Co-Owner Can’t Build While Blocking Partition: P&H High Court Upholds Injunction Against Construction on Joint Land

Disclosure Statement Alone Not Enough: P&H High Court Dilutes Section 37 Rigour, Grants Bail in NDPS Case

2 Years Behind Bars, Trial Crawls: P&H High Court Overrides Section 37 Rigour, Grants Bail in NDPS Case

1 Kg Heroin Recovery Triggers Section 37 Bar; Clean Antecedents cannot act as Protector: P&H High Court Denies Bail Despite No Personal Recovery

Refusal to Prepone Hearing Amounts to Pre-Judging Appeal: P&H High Court Intervenes in Partition Dispute

Minor Elopes, Court Steps In: P&H High Court Routes Protection Plea Through Child Welfare Mechanism

High Court Declines FIR Direction: Mere Allegations Without Evidence Insufficient to Invoke BNSS Section 528 Powers

Disclosure Statements Alone Not Enough: P&H High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in NDPS Case Over Lack of Direct Evidence

No Straight to NBWs: P&H High Court Sets Aside Proclamation & Warrants, Reinforces Due Process in Bail Cancellation

Immigration Fraud or Human Trafficking? P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in ₹14.6 Lakh Visa Scam Case

From ‘Consultant’ to Co-Conspirator: P&H High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail in Visa Scam Case

False Verification Allegations Enough to Face Trial: P&H High Court Refuses FIR Quashing at Pre-Charge Stage

Compassionate Appointment Rights Crystallise on Death: P&H High Court Rejects Retrospective Policy Shift & Orders Reconsideration

Unchallenged Testimony Can’t Be Ignored: P&H High Court Restores Daughter’s Inheritance Right but Denies Possession Without Partition

No Suspicious Transaction, No Freeze: P&H High Court Orders Immediate Defreezing of Bank Account in Cyber Alert Case

Parallel Arbitration No Bar at Section 11 Stage: P&H High Court Appoints Arbitrator Despite Pending Similar or Overlapping Claims Proceedings

Technical Objections Can’t Derail Arbitration; Mode of Service of Notice Fall within the Domain of the Arbitral Tribunal: P&H High Court Appoints Tribunal Despite Dispute Over Agreement & Notice

Section 11 Scope Narrowed to ‘Existence’ of Arbitration Clause: P&H High Court Appoints Arbitrator Despite Misjoinder & Pre-Arbitral Objections

Contract Value Below ₹2 Crore Bars Arbitration; Applicability of an Arbitration Clause depends on the Contract Value: P&H High Court Refuses Section 11 Appointment Despite Subsequent Cost Escalation

‘Interest on Interest’ Not a Taboo in Arbitration: P&H High Court Upholds Composite “Sum” Under Section 31(7)

Article 227 Not for Routine Interference: P&H High Court Refuses Transfer of Multiple Rent & Civil Appeals

Child Electrocution Victim Entitled to Full Compensation Beyond Policy; Compensation Granted under Departmental Policy for Electrocution is only a Humanitarian Concession and Does not Bar a Victim from Claiming Full and Just Compensation under Public Law: P&H High Court Awards ₹99.93 Lakh

Person Claiming Through Judgment Debtor Cannot Resist Execution: P&H High Court Dismisses Objections

Co-sharer Cannot Carve Out Exclusive Passage in Joint Land: P&H High Court Modifies Decree

Anticipatory Bail Denied in Medical Negligence Death Case: P&H High Court Emphasises Need for Custodial Interrogation

Mother-in-Law Qualifies as ‘Near Relative’ for Kidney Swap: P&H High Court Allows Transplant

Jurisdiction Clause Not a Substitute for Arbitration Clause: P&H High Court

Can Accused Recall Withdrawal of Anticipatory Bail Plea by Claiming ‘No Instructions’? P&H High Court Says No, Imposes Costs

Punjab & Haryana HC Refuses to Permit Conversion of Completed Hotel into Commercial Building; Holds 2025 Building Rules Cannot Be Invoked Post-Construction

Dearness Allowance Is a Legally Enforceable Right: Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Release of Pension and DA Arrears to State Pensioners

