Sunglasses Not Covered Under 'Spectacles' Entry; Taxable As Residuary Goods At 12.5% VAT: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that the sunglasses are classified as a residuary item, as they did not fall under any specified Schedule, and therefore are exigible to VAT (Value Added Tax) at the rate of 12.50%. Justices Lisa Gill and Meenakshi I. Mehta stated that sunglasses are indeed a distinct commodity, which is not covered under Entry 110 of Schedule B of PVAT Act...

'Murder Was Not Social Revenge, Convict Over 60 Yrs Old': Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence In Beheading Case

Observing that the murder stemmed from personal animosity arising out of a family property dispute and not “social revenge”, and noting that the convict was over 60 years of age with no history of violent behaviour, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a man convicted of murdering and beheading his younger brother.While upholding the conviction...

Passport Also Means Of Identification, Bail Condition To Deposit It Can't Be Imposed Routinely: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that courts may not impose a condition requiring deposit of passport while granting bail in routine manner, observing that "the passport, is not only required as a travel document, but is also required for other purposes especially as means of identification."Allowing a petition challenging a bail condition, the Court quashed the requirement...

High Court Asks Haryana Govt To File Fresh Affidavit On Teacher Shortage, Infrastructure Adequacy In Govt Schools

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State of Haryana to file an additional affidavit furnishing district-wise data on government schools strictly in accordance with the norms and standards prescribed under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry passed the directions while considering...

Municipal Corporations Not Entitled To Unconditional Stay U/S 36 A&C Act; Treated At Par With Private Parties: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry has observed that being a statutory body does not entitle a party to claim unconditional grant of stay under Section 36, Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”) as a matter of right. And if a conditional stay is granted, a statutory body is to be treated at par with a private...

Amendment Made In Pleadings Claiming House Tax Arrears For Subsequent Period Not Barred By Res Judicata: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a civil revision petition filed by a tenant challenging an order of the Rent Controller, Ludhiana, which allowed the landlady to amend her pleadings to claim house tax arrears for a subsequent period, holding that such an amendment does not violate the principle of res judicata and is permissible in rent proceedings involving...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Transfer Of Income Tax Assessment Jurisdiction From Chandigarh To Goa, Says It Is In Public Interest

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the transfer of income tax assessment jurisdiction from Chandigarh to Panaji, Goa, holding that the Revenue authorities acted within their powers under Section 127(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and that the transfer was justified in public interest to facilitate coordinated investigation.Justice Deepak Sibal...

Aiding Escape Of Prime Accused In Murder Of Social Media Influencer Shows Clear Complicity: P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by an accused alleged to have facilitated the escape of the prime suspect in the murder of a social media influencer Kanchan Kaur Bhabi, holding that such conduct shows clear complicity and disentitles the petitioner from discretionary relief at the pre-arrest stage.Justice Sumeet Goel noted,...

Highest Individual Sentence Relevant For Deciding Whether Appeal Will Be Heard By Single Or Division Bench: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has suggested that for the purpose of determining whether an appeal against conviction is to be heard by a Single Bench or a Division Bench, the relevant factor is the highest sentence imposed by the trial court, and not the cumulative total of all sentences awarded for different offences.The Court also held that where a trial court, while awarding...

GST | Court Should Not Presume Denial Of Bail Is Rule: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail In ₹23.66 Cr Fake ITC Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that even in cases involving economic offences under the CGST Act, courts must not proceed on the presumption that “Denial of Bail is the Rule and grant being the exception”. Justice Aaradhna Sawhney stated that even in cases involving economic offences, the Court seized of the matter has to go through the gravity of the offence, the object...

Private Unaided Veterinary College Cannot Charge Tuition Fee During Internship Period: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a private unaided veterinary college cannot charge tuition fee from students during the mandatory internship period of the B.V.Sc. & A.H. course, as doing so would be exploitative and contrary to the scheme and intent of the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) Regulations.The Court partly allowed a batch of writ petitions filed by...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 08 - December 14, 2025

Nominal IndexDr. Janvi v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 471kamlesh Rani v. Sanjeev 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 472 GURSEWAK SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 473GURMEJ SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 474Daljit Singh Grewal alias Bhola and others v. State of Punjab and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 475Gurcharan Dass and others v. State of Haryana and others...