MV Act | House Wife's Contribution Invaluable, Her Service Can't Be Taken As Minimum Tier Earning Of Unskilled Worker: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that house wife's value of service while calculating the compensation for Motor Vehicle Accident claim cannot be taken as minimum tier of earnings as that of unskilled worker.The Court highlighted that a housewife performs "numerous duties" while nurturing her home and taking care of husband and children, the value of her services, in any case, cannot...

Recording Of Court Proceedings Prohibited In Punjab & Haryana High Court, District Courts: Registrar General Warns Of Contempt Action

In a notice issued on May 7, the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court stated that recording of court proceedings is prohibited in the High Court as well as in the District Courts of both states, and any violation of the order will result in appropriate action and contempt proceedings."All the parties/litigants and public at large are hereby informed that recording of...

Punjab-Haryana Water Dispute: High Court Paves Way For Release Of Bhakra Dam Water To Haryana, Says Punjab Police Cannot Interfere

Following a plea moved by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) alleging that the Punjab government through its Police is obstructing the release of Bhakra Nangal Dam water to Haryana, the High Court today passed an order restraining the agency from "interfering" in the day-to-day functioning of the dam.While the division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel conceded...

Judgments Rendered By High Courts In Other States Hold Persuasive Value, Reasons Must Be Given For Dissent: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that while the decisions of other High Courts, especially those supported by detailed reasoning, may carry high persuasive value, they do not constitute binding precedent for courts outside their jurisdiction.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "While a pronouncement from a High court, particularly one rendered after...

HMA | Wife Seeking Divorce Must Be Physically Residing In Jurisdiction Of Court Where Plea Is Filed: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a wife seeking divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) must be actually physically residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the court where the petition is filed.According to Section 19(iii-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, a petition under the Act shall be presented to the district court within the local limits of whose ordinary...

'We're Doing This To Enemy Country, Let's Not Do It Within States': High Court On Punjab Allegedly Blocking Nangal Dam Water To Haryana

"We are doing this to our enemy country. Let us not do this within our States,"orally remarked Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday (May 6) while hearing a plea moved by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) seeking to remove Punjab police forces allegedly deployed at Nangal Dam and Lohand Control Room Water Regulation Offices to block the water to Haryana.After hearing the matter for...

'This Is Not The Time': Punjab & Haryana HC Reserves Order On Plea To Give 'Martyr' Status To Pahalgam Terror Attack Victims

Observing that "this is not the time" for raising such issue, the Punjab and Haryana High Court reserved its verdict in a PIL seeking to declare the 26 tourists who died in the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack as "Martyrs".A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel was hearing the plea filed by Ayush Ahuja, a lawyer by profession.During the hearing, Chief Justice Nagu orally asked...

NDPS Act | Long Custody Can't Be Grounds For Bail When Recovery Is “Heavy”: Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Bail To Accused In Alleged 'Big Drug Racket'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant bail to 17 accused in an alleged "big drugs racket" operating in Punjab observing that bail cannot be granted on the ground of long custody when alleged recovery of drugs is "heavy".The accused persons were booked in an 2020 FIR wherein it was alleged that they had formed a racket, engaged in procuring intoxicant tablets &...

Police Officials' Privacy Taken Care Of By SC: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Preservation Of Call Records In Alleged Illegal Arrest Case

Observing that "security and privacy" of police officials has been taken care of by the Supreme Court in Suresh Kumar vs. Union of India, the Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the preservation of relevant call records of police officials after the accused moved a plea claiming he had been falsely implicated in an NDPS case.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj referring to Suresh Kumar case...

Provision On Adherence To Sanction Plan By Promoter Under RERA Act Will Prevail Over HRERA Rules In Case Of Conflict: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that in the event of any conflict between Rules of the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) and Section 14 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), the latter will prevail.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said, "Therefore, the test of inconsistency or repugnancy inter se...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Conviction Of 74-Yr-Old In 2000 Visa Fraud Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the conviction of a 74 years old lady in 24 years old immigration fraud case, observing that "Courts must do as much as is possible to nip this evil in the bud and undue sympathy must not be shown."Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi said, “Such offences of attempted illegal immigration are on the rise. Life savings are used up or loans availed to pay...

Punjab Municipal Polls: High Court Finds DSP's Affidavit On Destruction Of EVM 'Sketchy', Seeks Probe Report From Senior Official

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an affidavit from the SSP of Khanna district in Punjab, stating the progress of investigation into alleged destruction of EVM Machine along with CCTV camera during counting of votes.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar took note of an affidavit filed by the Deputy Superintendent, conceding that a FIR has been registered and during investigation it was...