'Personnel On Casual Leave To Be Treated As On Duty': Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Special Family Pension To Soldier's Widow

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held the death of an Army personnel caused by cardiac arrest while he was on casual leave as attributable to military service, thereby granting special family pension to his widow. [2026 LL (PH) 261]A Division Bench of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Amarinder Singh Grewal dismissed petition filed by the Union of India challenging an order of...

'Disturbing Trend' Of Organised Gangs, Sleeper Cells In Haryana Districts Like Gurugram & Faridabad: High Court Seeks State's Response

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Home Department, to file an affidavit apprising it of the policy framework and institutional measures put in place by the State to deal with organised criminal gangs and their sleeper cells.Justice Sanjay Vashisth while allowing of three connected bail pleas observed, "this Court deems...

High Court Stays Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Pending Before Punjab Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed proceedings in a criminal defamation complaint pending against Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur.The case stems from a complaint filed by one Hitesh Bhardwaj, a resident of Sangrur, against the Congress President's comments about Bajrang Dal during the Karnataka...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 27 - August 02, 2026

Nominal Index [Citation 243 - 248]Court On Its Own Motion v. State of Punjab and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 243Braham Dutt and others v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 244Jyoti Devi v. State of Haryana and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 245Vikas Kumar v. Central Bureau of Investigation 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 246Kulvir Singh @ Kulbir Singh and another v. State of Punjab and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH)...

'Do Community Service For Patients In Civil Hospital': P&H High Court While Suspending Sentence Of Two Murder Convicts

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of two murder convicts during the pendency of their criminal appeals, while directing them to perform community service for one month at the Civil Hospital, Gurugram, including attending to the injured and patients.A Division Bench of Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur said, "The applicant(s)-appellant(s)...

'Overcome Drinking Habit, Care For Family': P&H High Court To Man Accused Of Assaulting Pregnant Wife For Refusing Sex Determination Test

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man accused of assaulting his pregnant wife after she refused to undergo an ultrasound examination for determination of the sex of the foetus, observing that the accused should makes sincere efforts to overcome his habit of consuming liquor and take care of his family.Justice Sanjay Vashisth said, "admittedly, allegations arise...

Drunken Driving Case: High Court Denies Bail To Haryana Cop Accused Of Running Over Woman

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined regular bail to a serving Haryana Police official accused of causing the death of a 25-year-old woman by driving a car in an intoxicated condition and running over her after striking the e-rickshaw in which she was travelling.Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, "the petitioner is a serving police official, who is expected to uphold the rule of law...

Cheque Bounce Cases Can Be Compounded Even After Conviction Is Upheld In Appeal: Punjab & Haryana High Court

However, compounding costs can be waived only in exceptional cases, Court held.

LADC Contracts Won't Be Renewed After Existing Term : NALSA Says After Punjab Haryana Lawyers Strike

District Judges are to assign legal aid matters to members of the Bar, preferably young lawyers, in place of the LADCs, NALSA said.

P&H High Court Upholds Arms Act Charge Against Sikh Man Accused Of Using Kirpan In Assault, Says Article 25 Protection To Be Decided In Trial

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that a Sikh man accused of using a Kirpan to cause injury cannot claim the constitutional protection available under Explanation I to Article 25 of the Constitution at the stage of framing of charge, holding that whether the Kirpan was being carried as an essential article of faith or was used as a weapon can only be determined at trial.The Court...

In A First, Punjab & Haryana High Court Hyperlinks All Precedents Cited In Its Judgement

In a first, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has embedded working hyperlinks to every precedent cited in its judgment— spanning over 35 Supreme Court decisions stretching from 1951 to 2025, allowing any reader to instantly access and verify the full text of each authority relied upon.In its 32-page judgement, the Division bench of the High Court referred to 35 case laws with the link...

Death Sentences Set Aside In Minor's Rape-Murder Case: P&H High Court Remands Matter After Finding Defects In Trial

In a significant ruling arising from the brutal rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the death sentences awarded by the trial Court to both convicts and remanded the matter for retrial from summons stage.The Court found that the Investigating Officer had failed to forward the FSL report to the post-mortem doctors for their final opinion on...