Punjab & Haryana High Court Condones 3952-Day Delay in Land Acquisition Appeal to Ensure Parity in Compensation Among Landowners

YouTuber Accused of Sharing Sensitive Installations With Pakistan Intelligence Not Entitled to Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Exhortation in Murder Attack Enough to Attract Common Intention; P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail

SC/ST Act Allegations Cannot Be Quashed Merely on Compromise: P&H High Court Refuses to Quash Job-Fraud FIR

Court Auction Sale Cannot Be Set Aside Without Proving Material Irregularity and Substantial Injury: P&H High Court

Disclosure Statement Linking Accused to Drug Supply Network Enough to Deny Anticipatory Bail: P&H High Court

Anticipatory Bail Denied in Violent Assault and Robbery Case Involving House Trespass and Snatching

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Regular Bail to Accused Alleged to Have Supplied Extra Neutral Alcohol in Spurious Liquor Death Case

‘Go and Die’ Remark Not Enough for Abetment: Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Stepmother in Minor Girl Suicide Case

Accused Not Entitled to Access Police Case Diary During Investigation or Trial; Confidentiality of Criminal Investigations Must Be Preserved: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Successive Anticipatory Bail Petitions Without Change in Circumstances Amount to Forum Shopping: Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Costs

Courts Should Prioritise Mediation in Cheque Bounce Cases & Give True Meaning to Mediation Act, 2023: Punjab & Haryana High Court

No Misuse of Bail, No Cancellation: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Wife’s Plea

Equal Pay for Equal Work Applies to PUNBUS Drivers & Conductors: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Pay Parity with Punjab Roadways

Department Can’t Delay Promotion to Defeat Retirement Benefits: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Notional Promotion to Retired Engineer

Karewa Marriage Not a Ground to Deny Family Pension: Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Restoration to Widows

Police Said ‘Innocent’, Trial Court Summoned Them: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail in Murder Case

NDPS Bail Granted Where Accused Named Only in Co-Accused Disclosure and No Recovery Made: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Fraudulent/Illegal Sanctioning of Old Age Pension Scheme: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Alleged Beneficiary

₹73 Lakh Cyber Fraud Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail to Alleged Account Operator

Obscene WhatsApp Video Call Allegations: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in IT Act Case

Second Trial on Same Recovery Violates Double Jeopardy: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Drugs Act Complaint

Compromise in Village Dispute Leads to Quashing of Conviction; Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Robbery Charge for Lack of Proof

Withdrawal of Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration is Permissible in Permanent Vegetative State When Continuation Violates Dignity: Supreme Court Applies Common Cause Guidelines

Conviction Cannot Rest on Circumstantial Evidence Without Complete Chain and Admissible Electronic Proof: Supreme Court Acquits Accused

Anticipatory Bail Granted When Accused Not Named in FIR and Cooperated with Investigation: Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Refusal

General and Omnibus Allegations Against In-Laws Not Sufficient for Prosecution under Section 498A IPC: Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings

Conviction Under Section 7 Prevention of Corruption Act Can Stand Even if Conspiracy Fails: Supreme Court Restores Conviction of Public Servant for Bribe Demand and Acceptance

Minority Shareholders Cannot Challenge Fair Capital Reduction Absent Proven Unfairness or Prejudice: Supreme Court Upholds Exit Valuation

Cooperative Society Does Not Automatically Become Multi-State After State Bifurcation: Supreme Court Clarifies Section 103 of Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act

Supreme Court Directs Government to Frame No-Fault Compensation Policy for COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events

State Takeover of Trust Property Without Justification is Manifestly Arbitrary: Supreme Court Strikes Down Bihar Library Acquisition Law

Specific Performance Denied When Sale Agreement Found Sham Security for Loan: Supreme Court Upholds High Court

Additional Evidence Cannot Be Introduced in Appeal to Fill Lacuna: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Order XLI Rule 27 CPC

Excluding Academic Arrangement Employees from Regularisation Violates Article 14: Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 3(b) of J&K Civil Services Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Chhatrapati Murder Case, Upholds Conviction of Co-Accused

