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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana

Topic: High Court of Punjab and Haryana

SC raps Haryana govt for running to Centre on appointment of district judges — ‘HC’s decision binding’

The state and Punjab & Haryana HC had locked horns over supersession of 13 civil judges to post of district judges, after which Haryana approached ministry of law & justice for its opinion.

Farmers’ march to Delhi: High Court issues notices to Haryana, Punjab & Centre on two petitions

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High court Tuesday issued notices to the Centre, and the states of Haryana and Punjab, on two separate petitions...

‘No power, toilets or water in Haryana schools’: HC raps Khattar govt for its ‘glaring insensitivity’

HC order has given Congress ammunition to hit out at state's BJP govt. Congress's Bhupinder Singh Hooda says HC exposed what people already knew — Khattar govt is complete 'non-performer'.

AAP govt withdraws notification dissolving panchayats in Punjab, Oppn says ‘victory for democracy’

Govt move months ahead of local body polls was slammed as 'politically motivated' by Opposition. Multiple petitions challenging decision were also filed in Punjab & Haryana HC.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.