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Courts cannot work with ostrich-like approach: HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a petition from a senior citizen couple from Kurukshetra seeking compensation in the death of their 24-year-old in 2015 in an acc... Read More


Punjab couple loses only son to jaundice, HC gives ART nod

Chandigarh, Jan. 23 -- A Punjab couple who lost their only son to jaundice and married off their daughter in 2020 may now have a child with the help of assisted reproductive technology (ART) after the... Read More


Public service commission can't adjudicate eligibility disputes: HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that unless empowered by a statutory framework, a public service commission cannot embark upon character verification, antecedent inq... Read More


Death penalty quashed in Jhajjar rape-murder case, HC orders 're-trial'

Chandigarh, Jan. 20 -- Four years after a Jhajjar man was awarded death sentence by a trial court in connection with the rape and murder of a five-year-old, the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has ... Read More


State expected to act as a parent to its staff: HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 2 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has said that the state government is expected to act as a parent towards its employees, especially in those cases where they belong to an illit... Read More


HC stays felling of trees across Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- Expressing concern over the depleting green cover in the state, the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) on Wednesday stayed felling of trees for projects and other activities til... Read More


Jolt to Punjab as HC stays newprovisions of building bylaws

Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday stayed implementation of new provisions added to urban area building bylaws, including contentious 'stilt-plus-four floors', by th... Read More


Criminals having free run, says HC, summons DGP

Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- The high court on Wednesday summoned the Punjab director general of police (DGP) for the January 15 hearing in connection with the killing of a Kabaddi promoter in Mohali on Dec... Read More


Can't deny ART treatment even if one partner qualifies age limit: HC

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has held that under the assisted reproductive technology (ART) services, the treatment can't be denied to a couple even if one of them qua... Read More


HC orders interim bail for couple who killed eight members of family in 2001

Chandigarh, Dec. 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered release of Sonia and her husband, Sanjeev Kumar, convicted for killing eight family members, including Sonia's father, on interim b... Read More