Delayed Retiral Benefits: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds 18% Interest; Dismisses State’s Challenge and Employee’s Claim for Refund of Penal Rent

Mere Generation of Surplus by Educational Trust Not Ground to Cancel Registration Under Section 12AA: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Municipal Body Must Prove Land Vests Under Town Planning Scheme: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Injunction in Favour of Private Owner

Mere Bald Allegations of Threat Cannot Invoke Writ Jurisdiction: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea for Protection of Life and Liberty

Hostile Witness and Incomplete Testimony of Deceased Injured Witness Fatal to Prosecution: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Leave to Appeal Against Acquittal

Civil Court Has Jurisdiction to Partition Constructed Property: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Concurrent Findings of Lower Courts

Serious Allegations of Humiliation Leading to Death Justify Custodial Interrogation: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail

DRTs Cannot Pass Recovery Orders Mechanically After Striking Off Defence: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes DRAT Circular Directing Automatic Decrees

DNA Evidence Contradicting Prosecution Case Justifies Acquittal in Rape Trial: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses State Appeal

Reservation for Disabled Candidates Must Be Meaningful, Not Illusory: Punjab & Haryana High Court Calls for Relaxation of Selection Criteria for PwBD Candidates

Employee Cannot Be Kept Under Suspension Indefinitely: Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Reinstatement of DSP After Three Years

Accused Entitled to Seek Preservation of Electronic Evidence to Prove Illegal Custody: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Trial Court Order

Participation in Selection Does Not Confer Right to Appointment: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Cancellation of Remaining Lineman Posts

Additional Tax Under Haryana VAT Act Valid Even on Concessional Sales: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Dealer’s Appeals

Composite Eviction Order Without Allowing 10-Day Review Period Invalid: Punjab & Haryana High Court Settles Conflict Under Punjab Rent Act

Woman Accused in Husband’s Murder Granted Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court Cites Delay in FIR and Lack of Direct Evidence

Employee Wrongly Denied Promotion Cannot Be Denied Salary Arrears: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects ‘No Work No Pay’ Argument

Police Cannot File Qalandra for False Complaint Made to Senior Authority: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Whistleblower

FIR Quashed in Land Deal Dispute: Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Criminal Case Filed to Escape Civil Liability

Coal Block Cancellation Constitutes ‘Change in Law’ Under Power Purchase Agreement: Supreme Court Allows Compensation with Carrying Costs

Pending Review Petition Is Not a Defence for Non-Compliance of Court Orders: Supreme Court Warns Officials in Contempt Proceedings

Circumstantial Evidence and Section 27 Recovery Can Sustain Murder Conviction: Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence

Supreme Court: IBC Proceedings Cannot Be Stalled by Defunct Scheme of Arrangement under Companies Act

Supreme Court Reaffirms Primacy of CoC’s Commercial Wisdom in IBC Resolution Plan Approval

Supreme Court Upholds Hereditary Pujari Rights Based on Revenue Records and Long Possession

Insurance Company Not Liable for Penalty Under Section 4A(3)(b) Employees’ Compensation Act: Supreme Court Clarifies Employer’s Personal Liability

Sharbat Rooh Afza Classified as ‘Fruit Drink’ Under UPVAT Act; Supreme Court Rejects Residuary Tax Entry

Landowners Not Liable for Delay Compensation Where Construction Obligation Lies with Developer Under JDA

Reserve Price Liability for Quashed 2G Licences Runs from 02.02.2012: Supreme Court Clarifies Commencement and Interest

Section 123 U.P. Z.A. & L.R. Act Deems Settlement with Occupants Despite Section 143 Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Regularisation

Courts Must Avoid ‘Consider Jurisprudence’ and Issue Clear Directions Before Invoking Contempt: Supreme Court Sets Course Correction

Ancestral Property Yielding Income Shifts Burden to Prove Self-Acquisition in Joint Hindu Family Partition Suits

Future Prospects Mandatory for Fixed Salary Employees Below 40: Supreme Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation

NCLT Has No Jurisdiction to Challenge Benami Attachment Orders Under IBC: Supreme Court Affirms Exclusive Benami Act Forum

