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Consensual relationship breakdown isn't rape: 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


Courts cannot 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


Punjab couple loses only son to jaundice, HC gives ART nod

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


Public service commission can't adjudicate eligibility disputes: 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


Death penalty quashed in Jhajjar rape-murder case, HC 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