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High court dismisses Moga man's plea against 'gangster' tag

Chandigarh, April 1 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has declined to interfere with a Punjab Police decision to label a Moga resident as a gangster. The court observed that the petitioner has bee... Read More


HC seeks details of DA paid to IAS, IPS, IFS officers in Punjab

Chandigarh, March 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday sought details on the release of dearness allowance (DA) to IAS, IPS, IFS and judicial officers after lower-rung government employee... Read More


Chandigarh: MP Amritpal writes to speaker over leave of absence from Lok Sabha

Chandigarh, March 25 -- The Khadoor Sahib MP, Amritpal Singh, on Tuesday wrote to the Lok Sabha speaker seeking condonation of his absence from the Lok Sabha on a day when the Centre informed the Punj... Read More


Jailed as drug peddler, Chandigarh man walks free as HC sees 'a reformed addict'

Chandigarh, March 22 -- A Maloya resident, who spent over four years in jail after being convicted in a drugs case, has walked free after the Punjab and Haryana high court held that he was not a peddl... Read More


HC commutes death sentence to life in 4-year-old's rape, murder case

Chandigarh, March 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a rape and murder convict to life term. The convict Sonu Singh (28) had raped and killed a 4-year -... Read More


Devise transparent mechanism for department allotment in combined recruitments: HC tells Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, March 20 -- The high court (HC) has directed governments of Punjab and Haryana to put in place a comprehensive and rational criterion for selection to public employment as well as for the ... Read More


HC directs Punjab govt to clear revised pension, DA arrears by April 30

Chandigarh, March 14 -- In a major relief to the state pensioners, the high court has directed the Punjab government to clear all pending instalments of revised pension since 2016, Dearness Allowance ... Read More


Under RTI Act, accused can't get case diary of FIR pending trial: HC

Chandigarh, March 12 -- : The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that an accused, by invoking the provisions of the Right to Information Act (RTI) Act, is not entitled to access a police case diar... Read More


Chhatrapati murder case: HC finds gaps in CBI probe, gives benefit of doubt to Ram Rahim

Chandigarh, March 10 -- Highlighting serious gaps in the investigation into the 2002 murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, where Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's involvement was... Read More


HC acquits Ram Rahim in '02 journalist murder case

Chandigarh, March 8 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Saturday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati. The dera ch... Read More