Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Restoration Of Diljit Dosanjh Starrer 'Satluj'

Court questioned the locus of the petitioner who was neither the director nor producer of the movie.

P&H High Court Grants Bail In NDPS Case, Says Marriage With POCSO Victim Indicates Scope For Rehabilitation

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man accused of possessing 417 grams of heroin under the NDPS Act, observing that although his marriage to the victim in a separate POCSO case had no bearing on the merits of the narcotics case, it indicated that he had an opportunity to lead a settled family life and rehabilitate himself in society. [2026 LiveLaw (PH)...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 06 - July 12, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 219-228]ATMA SINGH v.STATE OF PUNJAB 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 219Shiv Kumar and another v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 220Kusum Rani and another v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 221Veer Sain v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 222 SANDEEP KUMAR @ SANDEEP PATHAK v. STATE OF PUNJAB 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 223 Vivo India Private Limited...

Senior Citizen Proceedings Abate On Death, Surviving Parties May Pursue Family Settlement Dispute Before Civil Forum: P&H High Court

Proceedings involve validity of family settlement or arbitral award doesn't alter essential character, Court said.

Courts Should Not Waste Undue Time Chasing Absconding Accused: P&H High Court

Court quashed proclaimed person order against woman residing in US and granted her one opportunity to surrender.

Informing Family Of Arrest Alone Not Enough; Grounds Of Arrest Must Also Be Communicated In Writing: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Accused was also deprived of right to legal assistance during remand hearing, Court said.

P&H High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Report On 9 Girls Going Missing In 48 Hours In Ludhiana

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report published on 31.05.2026, which highlighted that nine girls had gone missing within a span of 48 hours in Ludhiana.Treating the report as a matter of serious concern, the Court directed the State of Punjab to file an affidavit of the Deputy Commissioner concerned, addressing the allegations contained in...

'Grave Cruelty': P&H High Court Rejects In-Laws Plea That Pregnant Mother Can't Care For Firstborn Child, Orders Return Of Custody

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed a Habeas Corpus petition filed by a mother seeking custody of her three-year-old son from her in-laws, reiterating that unless the mother is shown to be wholly unsuitable, the custody of a child below five years must ordinarily remain with her. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 232]Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi said, "There is absolutely nothing to suggest in the...

Can't Prosecute Doctor For Illegal Sex Determination Merely Because His Name Remained On Diagnostic Centre Panel Despite Leaving: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a doctor cannot be prosecuted under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 merely because his name continued to remain on a diagnostic centre's registration panel even after he had ceased to be associated with it. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 232]Justice Yashvir Singh Rathor also emphasized the...

Violent Protest, Sloganeering Against Govt Or Expressing Dissent Not Always Sedition: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that mere participation in a violent protest, raising slogans against the government, or expressing dissent does not automatically amount to the offence of sedition.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur said,"violent protest may amount to rioting but such action of violence would not be perceived as an act of bringing in hatred...

2017 Dera Violence: P&H High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Ram Rahim Followers, Says Prosecution Failed To Prove Sedition, Arson & Vandalism

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the State of Haryana's appeal against the acquittal of four followers of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, accused of vandalising and setting ablaze the office of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVN) at Kalayat, Kaithal, during the violence that erupted in the aftermath of the Dera chief's conviction in August...

Custom Permits Issueless Jat To Bequeath Ancestral Property To Person Who Rendered Him Services: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that the general custom governing Jat tribes permits an issueless proprietor to bequeath ancestral property in favour of a person who rendered services to him during his lifetime. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 229]Observing that such a beneficiary is, for this limited purpose, treated on a footing analogous to a near agnate, the Court held that the...