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Friday, April 17, 2026
TopicHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana

Topic: High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Why HC junked jailed Punjab MP Amritpal’s plea seeking temporary release to attend Parliament

Amritpal Singh, held in Assam’s Dibrugarh central jail under Punjab home dept’s preventive detention order, had sought temporary release to attend ongoing Budget Session of Parliament.

10 months, 5 hearings: Official Secrets Act case against YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra still stuck at pre-trial

Malhotra was arrested in May last year over a series of alleged communications with Pakistani intelligence operatives, including sharing photographs and videos of a sensitive location.

Ludhiana agent ‘settled’ 100 visa cases but bank shows no payouts—ED protests Punjab cops’ probe

After most FIRs against a Ludhiana-based agent were quashed on compromise, ED questioned how complainants were paid when no matching transactions appeared in his accounts. 

Treatment at non-empanelled hospital, why HC ordered full reimbursement to Haryana govt employee

The state contended the employee was not entitled to relief beyond what was sanctioned under Medical Reimbursement Policy, & that he was attempting to circumvent policy norms.

Hillock butchered, HC tears into Haryana govt for ‘environmental plunder’ at Charkhi Dadri mine

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Haryana chief secretary to submit an affidavit with measures to redress 'environmental plundering' of Charkhi Dadri district.

‘Attack on majesty of law’: HC rejects transfer plea claiming bias by judge, imposes penalty on petitioner

The 89-year-old petitioner claimed presiding magistrate was ‘in connivance with complainant’ & fixing matters twice a week to harass him, who lived 250 km away in Dehradun.

Farm houses in the Shivaliks: Why Punjab govt’s housing policies have run into legal headwinds

In August last year, Mann government junked its land-pooling scheme after protests. Months on, its two housing policies are now mired in cases before the NGT and High Court.

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’.

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