Punjab and Haryana High Court
[Illegal Liquor Transportation] Higher Officers Attempted To Save Police Official Who Was Guilty Of Serious Misconduct: P&H HC Summons Haryana SP
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, said that higher police officers had made every attempt to save a police official allegedly involved in a case of transportation of huge amounts of illegal liquor from Punjab to Gujarat.Justice N.S. Shekhawat said, "Apparently, this Court has reasons to believe that every attempt has been made by the higher police officers to save a police official,...
P&H HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Probe Into Allegedly Tampered Report By Chandigarh Municipal Corp Over Clearing Garbage Mountain
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking investigation on Chandigarh Municipal Corporation's allegedly tampered report submitted in a PIL filed for clearing garbage mountain in the City's Dadu Majra.A division bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji issued notice and posted the matter to March 20.It has been alleged that the Detailed...
High Court Orders New Chandigarh Mayor To Take Charge Tomorrow, Orders Videography Of Deputy Mayor Elections
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today disposed of the plea challenging a meeting called by Chandigarh's Deputy Commissioner (DC) to conduct the election of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor allegedly in violation of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Mayor election case, after new notification calling for fresh election process was issued by the DC.While giving slew of directions, a...
Congress Councillors Move P&H HC Against Deputy Commissioner's Notification Calling Meeting For Sr Dy Mayor & Dy Mayor Polls In Violation Of SC Ruling
Two Indian National Congress councillors have moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging a meeting called by the Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner to conduct the election of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor allegedly in violation of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Mayor election case.Gurpreet Singh and Nirmala Devi, have contended in the plea that fresh elections to the post of...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Disapproves Of State Authorities Often Raising "Frivolous Objections"Â To Pleas For Appointment Of Arbitrator
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently expressed dismay over State instrumentalities for strongly contesting applications for appointment of Arbitrator, often by raising frivolous objections.While overruling the objections raised by Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board in a plea for appointment of arbitrator, Justice Suvir Sehgal said,"... all the objections raised by the...
'He Was Injured': Haryana Police Denies Allegations Of Detaining Youth Farmer; High Court Pulls Up State For Failure To File His Medical Report
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today pulled up the Haryana government for not filing the medical report of a youth protestor, allegedly detained by the Police during the agitation led by farmers on February 21 in demand of MSP."Where is the opinion of the medical superintendent, I have specifically asked for the medical report...are they self inflicted injuries? In habeas corpus petition...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up [19th February - 25th February, 2024]
Nominal IndexNarinder Kumar and another v. State of Punjab and others 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 51Sonia v. State of Haryana and others 2024 Live (PH) 52Naresh Kumar and another v. The Appellate Tribunal, Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 53Neetu Sharma v. State of Punjab and others 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 54Balwinder Singh & another v. State of Punjab 2024...
'Outrageously Unfair': Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Sentence Imposed On 75-Yr Old For Violating Probation Conditions, Imposes ₹50 Fine Instead
Observing that "the idea of just justice can only be realised through compassion," the Punjab & Haryana High Court said that it was "outrageously unfair" to send an elderly man, of 75 years age, to undergo three-year custody by sentencing him for the original offence for violating the probation conditions.Instead, the High Court applied Section 9 of the Probation of Offenders Act and...
S.311 CrPC | Successive Pleas To Summon Same Witness Not Barred But Should Be Dealt With Higher Degree Of Circumspect: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that a criminal court is well within its judicial discretion under Section 311 of CrPC to summon any person as a witness at any stage of proceedings till such Court is seized of the matter.For context, Section 311 of CrPC empowers Court to summon material witness, or examine person present at any stage of any inquiry, trial or...
P&H High Court Issues Notice On Father's Plea Alleging That Haryana Police Illegally Detained His Son During Farmers Protest
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today issued notice to the states of Punjab and Haryana on a habeas corpus petition which alleged that a man was illegally detained by the Haryana Police during the farmers' protest on February 21.The plea was filed by the father of the alleged detenue, who was stated to be a resident of Punjab and was part of "peaceful farmers agitation". It was alleged...
Revenue Authorities Refrain From Updating Circle Rates To Facilitate Adjustment Of Black Money In Property Transactions: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Observing that revenue authorities refrain from updating circle rates to facilitate adjustment of black money in property transactions, the Punjab & Haryana High Court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a Patwari who was accused of showing inflated rates to help the land owners get higher compensation from Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA).Justice Anoop Chitkara said,...
How Are 'Shops' Facilitating Marriage Of Run-Away Couples? It's A Sacrosanct Relationship, Can't Be Left Unattended: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the AAG of Haryana to examine as to under what authority "shops" situated at Panchkula are facilitating marriages of run-away couple without verifying their antecedents, observing that "marriage is not only a contract between two individuals but a sacrosanct relationship, which cannot be left unattended."Justice Sandeep Moudgil remarked,"These...