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Consensual relationship breakdown doesn't amount to rape, says HC

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed a rape case registered against an army officer from Punjab, observing that a consensual relationship by itself cannot give rise to c... Read More


Delay in Morni demarcation: HC issues contempt notice to Haryana forest secy

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- Taking a serious note of the delay in carrying out the demarcation of Morni Hills area, and thus violating court orders, the Punjab and Haryana high court has put secretary, fore... Read More


Haryana: Court's can't work with ostrich-like approach: HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a petition from a senior citizen couple from Kurukshetra seeking compensation in the death of their 24-year-old in 2015 in an acc... Read More


Only son lost to jaundice, HC allows ART for Punjab couple

Chandigarh, Jan. 23 -- A Punjab couple who lost their only son to jaundice and married off their daughter in 2020 may now have a child with the help of assisted reproductive technology (ART) after the... Read More


Commission can't adjudicate eligibility disputes: Punjab & Haryana HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that unless empowered by a statutory framework, a public service commission cannot embark upon character verification, antecedent inq... Read More


HC sets aside death penalty in Jhajjar rape-murder case, orders 're-trial'

Chandigarh, Jan. 20 -- Four years after a Jhajjar man was awarded death sentence by a trial court in connection with the rape and murder of a five-year-old, the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has ... Read More


Haryana: State expected to act as a parent to its staff: HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 2 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has said that the state government is expected to act as a parent towards its employees, especially in those cases where they belong to an illit... Read More


High court stays felling of trees across Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- Expressing concern over the depleting green cover in the state, the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) on Wednesday stayed felling of trees for projects and other activities til... Read More


Kabaddi promoter shot dead in Mohali: Criminals having free run, says HC; summons DGP

Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- The high court on Wednesday summoned the Punjab director general of police (DGP) for the January 15 hearing in connection with the killing of a Kabaddi promoter in Mohali on Dec... Read More


Can't deny ART treatment if one partner qualifies age limit, says HC

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has held that under the assisted reproductive technology (ART) services, the treatment can't be denied to a couple even if one of them qua... Read More