Punjab and Haryana High Court
'Search Is Over, Alleged Detenues Set Free': Punjab Withdraws Habeas Corpus Plea Against ED Raid
The State of Punjab has withdrawn its habeas corpus petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court over the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) search at the headquarters of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) after the search ended and the officers it alleged were illegally confined on the premises were set free.Justice Sanjay Vashisth, "Faced with the changed...
P&H High Court Holds Late-Night WhatsApp Hearing On Punjab Govt's Plea Alleging ED Detained Top Bureaucrats
The Punjab & Haryana High Court held a late-night hearing via WhatsApp last night, on Punjab Government's plea alleging detention of top bureaucrats by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after raid on the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA).The WhatsApp video call at about 10:42 p.m at Camp office was facilitated from a Mobile Phone belonging to a Senior Assistant of the Court.During the hearing, senior counsel appearing for the Punjab government alleged detention of IAS officers...
Right To Livelihood Not License To Violate Law Protecting 'Unique Chandigarh': High Court Upholds Demolition Of Poultry Shed
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld a demolition order against structures raised for a fish and poultry business on agricultural land in village Mani Majra, Chandigarh. It held that the right to livelihood cannot protect an activity that is otherwise illegal.A Division Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri and Justice Pravindra Singh Chauhan said that accepting the livelihood...
Accused Can't Disown Counsel's Surrender Statement By Changing Lawyer To File Second Anticipatory Bail Plea: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a second anticipatory bail petition by a truck owner in an NDPS case. It held that a litigant cannot disown a statement his earlier counsel made in court simply by engaging a new lawyer, and that a change of counsel or legal strategy is not a change in circumstances.Justice Alok Jain observed that allowing this would "open a Pandora's box"...
Prima Facie 'Horrific': P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Senior Citizen Accused Of Molesting Niece
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied pre-arrest bail to a 63-year-old man accused of sexually harassing his niece, who had been living in his house for work. The Court relied on a transcript of a call in which he allegedly admitted to "a very big mistake" and asked her not to make an issue of it.Justice Ramesh Kumari held that the transcript "clearly prima facie points out that...
LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Roundup: September 14 - September 20, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 327 - 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 337]Vijay Sharma vs. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 327Davinder Singh Nirwal @ Dev v. Directorate of Enforcement 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 328ROBIN SINGH ALIAS ROBIN v. STATE OF HARYANA 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 329M/s Super Cardio Devices Private Limited and others v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 330 Akbar Khan and another v. State...
High Court Summons Punjab Chief Secretary Over Payment Of Pending DA To State Employees
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today summoned Punjab's Chief Secretary over delay in payment of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) to State Employees.In August, the High Court had dismissed a batch of Letters Patent Appeals filed by the Punjab Government and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), affirming that once the State adopted the Central Government pattern for grant of...
Outsourced Employees Can't Claim Regularisation Based Long Service Without Employer-Employee Relationship: P&H High Court
A Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Minderjeet Yadav held that outsourced employees engaged through a private agency cannot claim regularisation of services without any master-servant relationship with the employer. Background Facts The employees (respondents) were working with the PEPSU Road...
'Surrender Of Passport On Bail Conditions No Permanent Embargo On Renewal': P&H High Court Permits Accused To Renew Expired Passport
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that mere surrender of a passport in compliance with bail conditions cannot, by itself, operate as a permanent embargo against its renewal, particularly where the accused does not seek to evade proceedings.Justice Virinder Aggarwal held that the right to possess a passport and travel abroad forms part of personal liberty under Article 21 of...
P&H High Court Denies Bail To Cop Accused Of Using Police Uniform To Facilitate Drug Transport Through Checkposts
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the bail petition of a former Sub-Inspector of Punjab Police accused of using his official uniform and position to help vehicles carrying commercial quantities of narcotics pass police checkposts unintercepted, holding that his role placed him "on a much higher pedestal" than a co-accused who had been acquitted.A Division Bench of Justice...
P&H High Court Flags 'Deeply Concerning Trend' Of Public Servants Accused Of Corruption Being Reinstated To Same Post During Trial
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim regular bail to a Sub-Inspector accused of demanding a bribe of ₹7 lakh to weaken a case against an accused in a loan fraud matter, while flagging a "deeply concerning trend" of accused public servants being reinstated to the very department or jurisdiction connected to their prosecution.Justice Sumeet Goel directed the Chief...
Transfer Benefit For Haryana Employees With Spouses Posted In Delhi, Chandigarh But Not UP, Rajasthan, Punjab Not Discriminatory: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Model Online Transfer Policy dated 25.06.2026 issued by the Government of Haryana, rejecting a challenge that it discriminates against employees whose spouses are posted outside Delhi, Haryana or Chandigarh.The policy grants 10 marks under a "couple case" clause to employees whose spouses are posted in Delhi, Haryana or Chandigarh. It does...