Surety Discharged Only for Excess Overdrawal Under Section 133 Contract Act: Supreme Court Clarifies Limited Liability

Degrees Obtained Before 2002 Act Was Struck Down Cannot Be Invalidated: Supreme Court Protects Students’ Employment

Compassionate Assistance Under 2006 Rules Deductible from Motor Accident Compensation: Supreme Court Restores Deduction Principle

Unlawful Assembly Causing Multiple Head Injuries Attracts Section 302 IPC Under Section 149 IPC: Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction

Revenue Officer Cannot Review Final Vesting Order Under WBEA Act; Power of Review Must Be Expressly Conferred — Supreme Court (2026)

Supreme Court Holds Section 7 IBC Cannot Be Defeated by Informal Restructuring; Debenture Trust Deed Modification Must Follow Contractual Procedure

“Chand Nikla” WhatsApp Comment Not a Crime: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR for Obscenity and Sexual Harassment

60-Day Lump Sum Clause Upheld, But Oustee Status Protected: P&H High Court Denies Restoration of Cancelled Plots Yet Allows Fresh Application

Wrong Answer Key on NCW Chairperson Costs Candidates Selection: P&H High Court Orders Marks for ‘None of the Above’ in IRB Constable Exam

Firing Incident Without Inquiry: P&H High Court Converts Dismissal of Punjab Constable into Compulsory Retirement

Misplaced File No Excuse for 3336 Days’ Delay: P&H High Court Refuses to Condon Extraordinary Lapse, Dismisses RSA

Trial Court’s Two-Month Deposit Clause Cannot Defeat Execution After Appeal: P&H High Court Applies Doctrine of Merger in Specific Performance Decree

Private School Teacher’s Illegal Termination: P&H High Court Substitutes Reinstatement with ₹34.2 Lakh Compensation

Cambodia Link, 500+ SIM Cards & VOIP Gateways: P&H High Court Denies Bail in ₹78 Lakh Cyber Fraud Case

Civil Flavour, No Misuse of Liberty: P&H High Court Refuses to Cancel Anticipatory Bail in Farmhouse Project Fraud Case

Surplus Land Allotment Prior to 1972 Act Cannot Be Reopened by Legal Heirs: P&H High Court Upholds Finality of Appellate Orders

Political Vendetta Plea Rejected: P&H High Court Declines to Interfere in Inter-Range Transfer of Punjab Police Officials

Relaxation of Bail in ₹1.98 Crore Cyber Fraud Declined: P&H High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail Despite Settlement

Supreme Court Holds Consumer Fora Can Award Higher Compensation Despite Restrictive Builder Clauses; 8% Interest Upheld for Delay Without Occupancy Certificate

Supreme Court Sets Aside Arbitrary Allotment of HEWO Super Deluxe Flats; Condemns Favouritism and Self-Aggrandizement by Governing Body Members

Supreme Court Affirms Maintainability of Simultaneous CIRP Against Principal Borrower and Corporate Guarantor Under IBC

Supreme Court Holds Non-Recovery of Weapon and General Section 313 CrPC Questions Do Not Vitiate Murder Conviction Absent Prejudice

Supreme Court Holds Leasing of Residential Flat Does Not Automatically Constitute Commercial Purpose Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Supreme Court Restores Three-Year Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case, Holding Compensation Cannot Replace Punishment

Supreme Court Restores Suit Challenging Family Partition, Holding Order VII Rule 11 Cannot Reject Plaints Alleging Coercion and Fabricated Conciliation Award

Supreme Court Holds High Court Cannot Nullify Arbitral Proceedings While Appointing Substitute Arbitrator Under Section 15(2)

Supreme Court Holds Non-Maintenance of Drug Manufacturing Records Attracts Section 27(d) Punishment and Three-Year Limitation Applies

Supreme Court Holds Arrears of Disability Pension Cannot Be Restricted to Three Years, Grants Full Arrears with Interest

Supreme Court Quashes Cheating FIR Arising from Joint Venture Agreement, Holding Pure Civil Dispute Cannot Be Given Criminal Colour

Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Expansion of Open Correctional Institutions, Holding Prison Overcrowding Violates Article 21

