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ED letter to DGP: Punjab ignored 'rajdharma', indulged in 'political dharma', ED tells high court

Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday accused the Punjab government of indulging in politics and not acting on the letter sent by the federal probe agency's Jalandhar zone... Read More


Custody case | Nothing more cruel than depriving infant of mother's care, says HC

Chandigarh, Sept. 13 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC), while giving custody of a child to the mother, has asserted that small children have a special bond with the mother that not even father... Read More


Nearly half of inmates in Punjab jails drug addicts, govt tells HC

Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- A report submitted by the Punjab government's prisons department to the high court has revealed that an alarming 45% of inmates in the state's jails are drug addicts. The affid... Read More


Chandigarh: Take steps to prevent deaths by electrocution or face action, says High court

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has categorically told authorities in Nayagaon and Chandigarh to take steps to ensure there is no loss of human life due to dangerously in... Read More


HC acquits 4 on death row for rape, murder of two minor sisters in Sonepat

Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has acquitted four persons who were awarded the death sentence by a Sonepat court in the rape and murder case of two minor migrant girls in the... Read More


No employee can insist on de-reservation of post: Punjab and Haryana high court

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that no employee belonging to the general category can insist that a reserved vacancy must necessarily be de-reserved for his benefit.... Read More


Punjab: Stamp duty based on sale deed date, not agreement, says HC

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has said that the stamp duty must be determined as per the market rate prevailing at the time of execution of the sale deed and not on the date ... Read More


Rape & murder of 12-year-old: 4 years after Panipat court awards death penalty, HC orders retrial

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- Four years after a trial court awarded death sentence to two persons for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in 2018, the Punjab and Haryana high court has remanded back th... Read More


HC upholds Haryana's admission policy for in-service doctors

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has upheld the September 2024 policy of the Haryana government for admissions to MD/ MS courses in the state from among the in-service doctors. ... Read More


Clear pending DA in 14 days: HC to Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday directed the Punjab government to clear pending dearness allowance (DA) of employees and pensioners within a fortnight. The high cour... Read More