Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Backs Protest Against LADC Policy, Announces Suspension Of Court Work
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (PHHCBA) has announced that work at the High Court will remain suspended on July 24, 2026 (Friday), in solidarity with advocates observing a hunger strike against the implementation of the Legal Aid Defence Counsel (LADC) Policy.In a notice dated July 23, 2026, the Executive Committee of the Association said it “expresses its...
P&H High Court Directs Visa Fraud Accused To Publish Details Of All FIRs Against Her In Newspapers As Condition To Consider Quashing Plea
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed a visa fraud accused, seeking quashing of an FIR on the basis of compromise, to publish a detailed public notice disclosing her criminal antecedents.Justice Alok Jain said, “Having considered the nature of the allegations, the material on record and the criminal antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is of the view that allegations of...
LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 13 - July 19, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations 228 - 239]Anand Singh v. State of Haryana (CRA-D-1055-2023) with State of Haryana v. Anand Singh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 228Surmukh Singh and others v. Smt. Debo and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 229State of Haryana v. DHARAMPAL AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 230Dr. Shyam Bihari v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 231XXX v. State of Punjab & others 2026 LiveLaw (PH)...
Can States Impose Higher Qualifications Beyond UGC Norms For Appointment Of College Professors? P&H High Court Larger Bench To Decide
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging an Advertisement issued by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) for recruitment to 123 posts of Assistant Professor (Chemistry, College Cadre), holding that the additional Screening Test and Subject Knowledge Test prescribed by the State did not violate the UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of...
1.5 Kg Of Khoya, 28 Years Of Litigation: P&H High Court Reduces Jail Term To Period Already Undergone In Food Adulteration Case
In a case that began with the seizure of 1.5 kilograms of khoya from a shop in Hoshiarpur in 1998, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has reduced the substantive jail sentence of a now-elderly convict to the period he had already undergone, invoking the speedy trial under Article 21 to a conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 237].Justice...
Sexual Violence Against A Minor Shatters Victim's Future "Into Pieces": P&H High Court Denies Bail To POCSO Accused
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied regular bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor child, holding that courts must be especially mindful while dealing with bail applications in cases of sexual violence against children, given the lasting and irreversible impact of such offences. Justice Sumeet Goel said, "...while considering matters involving sexual offences, a Court...
P&H High Court Upholds Acquittal In Son's Murder Case, Disbelieves Theory That Poison Was Administered In Milk Without Deceased Detecting Smell
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the acquittal of a man, his brother and his brother's wife in a case where a mother had alleged that they conspired to poison and kill her 22-year-old son by administering Aluminium Phosphide mixed in milk. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 236].It held that the compound's strong, pungent smell made it "incomprehensible" that it could have been administered...
'Hope Wiser Heads Will Prevail, Resolve Issue Amicably': Punjab & Haryana High Court On Lawyers' Strike Against LADC Scheme
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has been moved through a Public Interest Litigation alleging denial of access to justice to litigants across Punjab on account of the ongoing strike by lawyers protesting against the Legal Aid Defence Counsel (LADC) Scheme.After hearing the President of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, members of the Bar Council and senior advocates, the...
LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Half Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026
Driving Licence Sufficient To Treat Deceased As Skilled Heavy Vehicle Driver; No Interference With MACT Compensation: P&H High CourtTitle: NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD v. VIMAL KAUR AND ORSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 01The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company challenging the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims...
Punjab Govt Challenges Order Directing Release Of DA Arrears To Employees, Says Single Judge Lacked Jurisdiction
The Punjab Government represented through AG Punjab Maninderjit Singh Bedi has told the High Court that a single judge's direction for release of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) to Punjab government employees and pensioners was "corum non judice".Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor was hearing a Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) against order of the single judge...
Harbhajan Singh's Security Not Withdrawn Because He Left AAP, Protest Outside His House Branding Him 'Traitor' Not Threat: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to interfere with the withdrawal of security cover extended to Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh, holding that protests outside his residence and posters branding him a "traitor" after he quit the Aam Aadmi Party would not, by themselves, establish a threat to his life and liberty.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said,"it cannot be said the...
