P&H High Court Applies 'Descending Scale' Sentencing Model, Commutes Death Sentence For 6-Yr-Old's Rape-Murder But Bars Release Before 50 Yrs

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence imposed on a man convicted for rape and murder of a six-year-old girl, but directed that he shall not be released unless he serves a minimum actual sentence of 50 years. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 228]In doing so, the Division Bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice Ramesh Chander Dimri applied the "descending scale" model...

High Court Sets Aside Punjab Power Corporation's 'Arbitrary' Tender Award For Quality Meters

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited's (PSPCL) award of a tender for 1,000 Class-A power quality meters to a private bidder, holding that the corporation acted "most arbitrarily" by placing the purchase order without the bidder having furnished the mandatory type test certificates required under the tender conditions — several of which...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Trial Against Cop Accused Of Selling Drugs In Jail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has stayed trial court proceedings against a Constable posted on security duty at Central Jail, Bathinda, who has been chargesheeted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) and Section 52 of the Prisons Act, 1894 for allegedly selling drugs in prison.Justice Ramesh Chander Dimri issued notice of motion on the cop's...

High Court Bars Further Allotment Of Flats In Oberoi's ₹8,000 Crore Gurugram Project Till Haryana Decides Challenge To Licence

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has restrained the IREO Group of companies and its assignee Oberoi Realty from making any further allotments or creating third-party rights in its mega residential-cum-commercial project 'Three Sixty North' in Sector-58, Gurugram, until the Director, Town and Country Planning, Haryana decides a pending representation seeking cancellation of the licence...

Second Anticipatory Bail Plea Not Maintainable After Denial Of Relief By Supreme Court; Compromise No Ground: P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a second anticipatory bail petition is not maintainable once the earlier plea has been rejected up to the Supreme Court, observing that a subsequent compromise between parties cannot override judicial directions. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 227]Justice Sumeet Goel said, “the present petition is wholly misconceived and not maintainable. The...

High Court Directs Expeditious Decision On Parole Plea Of Former Punjab CM Beant Singh Assassination Convict

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed an expeditious decision on the parole application filed by Jagtar Singh Hawara, who is serving a life sentence in Delhi's Mandoli Jail in the assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 226]A division bench of Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur directed,"i.the Superintendent, Central...

State Assures Compliance Of Norms, High Court Permits Shifting Of Gurugram District Court To 'Tower Of Justice'

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Haryana state authorities to shift the Gurugram District Courts to the newly constructed Judicial Courts Complex (Tower of Justice) forthwith, holding that any further delay would prejudice the public interest as judicial work has been severely disrupted following the recent fire at the existing court complex.The Court recorded...

PIL In Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Restoration Of Diljit Dosanjh Starrer 'Satluj', Challenges Takedown Of Film

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking restoration of singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh's film Satluj, which was recently taken down. The plea challenges the removal of the movie, alleging it was arbitrary and unjustified, and urges the Court to intervene to ensure its availability to the public.Satluj is based on the story of the...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: June 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 176 - 212] XXXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 176Sukhdev Singh @ Rinku v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 177 Dr. Rohit Lalit and others v. State of Haryana and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 178 Anil Kumar Kaushik v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 179COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. JYOTI MALHOTRA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 180KARAM SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB 2026 LiveLaw...

Gurugram Court Working From Guest House: High Court Raps Haryana Govt Over Delay In 'Tower of Justice' Project

Taking serious note of the continued delay in completion of the Gurugram district judiciary's new court complex, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today observed that the functionality of courts cannot be jeopardised due to lapses on the part of State authorities, especially when judicial work is presently being carried out from a guest house following a fire incident.'Tower of Justice',...

High Court Seeks ED's Response To Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora's Plea Challenging Arrest In Money Laundering Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today sought Enforcement Directorate's response to a plea filed by Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora, arrested and remanded in connection with a money laundering case.Acting Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Rohit Kapoor issued notice and gave ED two weeks' time to file its response.The AAP leader has been booked in a Rs 100-crore GST fraud linked to...

Lack Of Tech Knowledge No Excuse For Incomplete Online Application: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects ADA Aspirant's Plea

Rejecting the plea of lack of computer knowledge, the Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a candidate seeking issuance of an admit card for the Haryana Assistant District Attorney (ADA) who submitted an "incomplete form."[2025 LiveLaw (PH) 225]Justice Nidhi Gupta said, "Contention of the petitioner that his computer related knowledge is still not vast, is baseless as computers...