Supreme Court Cancels Bail in SC/ST Murder Case, Holding High Court Ignored Unlawful Assembly Liability and Gravity of Offence

Supreme Court Upholds Auction Sale, Holding Deposit Timeline Under Rule 107(11)(h) Is Directory and Can Be Waived by Creditor Bank

Supreme Court sets aside Allahabad High Court order diluting POCSO summoning, holding alleged acts show attempt and not mere preparation

Supreme Court Acquits Stepfather in Child Murder Case, Holding Circumstantial Chain Incomplete and Section 27 Inapplicable

Supreme Court Quashes Punjab CLU for Cement Unit: Master Plan Cannot Be Bypassed by Ex Post Facto Approval

99-Year Registered Lease Cannot Be Unilaterally Cancelled: Supreme Court Holds Document Was a Lease, Not a Licence

Spectrum Is Not an Asset Under IBC: Supreme Court Holds Telecom Spectrum Cannot Be Restructured in Insolvency Proceedings

PCPNDT Act Form F Non-Maintenance: Supreme Court Holds That Quashing Is Not Warranted at Section 482 Stage

Section 10A IBC Not Applicable to Pre-COVID Defaults; Adjudicating Authority Must Admit Section 7 Petition Once Default Is Established — Supreme Court

Section 202 CrPC Not Mandatory for Public Servant Complaints; Limitation Runs from Date Identity of Accused Is Known — Supreme Court

Supreme Court Expands Advisory Committee on Transgender Rights; Continues Existing Member and Appoints Additional Representative

Conviction under Section 135 Customs Act Can Rest on Voluntary Section 108 Statements; Sentence Reduced Due to Passage of Time

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute After Settlement; Civil Dispute Cannot Be Given Criminal Colour

Conviction under Section 306 IPC Set Aside: Suicide Pact and Medical Evidence Did Not Establish Abetment — Supreme Court

Balance Sheet Acknowledgment Extends Limitation for Section 7 IBC Applications; Technical Defects in Form Not Fatal — Supreme Court

AJL Plot Re-Allotment Case: P&H High Court Quashes Charges Against Bhupinder Singh Hooda & Associated Journals Ltd

Relaxation at Screening Stage Bars Migration: P&H High Court Upholds BC-B Candidate’s Non-Migration to General Category

Honour Killing Double Murder: P&H High Court Refuses Bail Despite Prolonged Custody, Cites Gravity & Witness Intimidation Risk

Right to Education Cannot Be Curtailed by 3-Year Service Condition: P&H High Court Allows VLDA to Pursue B.A. Through Distance Mode

Full-Time Law Officers Not ‘Mere Contractual Appointees’: P&H High Court Grants LTC, Medical Reimbursement & Earned Leave to AAGs/DAGs

Govt Job Scam or ‘Friendly Loan’? Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Alleged ₹4 Lakh Fraud Accused

No Crush Injury, No Attempt to Murder: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Section 307 IPC Charge in Tractor-Runover Allegation

‘Once a Mortgage, Always Redeemable’: Punjab & Haryana High Court Overturns 60-Year Ownership Claim Against State

₹27 Crore Gold Shortfall Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail to Baash Diamonds Director & Co-Accused

Love Triangle Turns Violent: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Bail in Iron Rod & Firing Attack That Led to Victim’s Leg Amputation

Tenant’s Possession to Be Restored Despite Fresh Lease: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Third-Party Objections in Execution

Supreme Court Holds Forgery Charge in Disciplinary Proceedings Must Be Proved with Credible Evidence — Reinstates Court Attender

Supreme Court Sets Aside Punjab & Haryana High Court Judgment and Restores Criminal Proceedings in Ambience Developers Matter

DIG in ₹8 Lakh Bribery Trap Case Denied Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court Cites Gravity, Recorded Calls & Risk of Influence

Compromise Cannot Silence the Dead: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Quash 304-A FIR in Factory Death Case

Recommendation Isn’t Appointment: Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines to Override Governor in PSHRC Member Selection Dispute

Disabled Lineman Denied Promotion While Juniors Advanced: Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Retrospective ALM Regularisation & Ex-Gratia Benefits

