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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicPunjab and Haryana High Court

Topic: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Haryana bans ‘kachi parchi’ in grain markets—a scrap of paper that cheated farmers of crores

After retired IARI scientist moved Punjab & Haryana HC, state has told commission agents to stop issuing unauthorised slips & hand farmers J-Form that records transaction formally.

SC stays axing of cheating charges against 8 Haryana officers provisionally elevated to IAS. A 20-yr saga

Stay on HC order puts question mark on promotions of 8 officers named in a 2023 chargesheet for alleged irregularities in their original 2002 selection to Haryana Civil Services.

‘Ping pong’ witness, satsang that never was. Gaps in CBI probe that led to HC acquittal for Ram Rahim

HC’s acquittal for Dera chief Ram Rahim in journalist’s murder case rests on star witness who kept changing his testimony, a satsang CBI failed to verify, and sub-inspector CBI chose not to examine.

Why HC has turned a disabled PAU scientist’s plea for suitable housing into Public Interest Litigation

Plea filed in January by Kuldeep Singh Bhullar, who has been employed with the Punjab Agricultural University for over 16 years and has a condition that has led to 60% disability.

‘Loss claim fictional’—HC’s earful to CBI in clean chit to Hooda, AJL in Panchkula land re-allotment

Punjab & Haryana HC said there was no evidence of 'dishonest intention' & continuation of trial in the 2005 case would be a 'miscarriage of justice'.

Why Punjab & Haryana High Court suspended a convict’s 20-year sentence in POCSO case

A division bench passed the order on 6 February, allowing the convict to walk free on bail pending his appeal, despite opposition from the state. He had spent about six months in jail.

Treatment at non-empanelled hospital, why HC ordered full reimbursement to Haryana govt employee

The state contended the employee was not entitled to relief beyond what was sanctioned under Medical Reimbursement Policy, & that he was attempting to circumvent policy norms.

‘Attack on majesty of law’: HC rejects transfer plea claiming bias by judge, imposes penalty on petitioner

The 89-year-old petitioner claimed presiding magistrate was ‘in connivance with complainant’ & fixing matters twice a week to harass him, who lived 250 km away in Dehradun.

Why SC ruling in Ambience Mall case comes as breather for real estate projects in Haryana

Dispute arose after some homebuyers had alleged that land earmarked for residential purposes was diverted for construction of commercial towers.

HC doubles compensation to family of a woman who died after road crash. ‘Role of a homemaker integral’

The Punjab & Haryana HC also awarded Rs 15 lakh for the ‘unspeakable suffering’ Shilpa Jain endured. Jain was in a vegetative state for three years after the accident. She died in 2017.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.