Tag: Punjab and Haryana High Court

High Court notice to Transport Department

Source: tribuneindia.com After a city-based RTI activist filed a contempt petition against the Transport Department officials for allegedly ignoring the court order regarding pending traffic challans in Ludhiana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice of motion to the respondents, including the Principal Secretary, Transport Department, the State Transport Commissioner and the

SC awards nearly Rs 50 lakh compensation to disabled driver of deceased Punjab minister

sorce: tribuneindia.com A man who suffered permanent disability in an accident while driving the car of the then leader and Punjab Cabinet minister Kanwaljit Singh in 2009 was on Monday awarded Rs 49.9 lakh compensation by the Supreme Court. Singh, who was Punjab Cooperation Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal’s general secretary, had died on March

SC awards nearly Rs 50 lakh compensation to disabled driver of deceased Punjab minister

Source: business-standard.com A man who suffered permanently disability in an accident while driving the car of the thenD leader and Punjab cabinet minister Kanwaljit Singh in 2009 was on Monday awarded Rs 49.9 lakh compensation by the Supreme Court. Singh, who was Punjab Cooperation Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal’s General Secretary, had died on March

Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict on NRI quota may benefit GMCH-32

Source: indianexpress.com Punjab and Haryana High Court’s verdict upholding the decision of Punjab government to narrow down the NRI category in medical college admissions is likely to have an impact on the petitions challenging a Sector-32 Government Medical College and Hospital’s decision to confine the NRI quota to only those candidates whose parents or grandparents

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

Forest scam: Khattar govt continues to fight in court despite AG office’s no

Source – indiatimes.com Chandigarh: Even though the office of Haryana advocate general (AG) has given categorical opinion asking to withdraw the petition related to the scams exposed by Magsaysay awardee Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the state government continues to rigorously pursue the case before the Punjab and Haryana high court. The petition was

Road rage case: Supreme Court to decide fate of Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday will deliver its verdict on appeal filed by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and his friend challenging their conviction and three-year jail term awarded by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a 1988 road rage case in which one person died. A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul will also deliver

In a first, Modi govt changes collegium’s recommendation on HC judge’s appointment

Source – theprint.in New Delhi: For possibly the first time since the collegium system was introduced, the Centre has unilaterally amended the recommendation of the judicial appointments body to apply its own writ, considered a violation of settled law and procedure. Last month, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended that Punjab and Haryana High Court additional judge