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HC seeks explanation from Punjab chief secy over delay in judicial infra

Chandigarh, May 4 -- The high court has directed the Punjab chief secretary to file an affidavit explaining the persistent delays in providing infrastructure to the judiciary, while noting that facili... Read More


Kept employee without wages for 81 months: HC imposes rRs.r2 lakh fine on Haryana CONFED

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has fined Haryana State Federation of Consumer Co-operative Wholesale Stores Limited (CONFED) with a fine of Rs.2 lakh for denying wages to a wor... Read More


Haryana: Time to saddle vexatious petitioner with exemplary cost, says high court

Chandigarh, April 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has imposed a cost of Rs.3 lakh on a private construction firm, observing that the time has come when not only deterrent costs must be imposed... Read More


Haryana: HC bars transfers of employees between UHBVN & DHBVN

Chandigarh, April 11 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has barred inter-utility transfers of employees between Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (D... Read More


HC: Can't burden state for citizens' reckless behaviour

Chandigarh, April 7 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has declined to interfere with a district court order in which compensation awarded to an electrocution victim from Pathankot was reduced from ... Read More


High court dismisses Moga man's plea against 'gangster' tag

Chandigarh, April 1 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has declined to interfere with a Punjab Police decision to label a Moga resident as a gangster. The court observed that the petitioner has bee... Read More


HC seeks details of DA paid to IAS, IPS, IFS officers in Punjab

Chandigarh, March 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday sought details on the release of dearness allowance (DA) to IAS, IPS, IFS and judicial officers after lower-rung government employee... Read More


Chandigarh: MP Amritpal writes to speaker over leave of absence from Lok Sabha

Chandigarh, March 25 -- The Khadoor Sahib MP, Amritpal Singh, on Tuesday wrote to the Lok Sabha speaker seeking condonation of his absence from the Lok Sabha on a day when the Centre informed the Punj... Read More


Jailed as drug peddler, Chandigarh man walks free as HC sees 'a reformed addict'

Chandigarh, March 22 -- A Maloya resident, who spent over four years in jail after being convicted in a drugs case, has walked free after the Punjab and Haryana high court held that he was not a peddl... Read More


HC commutes death sentence to life in 4-year-old's rape, murder case

Chandigarh, March 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a rape and murder convict to life term. The convict Sonu Singh (28) had raped and killed a 4-year -... Read More