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March 30, 2026, 04:42 PM - 2 min read
Advocate Hemant Kumar, practicing at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has pointed out the absence of a prescribed legal procedure for determining minimum land and property values in the state.
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March 18, 2026, 04:06 PM - 4 min read
Sanji Ram, a former caretaker of the temple where the crime took place in January 2018, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court in Pathankot in 2019. His nephew Parvesh Kumar and special police officer Deepak Khajuria were also awarded life sentences.
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March 14, 2026, 06:37 PM - 3 min read
Justice Surya Pratap Singh said there was ample evidence against Malhotra, including regarding her attempts to delete information related to conversations and the transmission of sensitive data to operatives of the Pakistan intelligence agency.The Court also said the information collected by Malhotra comes within the ambit of prohibited information and that her conduct raised a presumption about her involvement in offences under the Official Secrets Act.
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March 9, 2026, 04:45 PM - 4 min read
According to data released by the Ministry of Law and Justice on February 6, 2026, there are 116 women judges out of a total working strength of 781 judges across the High Courts, accounting for roughly 14.85% of the sitting High Court judges.Across the 25 High Courts, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has the highest number of women judges (18).
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March 7, 2026, 01:17 PM - 3 min read
The high court cleared the Dera chief of the charges more than seven years after he had been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the case.
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March 5, 2026, 06:31 PM - 4 min read
A division bench of Justices Anupinder Singh Grewal and Deepak Manchanda has directed Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav to appear before the court through video conferencing on Thursday. The court had also asked him to file a detailed reply explaining the sequence of events.
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February 20, 2026, 05:20 PM - 2 min read
In what comes as a significant setback to the Punjab government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday stayed the proposed transfer of any property owned by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). The interim relief came in a public interest litigation (PIL) that has been pending since January.
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February 17, 2026, 02:32 PM - 2 min read
The Bench said the report must be prepared after proper consultation between the Punjab Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP). Till the next date of hearing, the state government has been told to ensure adequate security for Majithia.
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February 16, 2026, 05:25 PM - 2 min read
The suspended DIG had approached the High Court on January 9 seeking regular bail. He told the court that the investigation had already been completed and the final report was filed on December 3 last year. He argued that there was no need for further custodial interrogation.
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February 10, 2026, 05:21 PM - 4 min read
In March 2023, the AFT in Chandigarh had enhanced pension benefits for Anuradha Saini, the widow of Major Sushil Kumar Saini. A division bench of the high court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri, in a recent order, upheld the tribunal’s decision.
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December 26, 2025, 06:39 PM - 5 min read
The girl was raped and murdered in May 2018 by Virender alias Bholu, an employee of her father who worked as a small-time tent installer. Virender had been working with him for about five to six years.
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December 24, 2025, 07:25 PM - 4 min read
After Suraj's death in custody in 2017, the then Himachal Pradesh government handed over the investigation in both cases to the CBI. The central agency then arrested Zaidi and other policemen in connection with the custodial death.
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