Accused Placed in Column No. 2 Can Still Be Summoned: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Section 319 CrPC Order

Instagram Blackmail & ‘Rape Case’ Threats: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Bail in Section 108 BNS Suicide Case

Unauthorized Absence by Police Constable Is ‘Gravest Misconduct’: Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Dismissal Order

Nuh Communal Violence Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Three Accused on Parity, Denies Relief to Alleged Shooter Under UAPA

Dera Funds Under Judicial Scrutiny: Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Production of Bank Records, Upholds Financial Disclosure Directions

Ancestral Land Cannot Be Willed Away: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Rejection of Suspicious 1985 Will

Nuh Riot Case: Alleged Bus Driver Who Rammed Cyber Police Station Denied Bail by Punjab & Haryana High Court

No Re-Evaluation in ADJ Recruitment: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Pleas Alleging ‘Cuttings’ in Answer Sheets

Fraud on Pardanashin Woman Proven: Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Trial Court Decree, Sets Aside Fraudulent Power of Attorney

20% Deposit Not Automatic: Punjab & Haryana High Court Waives Mandatory Pre-Deposit in ₹80 Lakh Cheque Bounce Appeal

HDFC Relationship Manager Accused of ₹9 Crore Fraud: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail in Fiduciary Breach Case

Supreme Court Directs Centre to Constitute Tribunal When Inter-State River Dispute Fails in Negotiation

Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage Under Article 142 for Irretrievable Breakdown Despite Spouse’s Objection

Supreme Court Holds Photocopies Without Proof Cannot Justify Crores in Consumer Compensation

Supreme Court Holds Prior Demand to Employer Not Mandatory Before Conciliation in Apprehended Industrial Dispute Involving Contract Labour

Supreme Court Holds BOCW Act and Cess Act Operative Only Upon Effective Implementation, Qualifying as Subsequent Legislation Under Contract Clauses

Panchayat Samiti Is ‘State’ Under Article 12: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes De-Regularisation After 3 Years of Confirmed Service

Multiple FIRs, Digital Money Trail & No Licence: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Immigration Fraud Case

Suicide Note Names Accused, But Custody Not Automatic: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Abetment Case

100% Disabled After University Wall Collapse: Punjab & Haryana High Court Awards ₹1.47 Crore Compensation to Student

No Plea, No Issue, No Evidence: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Insurer’s Contributory Negligence Argument in Triple Fatal Accident

No Quantification, No Homogeneity, Wrong Packaging: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes PFA Case Over Turmeric Sample

Contract Killing Allegation & Conspiracy Role Weigh Heavy: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail in SC/ST Act Murder Case

Bank Accounts Attached Despite Pending Appeals: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Relief to Baddi University, Orders Expeditious Decision

Roster Points Cannot Rewrite Merit: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Seniority Lists of Assistant Engineers

Delay, Vague Allegations & No ‘Public View’: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Act Case

Once Declared Proclaimed Person, Anticipatory Bail Is Not Maintainable: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Cover Note vs Policy: Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Insurer Cannot Rewrite Contract After Accident

Who Must Prove Panchayat Ownership? Punjab & Haryana High Court Says Burden Lies on Gram Panchayat, Not Occupant

Named in a Suicide Note — But Is That Enough? Punjab & Haryana High Court Says No, Discharges Accused in Section 306 IPC Case

Can a Court Force You to Hire a Lawyer? Punjab & Haryana High Court Says Yes, If Justice So Requires

Absconding Accused Not Entitled to Anticipatory Bail on Ground of Co-Accused’s Acquittal: Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order

Partial Crop Failure Due to Mixed Factors: Supreme Court Reduces Compensation and Sets Aside Finding of Deficiency in Service Against Seed Seller

Section 47 CPC Application Not Maintainable After Execution Proceedings Concluded: Supreme Court Bars Post-Satisfaction Objections

Stem Cell Therapy for Autism Cannot Be Offered as Routine Clinical Service: Supreme Court Holds It Is Impermissible Outside Approved Research Framework

