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TopicPunjab and Haryana High Court

Topic: Punjab and Haryana High Court

HC bars rejection of candidates over application errors, sets rules for disputes in HSSC, HPSC tests

Justice Harpreet Singh Brar decided on 145 petitions concerning recruitments conducted by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission and Haryana Public Service Commission.

29 years after unborn child dies in road accident, HC recognises parents’ right to compensation

Punjab and Haryana High Court aside 2000 order of Panchkula tribunal, says 28-week foetus must be treated as a child.

Embryos frozen at 47, wife turns 50: HC says IVF age limit applies separately to husband and wife

Contrary to Calcutta HC view, Punjab and Haryana HC rules age bar be met at every stage, including embryo transfer. But says woman can seek treatment on her own if husband above 55.

One signature, 120 cheque-bounce cases: HC allows Haryana woman to use common surety

Aparna Puri was asked to sign cheques by her employer. When they bounced, she was named in more than 120 complaints. Each complaint meant a separate court. Each court meant a separate bail bond and a separate surety.

Co-accused’s death ends joint trial, says Punjab & Haryana HC, quashing FIR in 2021 NDPS case

The court observed that the recovery of a commercial quantity of contraband from the other accused could not automatically make the petitioner liable for its possession.

‘Resumption of a plot should be last resort’: HC outlines formula for cases of instalment default

Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran had taken over Shobhana Devi’s one-kanal plot in Sirsa over alleged unpaid dues in 2021. Petitioners must now pay Rs 67.82 lakh within 2 months

SC stays Punjab & Haryana HC order that barred Rohtak judges from hearing bail pleas in DHL fraud case

HC had said police in Rohtak were shielding builders accused of cheating investors. It had questioned how bail was granted to some accused. SC has now put that order on hold.

Phone stolen, Google locked him out. Why 19-yr-old has moved HC to regain access

Engineering student says he has been shut out of his data since his phone was stolen in 2024, and that the company ignored an order of the government’s appeals panel.

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.

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India’s October retail inflation breaches RBI’s 6% ceiling, odds of December repo rate hike rise

India's retail inflation rose for the 9th consecutive month to 6.09% in October. However, an analysis of government data shows that month-on-month price increases have moderated steadily since June.

Big change in Agnipath scheme: Govt grants 2-yr extension to the 75% Agniveers not selected for service

This has now created a pathway for all Agniveers to potentially join the defence forces as regular soldiers after their tenure of six years.

Farm laws to Agnipath, Modi govt failed the test of both ‘Jai Jawan/Jai Kisan’ reforms

Between the farm laws and Agnipath, you could say the Modi government erred in taking its most loyal constituencies for granted: Hindi-heartland farmers and soldiers.