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TopicPunjab and Haryana High Court

Topic: Punjab and Haryana High Court

‘Terrible thinking’: HC raps Punjab Police for using racial slur to refer to African national

In his order, Justice Ravi Narain of Punjab & Haryana HC said use of the 'highly offensive' term 'brings shame to India and hatred for the country'.

Newlyweds move HC for protection, get fined Rs 10,000 for not wearing masks during ceremony

Punjab & Haryana HC tells Gurdaspur police to ensure no harm is caused to life and liberty of the couple by their family members who were against the marriage.

Casteist slurs over phone, in private, not an offence under SC/ST Act: Punjab & Haryana HC

Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill said merely uttering such wrong words in the absence of any public view does not show any intention to humiliate.

Modi govt says no to elevation of ‘Disco Dancer lawyer’ as Punjab & Haryana HC judge

Govt recommends to Supreme Court collegium not to make advocate Pratap Singh a judge of Punjab & Haryana HC, lawyer says it’s not him in the video.

Avoid ‘My Lord or Your Lordship’ — Justice Muralidhar tells Punjab and Haryana HC bar

Justice Muralidhar, who was transferred to Punjab and Haryana High Court last month, had made similar requests during his tenure in Delhi HC too.

Haryana vowed transparency but law officers list is dominated by kin of judges, politicians

The Khattar-led BJP-JJP govt has selected Bansuri Swaraj, Sushma Swaraj’s daughter and Ambika Sood, wife of Chandigarh BJP chief Varun Sood, among others as law officers. 

Justice Muralidhar is 2nd senior-most in Punjab & Haryana HC but gets only tax matters

The 2nd division bench headed by Justice Muralidhar has been assigned tax matters that were earlier handled by the 7th division bench, which has ‘junior judges’ in its ranks. 

HC judge who declared Sukhna lake living entity also granted legal rights to Ganga, animals

Justice Rajiv Sharma, who has been a judge for nearly 13 years is an environment expert known to be driven by a deep passion for nature.

Judge who convicted Kathua rapists is being probed for corruption by Punjab & Haryana HC

Allegations against Tejwinder Singh are said to include accepting favours from litigants & lavish expenses on building a house without mandatory permissions. 

If school puts top scorers in one section & rest in another, it’s violating rights: Court

Punjab & Haryana HC was hearing a plea by Faridkot woman who said her daughter’s school divided children into sections based on performance in previous exam.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.