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TopicPunjab and Haryana High Court

Topic: Punjab and Haryana High Court

HC steps in after media firm’s FB page blocked without notice, calls out Haryana cop’s ‘highhandedness’

Punjab and Haryana High Court said an SP did not have the powers to issue notice to a social media platform to disable a page as only an officer of a DIGP rank or above can order such blocking.

Private school teachers pose legal hurdle to Haryana’s Census staffing plan

They argued in the Punjab and Haryana High Court that their deployment for duties not connected to teaching interferes with the autonomy of private institutions.

Husband killed in 2017 road accident. Now, HC order on payouts a hope for Pushpa, hit-and-run victims

High Court has sought data from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on how many cases have been decided under the 2022 compensation scheme and the status of payments in decided cases.

Headless body in field, death sentence, acquittal: How 2018 Hisar toddler case fell apart in high court

On 7 October, a bench of Justices Anoop Chitkara & Harmeet Singh Deol set aside conviction & death sentence of man accused in 2018 for murder of two-and-a-half-year-old.

HC issues suo motu contempt notice to The Hindu, Dainik Bhaskar over front-page ad on Dera Sacha Sauda

The advertisement had alleged that ‘forces opposed to the Dera’ had tried to implicate Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a convicted rapist, through false witnesses and cases.

Punjab CMO officials under CBI lens: Why HC was ‘unimpressed’ with police response to ED’s graft claims

PIL had contended that ED had investigated allegations of corruption by one Nitin Gohal who acted as 'intermediary between people seeking govt favours' & Rajbir Ghuman, CM Mann's OSD.

Surrender of passport as bail condition doesn’t mean ‘permanent embargo’ against its renewal, says HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court says right to possess passport & travel abroad forms part of personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21, subject to restrictions imposed by a court.

Saini govt gave PGIMS Rohtak chief extension after BJP leader called him ‘pillar of support’. HC stayed it

In the doc: Stayed by high court, the three-year extension came about after letter from former minister Manish Grover to the Chief Minister’s Office.

Can accused be re-arrested if detention deemed illegal by Article 22? SC says not without magistrate nod

Top court held that if investigating agency continues to require the accused’s custody after such a constitutional violation, it must satisfy the safeguards.

36 yrs after Haryana woman took Indian Oil to court, SC rules she was denied job because of gender

Sumitra’s fight for a Rs 34-a-day post at an Indian Oil Corporation’s plant began in 1989. At 63, she says the Rs 12 lakh compensation awarded to her cannot make up for what she lost.

On Camera

AI is cracking tough maths problems. How it can bring mathematics closer to cultural studies

It may be too early to say that mathematics will eventually become ‘a branch of Cultural Studies', but following OpenAI’s revelations, researchers in these fields will be spending a lot of time interpreting text.

Bangladesh economy, 2 yrs after Hasina’s fall: Inflation eases, forex gains but growth remains weak

An analysis of seven key economic indicators reveals contrasting trends in Bangladesh’s economy since August 2024 when Sheikh Hasina was forced to quit and flee the country.

Trump admin ‘withholding’ approval for Europe-funded Patriot missiles for Ukraine—WaPo report

The weapons are being purchased through NATO’s PURL framework, which allows European allies to fund the purchase of American military supplies for Ukraine.

Street fighter to 2029 challenger? Rahul Gandhi must answer 12 questions first

BJP followers are dismissive of Rahul. For them, he’s an object of derision. But Modi has always held the opposite view. He sees Rahul, and the Gandhis, as the only potential threat.