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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicPunjab and Haryana High Court

Topic: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Why Punjab & Haryana High Court awarded Rs 1 crore compensation to a road accident victim

Court notes 24-year delay in awarding compensation, cites systemic flaws, rising medical costs, and victim’s lifelong suffering, including disability and loss of marital prospects.

What HC observed while granting anticipatory bail to author of Sidhu Moosewala book in defamation case

Complaint filed by late singer’s father alleged the book by Manjinder Singh contained defamatory content & sought to prevent further release of such material on social media platforms.

Punjab and Haryana HC rules that an employee cannot be fired while on maternity leave

The court ordered the government to pay the petitioner her full salary for the duration of her maternity leave, with arrears to be released within eight weeks.

How a verandah has brought SC and Punjab & Haryana HC on different sides of the same fence

SC on 10 Jan stayed order of Punjab & Haryana HC for construction of verandah outside court room number 1 of high court building. HC order was issued in November while hearing a PIL.

Why Haryana’s Dadupur-Nalvi canal project is in focus after HC struck down provision to denotify land

Court invalidates amendment brought by Khattar government in 2017 that empowered govt to de-notify acquired lands if projects become unviable.

Punjab & Haryana HC upholds ex-district judge’s compulsory retirement over corrupt property acquisitions

Ex-judge Ved Pal Gupta, his wife acquired multiple properties at prime locations in Gurugram, Faridabad & Panchkula. Inquiry officer also found wills inordinately favoured Gupta & his wife.

Stock-in trade cannot be seized from bank lockers. I-T dept pulled up for seizure of company jewellery

The Punjab & Haryana High Court called the physical withholding of the jewellery belonging to Dillano Luxurious Jewels by the tax authorities "wholly unwarranted".

Do you need licence to play copyrighted music at weddings? The debate & how HCs have interpreted the law

ThePrint looks at the copyright conundrum, the Centre’s stance, and how conflicting notifications and various court orders over the past few years have further compounded its complexity.

Bishnoi interviews from jail: HC stays proceedings, raps Punjab SIT for ‘tearing hurry’ to drop charges

Punjab police SIT probing TV interviews he gave from behind bars had submitted ‘cancellation report’ in trial court dropping 6 of 7 charges against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Ram Rahim out of jail again, just before Haryana polls. Rape convict’s 235 days of freedom & counting

Out for 21 days, Ram Rahim will remain at Dera ashram in Barnwara village in UP’s Baghpat for entire duration of furlough. This is 6th time he has been granted parole/furlough since 2017.

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Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

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.