'Irrelevant Whether Ticket No. Was Stated Incorrectly': P&H High Court Grants ₹8 Lakh Damages To Passenger Who Died In Accident On Railway Track

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted a compensation of of Rs.4 lakh along with interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of accident till the date of actual realization or Rs.8 lakh “whichever is higher.“Justice Pankaj Jain said, "once it stands proved that deceased-Gaurav Kumar was holding a valid Monthly Seasonal Ticket (MST) on the given date even though last digit was...

'Classic Administrative Lethargy', High Court Slams Haryana Govt For Failing To Notify Reserved Forest In Morni Hills For 40 Years

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Government to identify and notify the reserved forest areas in Morni Hills, latest by December 31.A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel critised the State for not taking any action in the matter, despite the process being initiated four decades ago through a notification dated December 18, 1987. It...

P&H High Court Warns Against Baseless Pleas Challenging Competitive Exam Answers, Says Integrity Of Experts Can't Be Allowed To Erode

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a stern warning against the filing of meritless petitions that challenge the answers or evaluation methods of competitive examinations.The development ensued while hearing a plea challenging the answer key issued by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil).Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj noted that the petitioner,...

Panjab University Students Write To HC Chief Justice Against Mandatory Affidavit Imposing Restrictions On Protests On Campus

The students of Panjab University have written a letter to Punjab & Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, seeking suo motu action against the University's move to make it mandatory for new admissions to submit an affidavit, which requires students to obtain prior permission before organizing protest in the campus.The clauses in the affidavit include that the student must obtain...

P&H High Court Dismisses Ex-Judicial Officer's Plea Challenging Full Court Decision To Compulsorily Retire Him, Flags Adverse Remarks In ACR

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today (June 20) dismissed a former Additional Session Judge's plea challenging the full court's decision to compulsorily retire him in 2000 in "public interest."Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel observed that "the phrase 'Public Interest' is inherently broad and falls within the exclusive domain of the competent authority, whose...

P&H High Court Junks PIL Seeking Ban On Online Betting, Says Remedy Available Under Haryana Prevention Of Public Gambling Act

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday (June 20) refused to entertain a PIL seeking to restrain all online opinion trading platforms, mobile applications, websites, and digital mediums from advertising and/or facilitating betting and wagering activities, which was said to be in violation of the Public Gambling Act.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "since there...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Of Shortage Of Hospital Staff In Chandigarh's PGIMER Hospital

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday took suo moto cognisance of the shortage of nursing staff and hospital attendants in Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Aman Chaudhary said, “On the basis of news item published in 'Times of India' on 17.06.2025, highlighting the plight of patients and their...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Of Felling Of Trees In Gurugram For DLF's Real Estate Project

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday initiated suo moto Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the alleged felling of 2000 trees in Gurugram's DLF to develop a new real estate project.Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Aman Chaudhary entertained the suo moto petition on the basis of a newspaper report. “The office is directed to implead the DLF Limited (formerly Delhi Land...

Employees Can't Be Denied Right To Regularisation Of Service Merely Because They Were Working As Daily Wagers: P&H High Court

Employees cannot be denied the right to regularisation of service merely because they were engaged as daily wagers, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held.Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Alok Jain said, "Once the appellants have not disputed the length of service of the respondents (writ petitioners), they cannot deny their legal right for being considered or entitled to...

Whether Grounds Of Arrest Should Be Supplied Before Arrest? P&H High Court Chooses To Await Supreme Court's Decision

The Punjab and Haryana High Court remarked that when the Supreme Court itself has expressed doubts regarding the practical implementation of the judgment mandating supply of grounds of arrest, it would be appropriate to await the verdict of the Apex Court on the issue.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu said, "the decision of the Apex Court rendered in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273,...

Humanity Has Suffered Enough Environmental Damage: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Accused Of Illegal Mining

"Humanity has suffered enough environmental damage," observed the Punjab and Haryana High Court as it refused to grant pre-arrest bail to a man accused of illegal mining.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu said, "that humanity has suffered enough environmental damage especially to the river as well as to the environment at large, the offence of illegal mining in rivers needs to be taken in all...

Selection Process Cannot Be Kept Open Indefinitely, Violates Article 14: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to interfere in 2014 advertisement for the post of Forest Guard observing that the selection process cannot be kept open indefinitely as the same would be violative of Article 14.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "The selection process cannot be kept open indefinitely. Keeping a selection process open-ended undermines the certainty and...