'Normally 32-Year-Old Person Would Not Make Will': P&H High Court Rejects Will Bequeathing Property To 4-Year-Old Amid Suspicious Circumstances

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular second appeal filed by a defendant challenging concurrent findings of two courts which had declared a Will as forged and decreed a suit for declaration, possession, and permanent injunction raising suspicion over making of will by 32-year-old man. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 211]Justice Vikram Aggarwal noted, "the age of Gursewak Singh at the...

Resignation Tendered Over Alleged Harassment Not 'Voluntary': P&H High Court Permits IIT Ropar PhD Scholar To Continue Studies

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar to allow a PhD scholar to resume her studies, holding that her resignation was not voluntary but tendered under compelling circumstances arising from alleged harassment by faculty members. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 211]Justice Kuldeep Tiwari said, "this Court has no hesitation to declare that the...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 22 - June 28, 2026

Nominal Index.[Citations 204 - 210]UNION OF INDIA v. USHA SINGLA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 204Surinder Kumar v. Union of India and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 205PRIYAWART AND OTHERS v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 206ANURAG KHULLAR @ VISHAL v. U.T. Chandigarh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 207Vardhman Ranjan v. State of Haryana and Another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 208 Gurwinder Singh @ Baba...

Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu Passes Away: Punjab & Haryana High Court Loses A Compassionate And Fearless Voice

The legal fraternity mourns the untimely demise of Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu, a sitting Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, who passed away on June 28, 2026. His sudden departure marks a profound loss to the institution he served with unwavering dedication, integrity, and empathy.Justice Sindhu was regarded as a judge of exceptional strength and sensitivity. Known for his...

P&H High Court Judge Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu Passes Away

Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu, a sitting Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, passed away in the early hours of Sunday, June 28, 2026. He breathed his last at 2:50 a.m., as per an official communication issued by the Protocol Branch of the High Court.“With profound grief and sorrow, it is informed that Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu, Judge of this Court, left for his...

State Can't Claim Adverse Possession Over Citizens' Land: P&H High Court Directs Compensation For Land Used Without Acquisition

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the State cannot invoke the doctrine of adverse possession to claim ownership over private land, emphasizing that such a plea is incompatible with its role as a welfare State. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 209]It thus directed the Haryana Government to pay compensation for a private land used for a distributary without acquisition.Justice Ramesh Kumari...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Bail To Accused In NIA Case Relating To Murder Of Shaurya Chakra Awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular bail plea filed by Gurwinder Singh @ Baba, an accused in a high-profile terror-related case investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) concerning the murder of Shaurya Chakra awardee Comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 208].A Division Bench comprising Justice Archana Puri and Justice Ramesh Kumari said,...

Haryana Civil Services: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Interfere With Preliminary Exam Result, Upholds Final Answer Key

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the preliminary examination result for the Haryana Civil Services (HCS) (Executive Branch) and allied services, reiterating that courts should exercise restraint in interfering with answer keys finalized by subject experts. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 208]Jagmohan Bansal said, "the respondent-Commission in the present...

'Being Advocate No Ground For Anticipatory Bail': Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Relief To Lawyer Accused Of Forging Bail Order

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by an Advocate accused of cheating, forging a bail order to defraud complainants of over ₹10 lakh. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 207]Justice Deepak Gupta said, “Merely because the petitioner is a practicing advocate cannot constitute a ground for grant of anticipatory bail. The status of a profession neither places a...

P&H High Court Quashes EPFO Circular Mandating Pro-Rata Pension For Higher Wage Employees, Holds It Contrary To EPS Scheme

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a circular issued by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) mandating pro-rata computation of pension for employees opting for higher wages under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS, 1995), holding it to be contrary to the statutory scheme and Supreme Court case in State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Arvind Kumar Srivastava, 2014. [2026...

P&H High Court Directs 7th Pay Commission Benefits For National Health Mission Contractual Employees In Haryana

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that contractual employees engaged under the National Health Mission (NHM), Haryana, are entitled to the benefits of the 7th Pay Commission, observing that the State cannot arbitrarily deny parity once it has consciously adopted a structured pay framework and extended earlier pay commission benefits. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 206].Justice Sandeep...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 15 to June 21, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 193 - 203]ROHIT LALIT v. SOURABH CHABBRA [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 193]Narender Kumar v. State of Haryana & Anr. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 194]Manjit Kaur v. State of Punjab and others [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 195]X AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 196]JITENDER SINGH ALIAS JEETU v. STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION BAHIN,...