Punjab and Haryana High Court
Similarity In Wrong Answers Or Regional Concentration Of Successful Candidates Not Proof Of Exam Scam: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the entire recruitment process conducted pursuant to Advertisement Haryana Senior Assistant-cum-Inspector, holding that mere similarity in incorrect answers, regional concentration of successful candidates, or post-result dissatisfaction of unsuccessful candidates cannot justify quashing a recruitment process in...
Printing Orders On Same Sheet To Avoid Paper Waste Is Commendable: Punjab & Haryana High Court Applauds Trial Court Judge
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has appreciated the efforts of a Session Judge in avoiding needless waste of paper by ensuring that judicial orders passed in a case were printed on the same sheet, wherever possible.Justice Neerja K. Kalson said, "Before parting with this order, this Court appreciates the fact that as is evident from the orders placed on record, every precaution has been...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Juvenile's Bail In Murder Case, Notes Criminal Background Of Parents
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order granting regular bail to a juvenile accused in a murder case, holding that bail under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015 can be denied where release exposes the child to association with known criminals, moral, physical or psychological danger, or defeats the ends of justice.Justice Vinod...
ED Can Arrest Even If FIRs Are Added To ECIR Later: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed two pleas filed by promoters-directors of Ramprastha Promoters & Developers Pvt. Ltd., challenging their arrest, remand, and proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said merely because two FIRs were made part of the ECIR later, by way...
Article 21 | Medical Reimbursement Can't Be Denied For Emergency Treatment At Non-Empanelled Hospital: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Government to reimburse the remaining medical expenses of a government employee incurred for the emergency treatment of his wife in a non-empanelled private hospital, holding that denial of reimbursement without reasons is arbitrary and violative of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said,...
Cows Dead, Missing Hooves & Horns: P&H High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance, Seeks Chandigarh UT Response On Alleged Cruelty
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported death of nearly 50 cattle at a gaushala in Chandigarh's Raipur Kalan, following media reports highlighting alleged cruelty, neglect and illegal disposal of carcasses.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu ans Justice Sanjiv Berry asked the UT administration to file a response.Justice Sanjay Vashisth, while passing the initial...
Age Bar Under Assisted Reproductive Technology Act Applies To Individuals, Not Couples: P&H High Court Allows IVF To Bereaved Parents
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order denying Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) services to a married couple who lost their only son in 2024, holding that the ART Act, 2021 does not prescribe an age limit for a commissioning couple and expressly permits the use of donor oocytes.Allowing the writ petition, the Court quashed the order dated 06 February 2025 passed by...
Future Medical Treatment Abroad Can't Be Ignored While Computing Motor Accident Compensation: P&H High Court Awards ₹9.16 Crore
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced compensation awarded to a motor accident victim from ₹52 lakh to ₹9.16 crore, holding that the claimant, who has suffered 100% permanent functional disability and his future medical treatment cannot be ignored.The Court also granted ₹6 crore towards advanced medical treatment in the United States of America.Justice Sudeepti Sharma said,...
'Unbelievable That Husband Would Set Wife On Fire Over Separate Residence Demand': 22 Years On P&H High Court Acquits Man In Murder Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted a man after 22 years, who was sentenced to life for allegedly setting his pregnant wife on fire, holding that it was highly unbelievable that a "trivial dispute" over separate residence could lead him to murder his wife adding that the alleged motive was extremely weak.The Court set aside the judgment passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, in...
Customary Restrictions Can't Bar Widow From Alienating Non-Ancestral Property, Gender-Based Customs Must Yield To Equality: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that a widow is competent to alienate non-ancestral property inherited from her husband without the consent of collaterals, as any customary restriction to the contrary is constitutionally impermissible.Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, “Consequently, any such fetter on a woman's right to deal with her independently inherited property must be held to...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Man's Claim Of Being Misled Into Selling 50 Kg Beef, Declines Pre-Arrest Bails
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by a 62-years-old booked for allegedly supplying 50-kg-beef in violation of statutory prohibitions, holding that custodial interrogation was necessary to uncover the larger network involved in the illegal trade.Justice Aaradhna Sawhney rejected the plea taken by the petitioner was misled by the sellers,...
Lenient Approach Unwarranted In POCSO Cases: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail To Man Booked For Sexually Assaulting Minor
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular bail petition filed by an accused booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, observing "a lenient approach is wholly unwarranted."Justice Neerja K. Kalson said, "The judiciary bears a solemn duty to act as a guardian for those who are incapable to...