'Bhagavad Gita Reminds State Of Its Duty To Common Good': Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Regularisation Of Daily Wagers

Emphasising that Indian constitutionalism is rooted in the civilisational idea of Rajdharma, where governance must be guided by justice, fairness and compassion, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a welfare State cannot, in good conscience or law, continue to extract uninterrupted service from workers while keeping them in perpetual insecurity.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "There...

Long Incarceration No Ground To Allow Successive Bail When First Plea Rejected By Passing Detailed Order: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a second petition filed by an accused in the SFIO investigation into the Adarsh Group of Companies seeking regular bail, holding that while a successive bail application is not barred per se, however mere long incarceration cannot be the sole ground to allow the plea.Justice Manisha Batra said, "Though, a second/successive regular bail application cannot be rejected solely on the ground of maintainability thereof, but for such petition to succeed,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: December 2025

Nominal IndexBHAGWANT MANN AND ANOTHER v. U.T. CHANDIGARH 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 460RAMANDEEP SINGH BAINS AND OTHERS v. BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD AND OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 461Vishal Kandwal v. State of Haryana and ors. 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 462National Insurance Company Limited v. Satbir and Others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 463Sandeep Singh Attal @ Sandvi v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH)...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part 1 [Citations 01 - 250]

24X7 Helpline, Decide Representation In 3 Days: Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Guidelines To State, Police For Runaway Couples Seeking ProtectionTitle: XXX v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERSCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 01The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a slew of guidelines to be followed by the State and Police when it is approached by an individual or a run away couple, alleging...

'Frame Humane Policy': Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Union's Response On Regularisation Of Contractual MGNREGA Employees

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought the Union Government's response on a plea filed by contractual Accounts Assistants working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) seeking regularisation of their services against sanctioned posts.The Court observed that MGNREGA is a flagship welfare programme of the Government of India and it's the...

Driving Licence Sufficient To Treat Deceased As Skilled Heavy Vehicle Driver; No Interference With MACT Compensation: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company challenging the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), observing that the driving license was enough to prove that deceased was duly qualified to be treated as a skilled worker in the category of heavy vehicle driver.Justice Sudeepti Sharma noted, "a perusal of the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Additional Judges At Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Central Government on Friday (January 2) notified the appointment of two judicial officers as Additional Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointments. The appointees are Judge Ramesh Chander Dimri and Judge Neerja Kulwant Kalson....

Income Tax Act | Centralisation Of Assessment U/S 127 Permissible Where Cases Are Inter-Linked: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that the transfer of assessment jurisdiction under Section 127 of the Income Tax Act is valid where cases are inter-linked, and centralisation is required for effective investigation and public interest. Section 127 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, grants the power to senior tax authorities to transfer a taxpayer's case from one Assessing Officer...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bars 'Negative Blocking' Of ITC Beyond Available Credit Under Rule 86A CGST Rules

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana has held that tax authorities cannot block a taxpayer's Electronic Credit Ledger (ECL) beyond the Input Tax Credit (ITC) actually available at the time of action, and that creating a negative ITC balance under Rule 86A of the CGST Rules, 2017 is without jurisdiction. A Division Bench of Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Parmod Goyal was hearing a...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Appoints Arbitrator In Shareholder Dispute Over Chairmanship Rotation In KPH Dream Cricket

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on 23rd December 2025, appointed Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu as the sole arbitrator to resolve a dispute over the "rotational chairmanship" of KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, the company that owns and administers the IPL franchise - Punjab Kings. Additionally, the Court noted that when appointing an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration...

Convict Must Remain Behind Bars Until He Is Close To 'Sunset Of Virility': P&H High Court Commutes Death Penalty In Rape, Murder Of 5-Yr-Old

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to Virender alias Bholu, convicted for the rape and murder of a five-and-a-half-year-old girl, to rigorous imprisonment for life with a minimum of 30 years' actual incarceration without remission with 30 lakhs of fine to be paid to the victim's family. The Court acquitted convict's mother convicted by the Trial Court...

HSVP Cannot Charge 'Current Price' From Oustees For Delayed Allotments Of Plots: Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹3 Lakh Cost

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP, formerly HUDA) cannot charge the current reserve price for plots allotted to land oustees when the delay in allotment is attributable to the authority itself. The Court further ruled that levy of 11% interest is not “reasonable interest” within the meaning of the Full Bench judgment in Rajiv...