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...

'Provide Status Of Pending Cases Against MP/MLAs': Punjab & Haryana High Court Tells District Judges

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed District & Sessions Judges across Punjab, Haryana, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to furnish a status updates on all pending criminal cases involving sitting and former MPs and MLAs. Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Yashvir Singh Rathod was hearing a suo moto cognizance, to monitor the early disposal of pending criminal cases...

'Untenable In Law': Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Cost On Law Aspirant Seeking Admission After Missing Entrance Test

Calling the plea "untenable in law," the Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed with ₹5,000 cost a petition filed by a student seeking admission despite missing the entrance test.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Yashvir Singh Rathod said, "the prayer is untenable in law...by no stretch of imagination that can be granted."A BA LLB (Hons) aspirant filed a plea seeking admission...

Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Launches Inquiry Into Alleged Bench Hunting At High Court

The Punjab & Haryana Bar Council has launched an inquiry into serious allegations of bench hunting by lawyers at the Punjab and Haryana High CourtIn an office order, the Chairman of the State Bar Council, Rakesh Gupta, stated that members of the Bar Council had pointed out that some advocates of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, in order to obtain favourable orders from a particular...

Accused Cannot Be Denied Bail U/S 132 GST Act In Tax Fraud Case Because Investigation Is Pending Against Co-Accused: P&H High Court

In a significant ruling, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has clarified that an accused person cannot be denied bail in complaint under Section 132 Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act merely because the investigation is still ongoing against a co-accused. Section 132 of the Act pertains punishment for committing offences including tax evasion, fraudulently availing tax...

'Concerning Deviation From Procedure': P&H High Court Flags Abrupt Arrests Under CGST Act, Lack Of Urgency By Dept In Pursuing Trial

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has expressed concern over the sluggish pace of trials and the lack of convictions in Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion cases and flagged abrupt arrests of accused by the authorities, "driven by some inexplicable urgency rather than necessity."The Court granted bail in an alleged case involving defrauding the state exchequer of Rs. 107 crore, as input...

Justice & Compassion Go Together, Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Sportsman Accused In Fraud Case To Travel Abroad For Shooting Camp

The Punjab & Haryana High Court underscored the delicate balance between justice and compassion by permitting a sportsman facing fraud allegations to travel abroad for a shooting camp.Chirag Kumar Sardana is accused in a Fraud and Arms Act case. His passport was released by the Sessions Court only for a limited period, which prevented him from participating in international shooting camps...

Judiciary Always Safeguarded Free & Fair Elections : Justice Surya Kant

The judiciary has been at the forefront of safeguarding free and fair elections in India, said Justice Surya Kant, Judge of the Supreme Court. He said that the judiciary acted as a stabilising force to ensure that the "blood of democracy continues to flow unblemished."Justice Kant was speaking at the First Annual Shri HL Sibal Memorial Lecture at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, organised...

P&H High Court Criticises Trial Court For 'Unreasonable Leniency' To Cyber Fraud Accused, Says Senior Citizen Complaints Must Be Prioritized

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has strongly criticized a trial court for showing “unreasonable leniency” in a cyber fraud case, emphasizing that cases involving senior citizens deserve urgent and prioritized handling.The plea was filed by a senior citizen who lodged a complaint in 2021 alleging cyber fraud of Rs.58.68 lakhs and FIR was lodged under Sections 420 and 120-B of IPC &...

Judges & Lawyers Of Punjab & Haryana High Court Shun Cars On 'Green Commute Day'

Lawyers, employees, and judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on working Saturday observed 'Green Commute Day'—an initiative by a group of High Court lawyers known as the 'Feed Goal Team.'Senior advocates and other lawyers arrived at the High Court in buses especially arranged from various parts of Panchkula and Chandigarh, supporting sustainable commutation. Chief Justice Sheel...

P&H High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Who Replaced National Flag With Saffron Flag Atop Mosque

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man accused of replacing the national flag with a saffron flag atop a mosque.The FIR was lodged under Sections 299, 3(5), 61(2) 196, 238 of the BNS and Section 2 of the Prevention of Insult to National Honours Act, 1971 at a Gurugram's police station.Justice Manisha Batra said, “The gravity of the offence and...