Plea Of 'No Fault' Or 'Negligence Of Victim' Not Available To Railway Administration: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court awarded a compensation of Rs.4 lakh along with interest @ 9% per annum to a passenger who received injuries due to sudden jolt of a train in 2013, observing that the liability of the "Railway Administration is based on the 'principle of strict liability'."Justice Pankaj Jain said, "Plea of 'no fault of railways' or 'negligence of the victim' is not available...

Lawrence Bishnoi Interview Row | 'Lower Rank Officers Shouldn't Be Scapegoated': Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Action Against Delinquent Officials

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today asked the Punjab Government to take strict action against the delinquent officer of Punjab Police who helped the jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in giving the TV interview from police custody in Kharar's Crime Intelligence Agency (CIA), which tends to glorify crime.The bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Lapita Banerji orally asked...

High Court Imposes ₹3 Lakh Cost On Haryana Staff Selection Commission For Unjustly Rejecting Woman In Physical Test For Constable Post

The Punjab & Haryana High Court imposed a cost of Rs 3 Lakh on Haryana Staff Selection Commission (Commission) for unjustly denying a woman candidate for the post of Constable.After qualifying the recruitment exam, the candidate was disqualified in physical test because the height was not properly measured and thereafter her claim was unjustly rejected by the Commission "on one pretext or...

Law Is A Noble Profession, Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Relief To Law Student Caught Cheating In Semester Exam

The Punjab and Haryana High Court refused to quash the order disqualifying a law student from appearing in any University examination for two years, after he was found cheating during an exam.The Panjab University had caught a BA LLB student of first year with objectionable material during the exam and disqualified him from appearing in any University examination for two years.Justice...

Courts Should Not Adjudicate From 'Ivory Tower': Punjab & Haryana HC On Family Court's Denial Of Interim Maintenance To Wife

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that Courts are mandated to adopt a pragmatic approach by focusing on the substantive financial realities rather than being influenced by the mere formal appearance of employment or income in maintenance proceeding.The Court modified the order of a Family Court wherein, it did not grant any maintenance to wife because she held a position of a...

Law Should Be Shield For Weak, Not Weapon For Strong: Punjab & Haryana HC Chief Justice Sheel Nagu

The Chief Justice Of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Sheel Nagu said that, “Legal literacy is the key that unlocks the doors of justice for all. In a just society, law should be a shield for the weak, not a weapon for the strong.”The judge was speaking at the conference titled "Authorities for Empowering the Marginalized and a Step Towards Social Justice: Achievements and...

76% Prisoners Are Undertrials, Many Languish In Jails Due To Lack Of Legal Aid: Justice BR Gavai

Supreme Court Judge Justice BR Gavai said that empowering marginalized citizens is not just a matter of legal or economic support but they should also be equipped to advocate for themselves.Justice BR Gavai, who was recently appointed as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, was invited as the chief guest at the conference titled "Authorities for Empowering...

Contempt Action Should Be Avoided When Order For Compliance Is Challenged Under Appeal: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the contempt court should avoid taking action when the order for compliance is challenged under appeal.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Sudeepti Sharma said that, "the contempt action has to be sparingly drawn, and, is to be avoided to be drawn, as a measure to coerce the purported errant litigant to make compliances with certain directions or...

High Court Imposes Rs.1 Lakh Cost On Punjab PWD Secretary For Illegally Depriving Employee Of Promotion

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.1 lakh on the Punjab Public Works Department's Secretary for illegally depriving a Sub Divisional Engineer of promotion to the post of Executive Engineer.Justice Mahabir Singh SIndhu said, "Since the action of the respondents is found to be grossly illegal, therefore, in order to mitigate the miseries of petitioner and as a...

Service By Ex-Serviceman During First National Emergency Can Be Counted For Pensionary Benefit For Govt Post Even After 1 Yr Of Discharge: P&H HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the service rendered during First Emergency by the Ex-Servicemen will be counted for the pensionary benefits arising from the Government post which is joined later even beyond one year of service if the post reserved for Ex-Servicemen is not advertised within stipulated time. As per Punjab Recruitment of Ex-Servicemen Rules, 1982 the Officer...

Punjab & Haryana HC Declines Pre-Arrest Bail To Mother Booked Under POCSO For Forcing 2-Yrs Old Son Into Sexual Activities With Paramour

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to grant pre-arrest bail to a mother who was accused of sexually abusing her 2 years old son with her alleged paramour, observing that the role of a mother is of care and nurturing the child and any deviation from this standard especially in a manner that harms one's own child, invites strict action under the law.Justice Sumeet Goel observed,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Ex-MLA Dilbag Singh's Plea Challenging ED's Provisional Attachment Order In Illegal Mining Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Indian National Lok Dal's former MLA Dilbagh Singh and others, challenging the Provisional Attachment Order (PAO) passed by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with money laundering allegations in an illegal mining case.A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal opined that the PAO complied...