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HC frames contempt of court charges against Punjab director rural development

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- "This court is left with no other option but to frame charges against the respondent (Gupta), as prima facie he has not only committed contempt but also exhibited defiance," the... Read More


Shoddy school infra in Punjab riles HC; says officials oblivious to ground reality

Chandigarh, Oct. 14 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has come down heavily on the Punjab education department, chiding its senior officials for being "oblivious" to the condition of schools. "Eve... Read More


Chandigarh: E-mail points to past link, HC judge recuses on verdict day in HCS recruitment case

Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- A Punjab and Haryana high court judge on Thursday recused from hearing a clutch of petitions from Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officers on the final judgment day after an e-mail... Read More


Post-Matric Scholarship: Give disbursal details of rRs.r800 crore given by Centre, HC tells Punjab

Chandigarh, Oct. 4 -- The high court has said that the Punjab government is 'trying to evade its responsibility' of paying private institutions in the state under the Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) sch... Read More


Punjab: Backward class status not a migratory right, rules high court

Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has dismissed a plea from an Amritsar resident who had petitioned against decision of not allowing him to avail benefits under the backward... Read More


Punjab and Haryana HC quashes JJB order in juvenile murder bail case

Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed a Juvenile Justice Board order (JJB) denying bail to a murder accused child in conflict with law without procuring a social investig... Read More


Death of MBBS student: Drunk driving grave menace, not mere lapse, says Punjab and Haryana HC

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a bail plea of a 70-year-old driver, accused of causing the death of a MBBS student in Patiala in 2023 observing that drunk driv... Read More


HC: Can't direct govt to create posts to regularise services of part-time workers

Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed petitions from 70 odd part-time workers from Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), seeking regularisation of their ser... Read More


Frame-up of chemist: HC seeks report from Chandigarh DGP

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a detailed affidavit from the Chandigarh director general of police (DGP) on a plea from a city chemist alleging frame-up by cops i... Read More


HC slams former judge's 'unsubstantiated remarks' against a judicial officer

Chandigarh, Sept. 17 -- A Punjab and Haryana high court division bench has criticised its own former judge, Justice (retd) Alok Singh, for making "unsubstantiated remarks" in the annual confidential r... Read More