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Punjab & Haryana HC Commutes Death Sentence To 30 Years Without Remission, Says Accused Not Beyond Reform [Read Judgment]
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Punjab & Haryana HC Commutes Death Sentence To 30 Years Without Remission, Says Accused Not Beyond Reform [Read Judgment]

Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds a woman’s conviction for kidnapping and murdering a toddler but commutes her death sentence to 30 years’ rigorous imprisonment without remission, finding her not beyond reform.

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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Clarification On Mandatory Voter ID For Mukh Mantri Maan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana [Read Order] Judiciary
Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Clarification On Mandatory Voter ID For Mukh Mantri Maan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana [Read Order]

Punjab and Haryana High Court seeks Punjab Government’s clarification on making a Punjab Voter ID mandatory for benefits under the Mukh Mantri Maan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana.

Tender Eligibility Depends On Strict Compliance With Prescribed Experience Requirement: SC Judiciary
Tender Eligibility Depends On Strict Compliance With Prescribed Experience Requirement: SC

Supreme Court upholds disqualification of Micky Traders from a Punjab Mandi tender, holding that cattle-fair experience as a lessee cannot substitute for specialised experience collecting user charges for a government body.

Foreign Driving Licence Alone Cannot Shield Driver From Insurer’s Recovery Claim: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Foreign Driving Licence Alone Cannot Shield Driver From Insurer’s Recovery Claim: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a foreign driving licence without an international permit or Indian authorisation does not permit driving in India, upholding the insurer’s right to recover compensation from the driver and owner.

Punjab & Haryana HC Flags 83% Rise In Drug-Dependent Inmates After Jail Entry Judiciary
Punjab & Haryana HC Flags 83% Rise In Drug-Dependent Inmates After Jail Entry

The Punjab & Haryana High Court flagged an 83% rise in drug-dependent inmates in Punjab jails after entry into custody and sought affidavits from Punjab, Haryana and the Centre on de-addiction measures.

Pre-Regularisation Service Must Count For Pension Benefits: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court held that employees subsequently regularised are entitled to count their pre-regularisation service as qualifying service for pension, allowing them to remain outside the post-01.01....

Settlement by Husband's Company Does Not Extinguish Wife's Liability in Cheque Bounce Case: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a cheque bounce complaint under Section 138 of the NI Act cannot be quashed merely because the accused's husband's company undertook to discharge the liabil...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Dismisses PIL Against Judge's Appointment, Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost [Read Order]

Punjab and Haryana High Court dismisses PIL challenging an advocate's appointment as Judge, holding it was filed to settle a personal score, and imposes ₹1 lakh cost.

Punjab & Haryana HC Panel Finds Recruitment Errors, Recommends Entire PSRLM Result Be Redrawn

Punjab and Haryana High Court-appointed committee finds widespread evaluation errors in PSRLM recruitment and recommends redrawing the entire result with a uniform assessment process.

Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Bail To Ex-Serviceman Accused Of Spying For Pakistan

The Punjab and Haryana High Court denied bail to an ex-serviceman accused of passing confidential Army information to Pakistani intelligence agencies, holding that the seriousness of the allegations a...

Punjab & Haryana HC Commutes Death Sentence In Rape-Murder Of 7-Year-Old Girl In Palwal

Punjab and Haryana HC commutes death sentence of Anand Singh in Palwal child rape-murder case, orders 50-year minimum jail term without remission. Why did the Punjab and Haryana High Court spare Anand...

PIL Filed In Punjab & Haryana HC Seeking Restoration Of Diljit Dosanjh's Satluj On Zee5

PIL filed in Punjab and Haryana High Court seeks restoration of Diljit Dosanjh's Satluj on Zee5 after its abrupt removal two days after release.

SC: Magistrate Need Not Record Evidence Under Section 244 CrPC [Read Judgment]

SC sets aside Punjab & Haryana HC order, holds Magistrate's role in Sessions-triable complaint cases is limited to Sections 207–209 CrPC compliance.

P&H High Court CJ Nagu Slams Bar Strike Over Advocate Jammu Firing Case

P&H HC CJ Sheel Nagu rebukes lawyers’ strike over Advocate Gagandeep Jammu firing case, stressing duty towards litigants.

Punjab and Haryana HC Lifts Ban on ZEE5 Documentary on Lawrence Bishnoi, Sets Aside Centre’s Advisory [Read Order]

Punjab and Haryana High Court lifts ban on ZEE5’s Lawrence Bishnoi documentary, quashes Centre’s advisory over lack of legal basis.


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