Married Woman Mature Enough To Understand Consequences: P&H High Court Quashes Rape On Pretext Of Marriage Case

Title: XXXX v. XXXX

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 134

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a criminal complaint and summoning order against a man accused of rape on the pretext of marriage, holding that a married woman, who had not obtained divorce from her estranged husband, could not be said to have acted under a “misconception of fact” while consenting to a sexual relationship.

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Punjab To Release Pending DA/DR, Quashes Staggered Pension Arrears Plan

Title: Nirmal Singh Dhanoa and others v. Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Finance, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 135

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State of Punjab to release all pending installments of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) to its employees and pensioners in line with the Central Government pattern, holding that financial constraints cannot be a ground to deny accrued service benefits.

Highly Educated Lady Working In MNC Didn't Lodge FIR For Months: P&H High Court Quashes Rape Case, Says Relationship Was 'Consensual'

Title: XXXX v. XXXX

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 136

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a rape case registered against a man, holding that a prolonged consensual relationship between two mature individuals cannot be criminalised as rape on the basis of a failed promise to marry.

'No Time With Mother': Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Custody To Working Mother Living In PG

Title: SXXXXX v. RXXXX

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 137

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined custody of a minor child to a working mother residing as a paying guest, holding that she had no sufficient time or support system to care for the child, while reiterating that shared parenting best serves the child's welfare.

Agricultural Procurement Takes Priority Over Personal Hardship: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Temporary Transfer During Harvest Season

Title: Amrit Pal Singh v. Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board and others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 138

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated the primacy of agricultural operations and farmers' interests while upholding a temporary deployment ordered during the procurement season, observing that individual inconvenience must yield to the larger public good.

Medical Reimbursement Not 'Alms': Punjab & Haryana High Court Fixes 2-Month Deadline For Authorities, Orders Payment Of Interest For Delay

Title: STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. v. SAVITA YADAV

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 139

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that medical reimbursement is a legitimate right of government employees and not a matter of charity, directing States and public authorities to process such claims within a two months or face interest liability.