Category: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana HC rejects bail plea of Honeypreet Insan, DSS chief’s alleged daughter

Source: timesnownews.com Chandigarh: A bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today rejected the bail plea of Honeypreet Singh Insan, an aide of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan. Aged 37, Honeypreet was accused of inciting violence in Haryana’s Panchkula in 2017 when the DSS chief was convicted by a special CBI

Haryana Tribunal row: HC defers implementation of notification

Sourcce: hindustantimes.com The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday deferred implementation of Centre’s notification on Haryana State Administrative Tribunal (SAT). With this, the high court will hear Haryana government service-related petitions for now and also entertain fresh petitions. However, the agitating lawyers are to decide on Monday whether strike will continue or not. The

Punjab and Haryana High Court issues blanket order against any strike at PGIMER

Source: indianexpress.com The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday restrained various employee associations, including the contract workers and resident doctors, from proceeding on any strike or disrupting the functioning of the PGIMER Chandigarh in any manner while ordering a stay on a notice issued by the PGI Contract Workers Union for strike. The contract workers, including

Allowing convicts with up to 2-yr jail term contest polls requires scrutiny: HC

Source: hindustantimes.com The Punjab and Haryana high court has said that a provision in the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which allows a convict with up to two-year jail term to contest elections, requires scrutiny. Seeking response from the Centre by November 6, the high court bench of justice Krishna Murari and justice Arun

Plea seeks disqualification of all convicted lawmakers, Punjab HC says law requires relook

Source: indianexpress.com A provision in the Representation of People’s Act,1951, allowing a lawmaker to continue to hold their seat even if convicted and sentenced for a period of less than two years has come under challenge before the Punjab and Haryana High Court which has issued notices to the Union of India and Election Commission

Punjab and Haryana civil secretariat to undergo Rs 25-crore restoration

Source: hindustantimes.com The UT administration has initiated the process for restoration and conservation of the Punjab and Haryana civil secretariat buildings at the Capitol Complex in Sector 1. “Under the project, flooring, which has worn over the years, will be restored. Chips will be used, as in the original construction undertaken in the 1950s. The surface

Haryana tribunal row: High court summons Chandigarh adviser, DGP and home secretary

Source: hindustantimes.com Hours after the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday asked three top Chandigarh administration officers to remain present in the court on Wednesday in view of agitating lawyers not allowing litigants to enter courts for nearly two weeks now, the Bar association said that litigants won’t be stopped from tomorrow. Those asked

SC Judge advocates legal literacy for all

Source: tribuneindia.com Justice Udai Umesh Lalit of the Supreme Court on Saturday opined that legal literacy could make a difference by making people understand their rights and duties. “Empowerment comes from knowledge, which brings enlightenment to help people from deprived sections of society,” he said. He was addressing students during the state-level annual students legal

Lawyers’ stir continues against Haryana move on administrative tribunal, litigants suffer

Source: indianexpress.com Amid a continuous protest outside gate no. 1 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, litigants are facing a difficult time even in entering the court complex as the lawyers’ dharna against the decision to establish Haryana Administrative Tribunal by the state government has affected the functioning of the High Court. The pendency