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Saturday, January 24, 2026
TopicHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana

Topic: High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Cut off missed by 1.9 marks, civil judge aspirant moved court over ‘eloquent’ answer. Why HC refused plea

Diksha Kalson, who challenged evaluation of her answer sheet in Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) Examination, had fallen short of the 495-mark cut off by by a whisker.

Why HC ruled in favour of appointing arbitrator to resolve IPL franchisee’s shareholders’ dispute

The main dispute between the shareholders centred on a company resolution regarding the rotational appointment of the chairman.

Of blind love & ‘raja betas’: HC’s acquittal of a mother who ‘shielded’ son in 5-yr-old’s rape-murder

Punjab and Haryana High Court also commuted the man’s death sentence to life term, saying he ‘must stay inside the four walls of prison until he is closer to sunset of his virility’.

Sunglasses to now invite ‘coolness tax’. Punjab & Haryana HC puts to rest decade-old dispute

Division Bench settles decade-old tax dispute involving multiple optical dealers; sunglasses to be taxed under residuary category, not as corrective eyewear. VAT rate jumps from 5% to 12.5%.

Jailed MP Amritpal appears virtually in HC, argues his own case for parole to attend Parliament

Charged under NSA and in Dibrugarh jail, Amritpal Singh appeared virtually during proceeding in Punjab and Haryana High Court. He is challenging denial of parole by Punjab government.

HC’s equal treatment lesson to Haryana police housing body for denying retirees medical benefits

HC ruled, ‘If financial difficulties were accepted as valid grounds to deny service benefits, it would open floodgates for organisations to escape obligations whenever convenient.’

HC fines Haryana urban planning body for ‘whimsical’ cancellation of allotment—‘violates right to life’

HC says Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran, meant to provide affordable housing on 'no-profit-no-loss' basis, acted in a profit-driven way, harming middle and lower-income citizens.

HC flags judge for using app pop-up over SC ruling in bail case. ‘Verification is vital’

Judicial officers across Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh should receive structured training on the responsible and judicious use of online legal information & technology, the HC has said.

Haryana youth died in road accident just before joining new job. Why HC tripled compensation to kin

Motor Accident Claims Tribunal had treated Sonu as a privately employed person & fixed his notional monthly income at Rs 10,000. To this, it added only 2/5th of his future 'prospects'.

Tell banks not to fix ‘clerical errors’ with pensioners’ money without their consent, HC tells RBI

A retired executive officer of Kaithal municipal corporation found Rs 6.63 missing from his PNB account, authorities said they had adjusted 'excess amount' paid earlier. 

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.