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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicPunjab and Haryana High Court

Topic: Punjab and Haryana High Court

SC judge in spotlight for ‘harming career’ of Haryana civil judge who was made to retire

Former civil judge Anil Gaur claims he’s a victim of collusion between a lawyer and the SC judge, who was administrative judge in Panchkula in 2007, when he was dismissed.

Punjab & Haryana HC rules ‘no rape’ due to lack of injury, goes against established law

Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld a lower court’s acquittal of 4 men accused of raping a woman, saying lack of injury was a sign of consent.

Why Modi govt has put lawyer Kamal Sehgal’s elevation as judge on hold

Supreme Court collegium recommended Kamal Sehgal for elevation as a judge of Punjab & Haryana HC in July.

Punjab & Haryana HC virtually shut down for over 20 days now due to lawyers’ strike

Many prominent cases like the Kathua rape & murder have had to be adjourned due to the lawyers’ strike against the Haryana govt setting up a tribunal.

Lawyers call off strike for now as HC defers formation of Haryana Administrative Tribunal

The lawyers say they will resume strike if govt revives decision to create the tribunal, which they say encroaches upon HC's judicial independence & powers.

Protesting lawyers bring Punjab & Haryana HC to a halt, no relief in sight for litigants

Advocates are demanding the withdrawal of a central notification creating a Haryana Administrative Tribunal in Karnal, which they say is unconstitutional.

Punjab & Haryana HC lawyers on indefinite strike against Haryana tribunal

The lawyers say tribunal ‘nibbles’ away at the powers of the high court, will take call on strike Monday.

Man says can’t pay wife, court allows wheat, rice, ghee & pulses as interim maintenance

Family court had asked him to pay his wife Rs 5,000 per month, but Punjab & Haryana HC accepted his request to supply food and other items instead.

Court assures Kathua victim’s father of justice, issues notice to convicts, J&K govt

The father of 8-yr-old gang rape & murder victim has sought conviction of acquitted accused Vishal Jangotra, and a harsher sentence to those convicted.

Petition against Punjab’s drug problem is stuck — in sealed covers

The Punjab and Haryana HC has been hearing a vital PIL regarding drug trafficking in the state but has so far taken on record 8 sealed covers.

On Camera

Why Indian and American Hindus must adapt in a proselytising world

Indian sampradayas have to institutionalise their knowledge and boil it down to essentials for transmission and proselytisation if they are to compete with the major Abrahamic sects.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘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.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.