Punjab and Haryana High Court
'Inhuman Approach': P&H HC Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Haryana Govt For Stopping Widow's Family Pension Over Excess Amounts Received By Her Due To Dept's Error
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.1 Lakh on the Haryana Government for its "insensitive and inhuman" approach of deducting the excess amount paid in pension due to the Department's negligence, which deprived a widow of family pension.While noting the government's department deprived the widow of family pension for 15 months and thereafter Rs.9000 was deducted each...
Farmers Protest | Attempt Has Been Made By Punjab Govt To Wash Off Hands From Investigating Matter: High Court On Protestor's Death
The Punjab & Haryana High Court pulled up the Punjab Government for its inaction in investigating the death of Protesting farmer, Shubhkaran Singh who died at the Punjab-Haryana (Khanauri) border during the farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest on February 21.While noting that the Punjab Police lodged Zero FIR by recording the occurrence that took place within the jurisdiction of Police...
Farmers Protest | Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Judicial Probe Into Death Of Protestor, Says Farmers Using Children As Shield Was 'Shameful'
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of a protesting farmer Shubhkaran Singh, who lost his life on February 21 on the Punjab-Haryana border.Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji, said that the investigation cannot be handed over to Punjab or Haryana "for obvious reasons" and constituted a three-member...
'Shocked Conscience Of Society': Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Death Penalty For Man Who Killed Wife, Kids & Sister-In-Law
Observing that the case has "shocked the collective conscience of the society", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has confirmed the death penalty for a man who was convicted of murdering his wife, two minor children, and sister-in-law, over a dispute of merely Rs.35,000 in Punjab's Phagwara.Calling it a "rarest of the rare case", a division bench of Acting Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia...
P&H High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Haryana Govt On Judicial Officers' Plea Over Non-Promotion Despite HC Directions
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a contempt notice to Haryana's Chief Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Administration of Justice Department, on plea filed by Civil Judges (Senior Division) and CJM, alleging disobedience of High Court's directions to accept its recommendations made to promote 13 judicial officers as Additional District and Session Judges.In...
Lack Of Appropriate Facilities In Judicial Complexes Leads To Denial Of Access To Justice For Persons With Disabilities: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the lack of infrastructure in judicial complexes which may be inaccessible to persons with disabilities in Punjab, Haryana and U.T. ChandigarhThe development came while hearing the plea of a 60-year-old disabled lady who sought transfer of her case at District Court Malerkotla, from the first floor to the ground floor as...
[PMLA] Enforcement Directorate Can't Restrain Movement Of Persons Whose Premises Are Being Searched: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot restrain the movements of the persons, whose premises are being searched in money laundering cases.Perusing the PMLA Rules, 2005 Justice Vikas Behl said, "there is nothing which stops the persons whose premises are being searched from carrying out their daily routine including going to...
Bhartiya Kisan Union President Moves Punjab & Haryana HC Seeking Judicial Probe To Assess Alleged Damage, Injuries Caused During Farmer's Protest
The President of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) has moved the Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking a judicial probe to assess alleged damage caused to the lives and properties of protesting farmers at the Punjab and Haryana borders on February 21.It is alleged that several lives have been lost and about 250 farmers have been injured, "most of them have lost their visions and limbs," the...
NDPS Probes In Himachal Pradesh Far Superior: High Courts Directs DGPs Of Punjab & Haryana To Send Police Officers For Training
Observing that investigations in NDPS matters in the state of Himachal Pradesh "is far superior" than the investigation done in the States of Punjab and Haryana, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the DGP of both the states to take the Investigating Officer for training at Police Training Centre (PTC), Daroh Dharamshala.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice...
Plea Filed In High Court To Stop Haryana Police From Allegedly Cancelling Passports Of Protesting Farmers
A plea has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking directions to Haryana's Ambala Police to refrain from initiating cancellation of passports and VISAs of farmers involved in "peaceful protests", without proper legal procedures.Uday Pratap Singh, a practicing lawyer has filed an application in the PIL pertaining to farmer's protest. The farmers are protesting in demand of a...
'Repeated Acts Of Insubordination During Probation Sets Bad Example For Judicial Officers': High Court Upholds Expulsion Of Punjab Judge
The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the expulsion of a Punjab Civil Judge (Junior Division), observing that, an officer who repeatedly committed acts of insubordination during probation would continue after it and he is setting a bad example for other Judicial Officers.The service of the then judge, Abhinav Kiran Sekhon was dispensed with, being "unsatisfactory", under Rule 7 (2) of...
[2022 Custodial Death Case] Have Lodged FIR Against Unknown Police Officials: CBI Tells Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today, told the Punjab & Haryana High Court that an FIR has been lodged against unknown police officials in a custodial death case that took place in Haryana's Jind in 2022."A regular case is therefore registered U/s 304, 323, 324, 120-B IPC against unknown police officials and entrusted to Sh. Vineet Khasa, Inspector, CBI, SCB, Chandigarh...