'What Happened In Lucknow Coaching Fire Incident Is Worrisome', P&H High Court Seeks Steps Taken By State To Protect Students

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a status report from Punjab authorities, detailing the steps taken to ensure fire safety in coaching centres and educational institutions, in the wake of a tragic fire incident in Lucknow that claimed 18 lives.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor while hearing a Public Interest Litigation...

Dressing Pet Dog As Lord Krishna Out Of Devotion Not Offence Under S.298 BNS: P&H High Court Quashes FIR

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a woman for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by dressing up her pet dog as Lord Krishna and posting its images on WhatsApp, holding that the essential ingredients of the offence under Section 298 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) were not made out. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 218]Section 298 criminalizes injuring...

Indian Railways Not Liable For Cross-Border Cargo Loss Unless It Occurred On Its Network: P&H High Court Rejects Appeal After 34 Yrs

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. challenging the rejection of its compensation claim by the Railway Claims Tribunal in a case involving shortage of goods in a cross-border consignment from Pakistan in 1990.Justice Pankaj Jain said, "where the goods are being carried from a place outside India to a place in India by the railway,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Relief To YouTuber Rattandeep Singh Dhaliwal Challenging AAP MLAs' Complaints

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday (July 2) refused to grant relief to journalist and YouTuber Rattandeep Singh Dhaliwal challenging multiple complaints lodged against him by AAP MLAs.On May 21, Dhaliwal in his podcast said that about 32 sitting MLAs might not be considered as party candidates for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections. Following this, various MLAs filed...

3 Months Time Sufficient To Recover From Shock Of Wife's Illegitimate Relationship: P&H Grants Pre-Arrest Bail In Suicide Abetment Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted anticipatory bail in an abetment to suicide case lodged against the father of a man accused of having illicit relationship with the deceased's wife, observing that 3 months time was sufficient for the deceased husband to recover from the shock that his wife was in an illicit relationship. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 213].Justice Sandeep Moudgil noted,...

High Court Rejects Former Punjab Congress Minister's Plea For Fresh Probe In ₹50 Lakh Bribery Case, Calls It An Afterthought

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to order a fresh investigation in a corruption case against a former Punjab minister Sunder Sham Arora accused of offering a ₹1 crore bribe to Assistant Inspector General (AIG). [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 215]Arora was allegedly caught red-handed with Rs.50 lakh cash in a trap by Vigilance in presence of witnesses.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya noted that...

'Relations Gone Sour' P&H High Court Grants Bail To Director In Punjabi Actress Rape Case Arising Out Of Live-In Relationship

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a music director accused of rape and other offences, observing that the parties were in a live-in relationship and that the allegations pertain to a period prior to the registration of the FIR after their relationship turned sour. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 214]The Bench of Justice Vikram Aggarwal noted that, “petitioner and the...

Right To Walk On Footpaths Is Fundamental: P&H High Court Directs Ludhiana Civic Body To Examine Encroachment Allegations

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today asked the Municipal Corporation of Ludhiana to “forthwith” examine the allegations of encroachment on footpaths, taking note of Supreme Court's recent ruling in Manihar Iliyaz Shaik v P.Ayyapan.For context, the Supreme Court in Manihar case has held that the right to walk on a demarcated footpath is a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(d) of...

'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...