Punjab and Haryana High Court
High Court Seeks Status Report On Accessibility Of Judicial Complexes To Persons With Disabilities In Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday sought a status report from the Governments of Punjab, Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh on the accessibility of judicial complexes to persons with disabilities.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji asked the Governments whether there is compliance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 in...
'File Compliance Report Or Chief Secy Must Appear': High Court Raps Haryana Govt In Contempt Plea Over Non-Promotion Of District Judges Despite HC Orders
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, took exception to the Haryana Government in a contempt plea filed by Civil Judges (Senior Division) and CJM, alleging disobedience of the High Court's directions to accept its recommendations made to promote 13 judicial officers as Additional District and Session Judges.In December 2023, the High Court had directed the Haryana Government to...
[Snake Venom Case] High Court Seeks Response Of Haryana Govt On Protection Plea By Animal Rights Activist Who Filed FIR Against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
The Punjab & Haryana High Court issued notice on a protection plea filed against YouTuber Elvish Yadav for allegedly giving life threats to the animal rights activists who recorded a viral video of Yadav and filed an FIR against him for using Snake Venom as drugs.Yadav was recently arrested for allegedly procuring and selling snake venom at rave parties. He was reportedly booked under...
Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia Inaugurates Hybrid Video Conferencing Facility In Punjab & Haryana HC, District Courts & Other IT Initiatives
The Acting Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia on Wednesday, inaugurated four I.T. initiatives i.e. Hybrid Video Conferencing in High Court and in all District Courts in states of Punjab, Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh, free public Wi-fi in High Court premises, Inventory Management Software (IMS) for District Courts & 'Neutral Citation Phase-II (QR...
2015 Sacrilege Cases: High Court Frames 4 Questions For Larger Bench On Ram Rahim's Plea Challenging Punjab's Withdrawal Of Consent For CBI Probe
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has framed four questions while referring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's plea challenging Punjab Government's withdrawal of consent for CBI probe into 2015 Sacrilege Cases, in which he is an accused. The plea had also sought directions to CBI to continue with the investigation in the Sacrilege cases.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj in a detailed...
Farmers Protest Coverage: Haryana-Based Trust Challenges Withholding Of Social Media Accounts Allegedly On Centre's National Security Concerns
A petition has been filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the alleged withholding of 'X' and 'Youtube' accounts of a Trust and its journalist-Editor, allegedly for covering Farmers' Protest. As per the plea, the accounts were blocked on Centre's request citing national security and public order concerns.'Gaon Savera' Trust, statedly running a news platform in the name...
[POSH Act] P&H HC Seeks Response From Govt, Bar Council On Plea Seeking Formation Of Gender Sensitisation & Internal Complaints Committee For Lady Advocates
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notice on a plea filed seeking the formation of a Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaint Committee to redress the issue of sexual harassment of lady advocates at the Bar.A bench of Acting Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji sought a response from the State, Union Government, Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana and Punjab...
Custodial Death: Punjab & Haryana High Courts Directs CBI Probe Into Death Of Young Girl In Police Custody, Says SIT Ignored Vital Questions
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed CBI to probe into the custodial death of a girl who allegedly died due to torture in Punjab Police custody in 2017.The plea was filed by the deceased's fiancee who alleged that he along with deceased Ramandeep Kaur was taken in the Police Custody to investigate a case pertaining to fraud. Kaur allegedly died during interrogational...
Application Of Statutes Must Be Based In Reality: Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes POCSO Case Against Youth For Consensually Impregnating Minor Wife
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed a rape case against a husband who was accused of committing sexual intercourse consensually with his minor wife, observing that application of statutes like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) cannot be divorced from the reality of the situation.A young couple visited a government hospital, where doctors found that...
'Look Into Culpability Of Officials For Delays, Errors In Forensic Reports': High Court Tells Panel Formed To Probe Functioning Of FSL In Haryana
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the committee formed to look into the functioning of the Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) in Haryana to probe the culpability of officials for causing staggering delay and errors in the report in a case under NDPS Act, wherein the accused was a professional psychiatrist and accused of illegally operating a drug addiction Centre.Observing...
'Can New Haryana CM Run Govt For 6 Months Without Being Elected To State Assembly?' HC Seeks Response Of Union, State In Plea Challenging Appointment Of Nayab Singh Saini
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today asked the State and Union Government whether the newly elected Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini can run the government without being elected as a member of the Haryana State Assembly.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji has sought a response from the State, Union Government and other authorities on...
PMLA | When Investigating Agency Didn't Arrest, But Trial Court Wants Judicial Custody On Filing ECIR There Must Be Reasons To Deny Bail: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that in Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases when the investigating agency did not arrest, but the trial court wants judicial custody on filing the complaint, the Court must give reasons for denying bail.While granting anticipatory bail in a PMLA case, Justice Anoop Chitkara said, "When the Investigating agency did not arrest,...