Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association To Abstain From Work Tomorrow To Protest Youth's Death During Farmers' Protest
The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association has today, resolved to abstain from work tomorrow (February 23) to protest the death of youth who reportedly died during farmers' protest on February 22.In an official statement released by the Executive Committee of the Association, it was stated that, "Various representations and calls have been received from Members of the Bar, the...
Farmers Protest: PIL Filed In Punjab & Haryana High Court To Restrain Farmers From Marching To Delhi
Another PIL has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in relation to the ongoing farmers protest, seeking to restrain the protesting farmers from moving ahead to New Delhi.A Panchkula based lawyer has filed the plea claiming that “Delhi Chalo” march by the farmers of Punjab is posing “grave danger to the life and liberty of common citizens in general, police personnel on duty...
Agency Executing Or Allotting Work Is Necessary Party To S. 11, A&C Act Petition, Beneficiary Department Isn't Necessary Party: Punjab And Haryana High Court
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana single-judge bench of Justice Suvir Sehgal adjudicated on a Section 11 petition filed by a Construction Company which was conducting work for the Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training, although the department itself wasn't a party to the petition. The single-judge bench determined that even though the work was intended for...
Farmers Protest: Lawyer Moves High Court Seeking Judicial Probe Into Punjab Youth's Death Allegedly On Account Of Violence By Haryana Police
An application has been moved by a lawyer in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking judicial enquiry into death of a 22-year-old youth allegedly by violent means resorted to by the Haryana police/para military during farmers' protest at Khanauri border yesterday.Advocate Harinder Pal Singh has moved an intervention application in the petition challenging "obstructive actions" of the...
Farmers Protest: Journalist Claims He Sustained Head Injuries From Tear Gas Shell Fired By Haryana Police In Punjab, Moves High Court
A journalist has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking registration of FIR against the officials of Haryana Police who allegedly struck tear gas shell that landed on his head while he was covering farmers' protest within Punjab government's jurisdiction.Neil Bhalinder, a journalist from Punjab Sawera stated that on February 13, while he was covering the farmers' protest...
Punjab & Haryana Court Pulls Up State Federation For Compelling Employee To Withdraw Litigation, Forgo Interest For Release Of Retiral Benefits
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that compelling employees to furnish undertaking on affidavit that they will withdraw the cases from the Court "has got no significance in law" and against the the spirit of the basic scheme of the Constitution of India.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri said, "Such kind of affidavits have no force of law and they are non-est and cannot be...
'Court Duty Will Be Priority': P&H High Court Issues Directions To Ensure NDPS Trials Are Not Delayed Due To Non-Appearance Of Police Witnesses
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a set of directions to ensure that trials under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act are no delayed due to non-appearance of Police/ official witnesses.Earlier also the Court had expressed dismay over police officials not appearing as witness in NDPS Act. Justice Manjri Nahru Kaul had observed that such non-appearance often led...
Farmers Protest | P&H High Court Refuses To Hear Today Plea Of Centre & Haryana Against Farmers' Movement In Tractors, Modified Vehicles
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today, refused urgent hearing of plea seeking directions to prevent farmers from moving ahead with modified vehicles, tractors and trolleys.The matter was mentioned before the bench of Acting Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji by Additional Solicitor General Satya Pal Jain, appearing for the Central Government and Advocate General...
"Inappropriate": Punjab & Haryana High Court Refrains From Referring To Female Teacher As 'Mistress', Cites SC Directives On Addressing Females
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently refrained from referring to a female teacher as "mistress", a terminology which the Punjab Government uses for the position.Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma said,"Petitioner Neetu Sharma has approached this court with a grievance that she had applied for the post of Punjabi Language Mistress (the word mistress is although inappropriate but is a term...
'Trial Court Swayed By Issue Of Honour Killing, Great Travesty Of Justice': P&H High Court Acquits Father & Uncle Sentenced To Death For Alleged Honour Killing
Observing that "a great travesty of justice has occurred in recording the conviction of the appellants by the Trial Court", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted the father and uncle of a girl who were sentenced to death for allegedly committing her "honour killing."The trial court convicted the father and uncle of the deceased girl and sentenced them to death, for allegedly...
Tractor-Trolleys Not Allowed On Highways, Right To Protest Subject To Reasonable Restrictions: Punjab & Haryana High Court On Farmers Protest
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today orally remarked that the farmers have right to protest but it is subject to reasonable restrictions.The farmers are protesting in demand of a law guaranteeing MSP, among other things. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji was hearing the plea challenging the alleged obstructive actions of the government...
[S. 23(2) Senior Citizens Act] Magistrate Can Evict Occupant From Senior Citizens' Estate To Ensure Well Being: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Tribunal/Magistrate under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Senior Citizen Act) during the enforcement of the right to receive maintenance against the transferee of senior citizen's property, can evict the transferee if it is necessary to ensure the well being of the senior citizen.A division...