Punjab and Haryana High Court
Anti-Drug Activist Shot While Live Streaming: PIL In P&H High Court Seeks CBI Probe
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking transfer of the investigation into the daylight killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh alias Parminder Singh alias Jhota in Mansa to the Central Bureau of Investigation. In a Facebook Live broadcast started by Jhota, he entered a local chemist shop near the railway crossing in Mansa, Punjab, to confront the owner, Ashwini Kumar, over the suspected illegal sale of habit-forming pharmaceutical...
P&H High Court Seeks DGP's Response To PIL Challenging Punjab Police Instagram Videos Showing Injured Arrestees
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against videos posted on the official Instagram accounts of Punjab Police and several district police units—allegedly showing arrested persons with visible injuries, physical trauma, incapacitation or difficulty in walking, or in other humiliating physical conditions.Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor sought response from DGP Punjab and adjourned the matter to November 26.The...
Punjab Govt Moves High Court Against Centre's Denial Of Political Clearance For CM Bhagwant Mann's France Visit
The Punjab Government has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the Centre's refusal of political clearance for a visit to France by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Chief Secretary K.A.P. Sinha and Principal Secretary to the CM- Ravi Bhagat. The delegation planned to visit from October 15 to 21, 2026 to promote trade.It is argued that the Ministry of External Affairs simply marked the application “DENIED” on its e-Pol Clearance portal, without giving any reason or hearing the...
LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Roundup: October 05 - October 11, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 358 - 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 364]Nikhil Saraf v. State of Punjab and Others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 358Avtar Singh v. M/s Des Raj & Co. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 359Amit Kumar v. State of Punjab and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 360JASPREET SINGH V. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 361Neha Samar Ranga @ Neha Ranga v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 362State...
P&H High Court Rejects Woman's Plea Claiming Arrest Was Illegal As Grounds Were In Punjabi
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging an arrest on the ground that the written grounds of arrest were in Punjabi, a language the arrestee said she could not understand. The Court held that this plea, raised for the first time later, could not establish a breach of Article 22(1) of the Constitution because the contemporaneous record showed no objection about...
Census 2027: P&H High Court Stays Communications Seeking Details Of Private School Teachers For Census Duty
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the operation of two communications issued by the authorities that sought details of teachers in private and government schools for deployment on Census 2027 duty. The stay applies only to private unaided schools.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar passed the interim order on a petition filed by the Haryana Progressive Schools Conference. The Court...
P&H High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Accused Of Smuggling Heroin Into Jail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a man accused of trying to smuggle heroin into Central Jail, Amritsar. The heroin was allegedly concealed inside cold cream boxes meant for his brother, an undertrial prisoner there. The Court held that the circumstances of the recovery and the need for custodial interrogation did not justify pre-arrest protection.Justice...
High Court Seeks 'Hit & Run' Case Data From Punjab, Haryana And Chandigarh; Disbursal Status Under 2022 Compensation Scheme
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to place on record data on the number of 'hit and run' cases reported since the implementation of the 2022 Scheme, up to September 30, 2026.The direction was issued in a motor accident claims appeal filed by a widow whose husband died in a road accident in 2017.Justice...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Calls For One-Minute Silence In Solidarity With Delhi Advocates Manhandled By Police
The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association has called upon its members to assemble today (October 13) at the Library Lawn of the High Court at 1:15 PM to observe one minute of silence in solidarity with advocates who were reportedly subjected to police high-handedness and manhandling in Delhi.In a communication addressed to members of the Bar, the Association said the call was made...
'Why Non-Existent Event Shared On Social Media Led To Unrest?': P&H High Court Asks State To Prioritize Probe Into LPU Violence
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday (October 12) said that it expects Punjab police authorities to "take cognizance of the larger implication which arise out" of a violent incident that occurred at Lovely Professional University (LPU) on September 27 after rumour of rape and suicide of a student had spread on social media.It said that it expects the police authorities to recognize...
MGNREGA Fund Misappropriation: High Court Slams Haryana For 3-Year Inaction, Warns Of Independent Probe
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has criticised the Haryana authorities for taking no action for over three years on a MGNREGA Ombudsman's report that recorded diversion and misappropriation of funds and directed registration of an FIR. It said the authorities "woke up from their deep slumber" only after a public interest litigation was filed.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ashwani...