Section 11 Order in Pre-2015 Regime Operates as Res Judicata on Existence of Arbitration Clause: Supreme Court Restores Award in Eminent Colonizers Case

Fixed Honorarium of ₹7,000 to U.P. Instructors Amounts to ‘Begar’: Supreme Court Directs ₹17,000 Per Month from 2017–18 Onwards

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Bail Pleas in Commercial Quantity NDPS Case; Holds Section 37 Rigours Attracted

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Proclamation Proceedings Under BNSS; Holds Arrest Warrants Can Be Issued When Accused Evades Custody

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Woman Accused of Abetment of Suicide; Holds Mens Rea and Proximate Instigation Not Prima Facie Established

Consensual Relationship with Married Woman Cannot Constitute Rape on False Promise of Marriage: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Under Section 376(2)(n) IPC

Heavy Water Plant Employees Excluded from Payment of Gratuity Act: Supreme Court Holds CCS (Pension) Rules Govern Central Government Posts

Cancellation of Bail Requires Supervening Circumstances: Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with High Court’s Order After 6.5 Years’ Pre-Trial Custody

Serious Allegation of Forgery Going to Arbitration Agreement Itself Renders Dispute Non-Arbitrable: Supreme Court Quashes Section 8 Reference

Compensatory Allowances Must Be Included in “Ordinary Rate of Wages” for Overtime Under Section 59(2) Factories Act: Supreme Court Rejects Executive Exclusions

Setting Aside Excessive Land Acquisition Award Against Few Beneficiaries Does Not Nullify Entire Award: Supreme Court Restores Compensation

Section 175(4) BNSS Is Not Standalone: Magistrate Must Follow Affidavit Requirement and Special Safeguards Before Ordering Probe Against Public Servant

Section 29A(5) Application Maintainable Even After Award Passed Post Expiry of Mandate: Supreme Court Clarifies Award Is Unenforceable, Not Void

NCLT Cannot Decide Disputed Trademark Title Under Section 60(5) IBC When Plan Recognizes Rival Claims: Supreme Court Restores NCLAT View

Conviction Can Rest Solely on Reliable Dying Declaration: Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction Set Aside by High Court

UGC Regulations on Vice-Chancellor Appointment Prevail Over State Law Under Entry 66 List I: Supreme Court Upholds Invalidation but Grants Continuation Under Article 142

Section 37 Court Cannot Recalculate Liquidated Damages Once Section 34 Court Awards Reasonable Compensation Under PPA

Appellate Court Cannot Reverse Acquittal Unless Trial Court View Is Perverse: Supreme Court Restores Murder Acquittal

Anticipatory Bail Cannot Be Time-Limited Till Chargesheet: Supreme Court Reaffirms Sushila Aggarwal and Siddharth

Delegated Legislation Becomes Enforceable Only Upon Gazette Publication: “Date of Notification” Means Date of Official Publication

Waqf Tribunal Jurisdiction Is Limited to Matters Specifically Conferred Under the Waqf Act, 1995: Supreme Court Reaffirms Ramesh Gobindram and Clarifies Scope of Section 83

GAAR Can Deny Mauritius DTAA Capital Gains Exemption Where Arrangement Is Impermissible: Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi High Court in Tiger Global

Police Cannot Order Further Investigation Without Court’s Leave Under Section 173(8) CrPC: Supreme Court Clarifies

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Civil Pension to Re-Employed Ex-Serviceman in Electricity Regulatory Commission; Holds Temporary Appointment Does Not Confer Pensionary Rights

Punjab & Haryana High Court Reinstates Constable Removed for Non-Disclosure of Cancelled FIR; Holds No Concealment Where Attestation Form Did Not Require Disclosure

Punjab & Haryana High Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail Granted on Basis of Compromise; Imposes ₹25,000 Costs for Breach of Judicial Undertaking

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Drugs Act Complaint as Time-Barred; Holds Limitation Runs from First Analyst Report, Not Central Laboratory Confirmation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Trial Court Decree; Holds Muslim Widow Inherits Absolute Estate Unless Restrictive Custom Strictly Proved

Punjab & Haryana High Court Enhances Compensation in Constable’s Death Case; Holds Pension Cannot Be Deducted While Calculating Loss of Dependency

