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HC sets timeline for departmental proceedings

Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has set a timeline for completion of departmental proceedings against an employee in Punjab and Haryana. "Protracted enquiries breed inefficien... Read More


What's so special? HC on plea for CBI probe into Haryana IPS officer's death

India, Oct. 17 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday deferred hearing on a plea seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the suicide of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar at... Read More


Court frames contempt charges against Punjab rural devp director

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday ordered framing of charges under the Contempt of Court Act against director, rural development and panchayat, Punjab, Uma Shankar ... Read More


Shoddy school infra in Punjab riles HC; says officials oblivious to ground reality

Chandigarh, Oct. 14 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has come down heavily on the Punjab education department, chiding its senior officials for being "oblivious" to the condition of schools. "Even... Read More


HC judge recuses on verdict day after e-mail points to past link

Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- A Punjab and Haryana high court judge on Thursday recused from hearing a clutch of petitions from Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officers on the final judgment day after an e-mail... Read More


Give details of Rs.800 cr given by Centre, HC tells Punjab

Chandigarh, Oct. 4 -- The high court has said that the Punjab government is trying to 'evade its responsibility' of paying private institutions in the state under the Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) sch... Read More


Backward class status not migratory right, rules HC

Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has dismissed a plea from an Amritsar resident who had petitioned against decision of not allowing him to avail benefits under the backward... Read More


HC quashes JJB order in juvenile murder bail case

Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed a Juvenile Justice Board order (JJB) denying bail to a murder accused child in conflict with law without procuring a social investig... Read More


HC: Drunk driving grave menace, not mere lapse

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a bail plea of a 70-year-old driver, accused of causing the death of a MBBS student in Patiala in 2023 observing that drunk driv... Read More


Govt can't be told to create posts for regularisation: HC

Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed petitions from 70 odd part-time workers from Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), seeking regularisation of their ser... Read More