Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab Govt Moves High Court Against Bhakra Dam Management's Alleged Extra Water Allocation To Haryana
The Punjab Government has moved the Punjab & Haryana High Court challenging the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)'s decision taken in April to allocate alleged extra water share to Haryana.A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry was hearing the matter.AG Punjab Maninderjit Singh Bedi sought quashing of minutes of Technical Committee Meeting took place on April 23...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 28 - August 03, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations 302 - 310]SXXXX v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 302Arshad v. State of Haryana and Ors. LiveLaw (PH) 303Jaswant and others v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 304Niyaz etc. v. State of Haryana LiveLaw (PH) 305XXX v. XXX LiveLaw (PH) 306 XXXXX v. XXXXX LiveLaw (PH) 307Suresh Kumar Sharma (deceased) through LRs v. State of Haryana and Ors.LiveLaw...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Calls For Union's Response On Plea Seeking Uniform Guidelines For Carrying 'Kirpan'
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a response from the Union and State Governments on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the formulation of uniform guidelines governing the carrying of the 'Kirpan'—a short sword or knife with a curved blade, worn as one of the five distinguishing signs of the Sikh Khalsa.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry was hearing a...
High Court Stays Punjab Land Pooling Policy, Seeks Safeguards For Farmers, Artisans
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today ( August 07) stayed the controversial 'Punjab Land Pooling Policy' after the Government refused to withdraw it, till the next date of hearing (September 10).The Punjab Land Pooling Policy 2025, approved by the Bhagwant Mann government, aims to promote planned and sustainable urban development projects across the state, particularly by curbing...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Litigant For Forum Shopping, Filing Frivolous Contempt Plea Against IAS
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a litigant for engaging in forum shopping and filing a meritless contempt petition in a civil disputeThe development comes in a contempt plea alleging that the authorities have disobeyed Supreme Court's ruling in Rajeeb Kalita Vs. Union of India and others by disconnecting the water supply of the petitioner. In Rajeeb...
Plea For Suspension Of Sentence Maintainable Even If Accused Did Not Surrender After Conviction: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that an application for suspension of sentence filed along with criminal revision petition challenging conviction in a criminal case is maintainable before the High Court, even if the convict has not surrendered post-conviction.Justice Sumeet Goel said,"A criminal revision petition against the judgments of conviction (as also an application...
Does Punjab Land Pooling Policy Make Any Provision For Rehabilitation Of Landless Labourers? High Court Asks State
In a significant development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab government to clarify whether the state's Land Pooling Policy includes any provision for the rehabilitation of landless labourers affected by urban development projects. The State Government also informed the Court that the policy would be kept on hold and no further steps would be taken till the next date...
P&H High Court Seeks Environmental Clearance Given To Lalit Hotel In Chandigarh's IT Park After Admin's Opposition To New HC Building In Same Area
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought documents of the environmental clearance granted to The Lalit Hotel located in the IT Park area of Chandigarh, as the Union Territory (UT) Administration opposed the construction of the new High Court building in the same vicinity. Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said, "Documentary proof of environmental objections qua IT...
Failure To Notify GST Commissioner About Partner's Retirement Makes Ex-Partner Liable For Firm's GST: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court stated that failure to notify commissioner of partner's retirement makes former partner liable for firm's GST. Section 90 of the CGST Act, 2017 extends the liability in case of partnership firm to its partners as well. Justices Lisa Gill and Sudeepti Sharma stated that “intimation of retirement of partner has to be given to the Commissioner...
P&H High Court Seeks Response On PIL To Declare Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Unconstitutional Except When Mother's Or Child's Life Is At Risk
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought a response from the Union Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to declare that medical termination of pregnancy, except in circumstances where the life of the pregnant woman or the unborn child is in grave and imminent danger, is unconstitutional for being violative of Article 21 of the Constitution.The plea also challenged that...
No Power To Transfer Case From One High Court To Another: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that it does not have power to transfer a case from one High Court to another. Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said, "So far as the prayer of transferring the aforesaid three cases to any other High Court is concerned, the same cannot be granted since this Court is not vested with any such power; the petitioner for this purpose...