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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicPunjab and Haryana High Court

Topic: Punjab and Haryana High Court

How a delayed consignment of imported kiwi fruit cost the customs dept dearly

Saga of spoiled kiwi made its way to Punjab & Haryana HC. In scathing judgment, bench rapped customs authorities at Mundra & Ludhiana for 'lackadaisical approach' and 'insensitivity'.

Can’t legitimise live-in involving minor—HC quashes 17-yr-old’s plea, says ‘freedoms fettered by law’

Court rules minors lack legal capacity for live-in ties, cites POCSO & child marriage laws. It stresses welfare over choice, and directs custody to parents or guardians for protection.

In HC order doubling compensation for fatal accident, a landmark recognition of unborn child’s rights

Rakesh Kumar's widow was pregnant when he was killed in a road accident in 2015. Punjab & Haryana HC awarded Rs 18.13 lakh, including Rs 48,000 to the child under Motor Vehicles Act.

What HC said on need for vigilance at point of entry while giving bail to a Malaysian national

Punjab & Haryana High Court granted bail to Muhammad Jamil, accused in a Rs 2.8 crore cyber fraud case in Haryana. Justice Anoop Chitkara also stressed on the need for a speedy trial.

HC cites right to trade while junking challenge to auction of land to Panchkula’s Alchemist hospital

HC says petitioners failed to demonstrate palpable prejudice caused by revised layout plan for Panchkula’s Sector 21, which allowed nursing homes to be built on land bought by Alchemist Hospital.

Murder by ‘single blow of a lathi’. Why HC reduced 100-yr-old convict’s life term to 5 yrs in jail

Case pertains to murder of one Tale Ram, a resident of Pakasma village in Haryana’s Rohtak, in March 2004, after a violent altercation that involved the sons of convict Jage Ram.

HC rejects jailed MP Amritpal’s plea to attend Parliament as Lok Sabha grants him 54-day leave

Amritpal, who is detained under National Security Act, had written to LS Speaker saying that if he remains absent for 60 days, he would be disqualified and his seat declared vacant.

Why Punjab & Haryana HC fined itself Rs 25,000 over delay of a widow’s pension

Court also fined the Punjab govt for undue delay in releasing pensionary benefits to the widow of a former judicial officer. It also ordered 10% interest on arrears.

Lord Shiva the deity moves HC, wins relief. Sealed temple’s gates to open for Maha Shivaratri

Lord Shiva was named as petitioner in a case challenging sealing of the historic temple. Under 1971 Act, the temple was taken over by authorities following eviction proceedings.

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.

On Camera

A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.