduct shows clear complicity and disentitles the petitioner from discretionary relief at the pre-arrest stage.Justice Sumeet Goel noted, "the petitioner allegedly facilitated the main accused Amritpal Singh in fleeing from the jurisdiction of the...

Highest Individual Sentence Relevant For Deciding Whether Appeal Will Be Heard By Single Or Division Bench: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has suggested that for the purpose of determining whether an appeal against conviction is to be heard by a Single Bench or a Division Bench, the relevant factor is the highest sentence imposed by the trial court, and not the cumulative total of all sentences awarded for different offences.The Court also held that where a trial court, while awarding multiple sentences, fails to specify whether they are to run concurrently or consecutively, the benefit must go...

GST | Court Should Not Presume Denial Of Bail Is Rule: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail In ₹23.66 Cr Fake ITC Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that even in cases involving economic offences under the CGST Act, courts must not proceed on the presumption that “Denial of Bail is the Rule and grant being the exception”. Justice Aaradhna Sawhney stated that even in cases involving economic offences, the Court seized of the matter has to go through the gravity of the offence, the object...

Private Unaided Veterinary College Cannot Charge Tuition Fee During Internship Period: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a private unaided veterinary college cannot charge tuition fee from students during the mandatory internship period of the B.V.Sc. & A.H. course, as doing so would be exploitative and contrary to the scheme and intent of the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) Regulations.The Court partly allowed a batch of writ petitions filed by...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 08 - December 14, 2025

Nominal IndexDr. Janvi v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 471kamlesh Rani v. Sanjeev 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 472 GURSEWAK SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 473GURMEJ SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 474Daljit Singh Grewal alias Bhola and others v. State of Punjab and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 475Gurcharan Dass and others v. State of Haryana and others...

'Try In Next Session': Punjab & Haryana High Court Tells Jailed MP Amritpal Singh As His Plea To Attend Parliament Becomes 'Infructuous'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today said that the plea filed by MP Amritpal Singh seeking parole to attend the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament has become “virtually infructuous”, as tomorrow is the last day of the session and the arguments could not be completed in time due to abstention from work by lawyers.Amritpal Singh, a sitting Member of Parliament, had approached the...

P&H High Court Bar Association Seeks FIR Listing Names Of Haryana Cops Who Allegedly Assaulted Lawyer, Continues Strike

The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has called for continued abstention from work across district courts of Punjab and Haryana, reiterating its demand for stringent action against Haryana Police officials allegedly involved in the assault of a lawyer.The Punjab Government today in a suo moto cognizance taken by the High Court submitted before the High Court that an FIR...

Wife Must Use 10% Of Maintenance Amount For Skill Development To Become Financially Independent: Punjab & Haryana High Court

While refusing to enhance maintenance granted to a wife, the Punjab & Haryana High Court directed her to use 10% of the maintenance being received by her for skill development. The bench reasoned that object of maintenance is not limited to mere subsistence but extends to enabling long-term dignity and self-reliance.Justice Alok Jain said,"the petitioner is required to enhance...

Superdari Bond For Seized Vehicle Having Ancillary Role In Offence Is To Ensure Production, Can't Be Indemnity For Market Value: P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that when a seized vehicle has played only an ancillary or incidental role in the alleged offence, the conditions imposed for its release on superdari must be carefully calibrated and cannot be punitive in nature. Emphasising the principle of proportionality, the Court held that the primary purpose of a superdari bond is merely to secure the...

FIR Registered Against Unknown Persons: Punjab Govt Tells High Court Over Alleged Assault On Lawyer By Haryana Police

The Punjab Government submitted today before the Punjab & Haryana High Court that an FIR has been registered against unknown persons in a case where Haryana Police allegedly assaulted a lawyer in Punjab.The High Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged assault on an advocate, Amit, by Haryana Police personnel in plainclothes in Chandigarh neighbouring Nayagaon, Punjab...