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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicPunjab and Haryana High Court

Topic: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Granting backdated promotion to blind Haryana govt employee, HC defines ‘measure of compassionate state’

Law must bend toward inclusion, says Punjab and Haryana HC, granting relief to the forest department staffer, who spent two decades fighting the battle for his rightful promotion.

Why HC asked woman seeking higher maintenance to use existing alimony to ‘improve her vocational skills’

Punjab & Haryana HC judge speaks about 'peculiar trend of litigation' where wives file maintenance applications without demonstrating 'cogent or justifiable reason for residing separately'.

After HC called eviction plea ‘motivated’, why SC ordered removal of Manimajra street vendors in 48 hrs

Top court sets aside Punjab & Haryana HC’s May order and ‘elite class’ remarks against petitioners, gives city authorities 2 days to clear encroachments in Chandigarh's busy Manimajra area.

Refusing to junk FIR against lawyer who ‘posed’ as judge, HC says trial must to determine ‘truth’

Quashing of FIRs should happen only in ‘rarest of rare cases’, Punjab & Haryana HC says, adding that police should be allowed to investigate & courts shouldn't jump in too early.

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.

Justice Surya Kant’s story: From a benchless school in rural Hisar to highest chair in Indian judiciary

As Hisar Bar plans havan and 101 kg laddoo-prasad to celebrate Justice Surya Kant's elevation to CJI, colleagues recall a judge who never intimidated juniors & never forgot his roots.

HC rap for Haryana govt over action against doctor who didn’t stand for MLA while on Covid duty

Court imposes Rs 50,000 cost on state and calls disciplinary action against doctor ‘manifestly arbitrary’, orders health department to issue NOC for higher studies.

High Court pulls up Haryana child welfare officials for putting a Nuh teen in ‘grave danger’

Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj criticised the manner in which child welfare officers in Haryana discharged their duties and imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on the state government.

How ‘school mein maje’ Instagram post by student led HC to suspend teacher’s sentence in POCSO case

Teacher was sentenced under POCSO Act & sections of IPC for molesting the student. HC suspended his sentence pending appeal against conviction.

Compromise can’t obliterate criminal liability in cheating case when public interest is involved—HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed anticipatory bail plea of a person accused of cheating complainant by defrauding him of Rs 4.5 lakh on promise of getting him a govt job.

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Don’t mistake India’s economic recovery for a new era of rapid growth

The underlying issue is that there hasn’t been enough of a structural change in the economy since the launch of reforms in 1990-91, despite per capita incomes multiplying nearly five-fold.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.