Chandigarh, Nov. 19 -- A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed a September 23, 2025 order of single judge pertaining to award of punishment to police personnel sentenced to rigorous imprisonment exceeding a month.

Hearing an appeal against the September 23 order of the single judge, the division bench of justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and justice Rohit Kapoor on November 13 stayed the directions of the single judge who had ruled that a review under Rule 16.28 of Punjab Police Rules (PPR) is not maintainable against appellate or revisionary orders and the reviewing authority under Rule 16.28 of PPR has no powers to remand the matter back to the subordinate authority. The order was on Tuesday confirmed by Haryana add...