Category: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Drug addicts are victims, can’t be treated as criminals

Source: tribuneindia.com The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed the States of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to initiate criminal proceedings against consumers of “narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances” to eradicate the menace in the case of “Surmukh Singh versus State of Punjab”. But any interpretation of the order without distinguishing

Punjab CM seeks speedy trial of rape cases, urges Chief Justice of High Court to devise a mechanism

Source: business-standard.com Expressing concern over delay in trial of rape cases, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Krishna Murari to put in place a fast track trial mechanism, and also advise the subordinate courts, under his jurisdiction, to complete the trial of such

HC: Check state’s proposal to adjust grant-in-aid staff in govt colleges

Source:- tribuneindia.com Chandigarh, June 5Over three months after the Haryana Government came out with a proposal to take over grant-in-aid staff working in government-aided private colleges across the state for adjusting them in government colleges, a vacation Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education, to look

High Court In India Says Animals Should Have Same Rights As Humans

Source:- .plantbasednews.org An Indian High Court has granted animals ‘legal person or entity’ status to animals, according to reports. The ruling, by Punjab and Haryana High Court, means animals in the state of Haryana will be accorded the ‘corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person’. It follows a 2018 landmark ruling by the Uttarakhand