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Seniority Benefit for Adhoc Service in Cooperative Bank; Holds Initial Appointment De Hors Rules Cannot Be Counted

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Punjab Police to Examine Disability Insurance Claims Under 2019 MoU; Declines to Issue Mandamus Against HDFC Bank

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Seniority Claim of Mandi Supervisors Appointed in 2015; Holds Seniority Governed by Length of Continuous Service Under 2008 Rules

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Dismissal of Haryana Police Constable for Leaking Location of Protected Couple; Reiterates Limited Scope of Judicial Review in Disciplinary Matters

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case; Holds Dying Declaration Unreliable Due to Procedural Lapses and Medical Inconsistencies

Supreme Court Holds That Prolonged Pre-Trial Incarceration in PMLA Cases Violates Article 21 and Statutory Bail Embargo Cannot Result in Indefinite Detention When Trial Is Not Likely to Commence

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds ED Arrests Under PMLA in Ramprastha Group Case; Holds Compliance with Section 19 Established and Scope of Judicial Review Limited

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Bail Granted to Juvenile Accused in Murder Case; Holds Failure to Assess Exposure to Criminality and Risk to Child’s Welfare

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Proclaimed Offender Declaration for Non-Compliance with Mandatory Preconditions; Holds Abscondence Must Be Judicially Recorded

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Quash Recruitment Process for Senior Assistant-cum-Inspector Posts; Holds Mere Similarity in Answer Patterns Insufficient to Establish Systemic Malpractice

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Transfer of Defamation Complaint; Imposes Costs for Baseless Allegations of Judicial Bias and Forum Shopping

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Rape and Cheating FIR Arising from Failed Consensual Relationship; Holds Breach of Promise to Marry Not Rape Per Se

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail to Advocate Accused of Demanding Bribe to Influence Judicial Outcome; Holds Allegations Strike at Institutional Integrity

Supreme Court Holds That High Courts Cannot Conduct a Mini-Trial While Granting Bail and Mandatory Medical Age Determination Must Be Undertaken in POCSO Investigations

Supreme Court Holds That AICTE Career Advancement Regulations Do Not Apply to Direct Recruitment of Professors Under State Recruitment Rules and Candidates Cannot Challenge Selection Criteria After Participating

Supreme Court Holds That Aluminium Mushroom Growing Racks Are ‘Aluminium Structures’ and Not ‘Parts of Agricultural Machinery’ for Customs Classification Purposes

Supreme Court Holds That Anti-Corruption Bureau FIRs Registered by Notified ACB Offices Remain Valid Post Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation and Cannot Be Quashed on Hyper-Technical Jurisdictional Grounds

Supreme Court Holds That Cognizance of a Belated Complaint Under Section 138 NI Act Is Impermissible Unless Delay Is Condoned First Under Proviso to Section 142(1)(b)

Supreme Court Holds That Prolonged Incarceration Alone Does Not Override the Statutory Embargo on Bail Under Section 43D(5) UAPA and Bail Must Be Decided on Individualised Role and Prima Facie Material

Supreme Court Holds That Contempt Jurisdiction Can Be Used to Secure Complete Compliance of Its Directions and Orders Refund of Non-Judicial Stamp Value Despite Statutory Limitation Rules

Supreme Court Holds That Acquittal Cannot Be Reversed in a Circumstantial Evidence Case Where the Chain of Circumstances Is Incomplete and Confessional Statements Are Unreliable and Uncorroborated

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Vacation of Temporary Injunction After Execution of Registered Sale Deed; Holds Non-Payment of Consideration Does Not Invalidate Sale

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Visa Agent Accused of Supplying Forged Educational Certificates; Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Proclaimed Person Declaration Where Accused Was Residing Abroad; Holds Mandatory Requirements of Section 82 CrPC Not Met

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Death Sentence and Conviction for Procedural Lapses Under Section 313 CrPC; Orders De Novo Consideration of Evidence

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail in Large-Scale Cyber Fraud Targeting Retired IAS Officer; Notes Active Facilitation and Receipt of Proceeds

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declares Adoption Deed Invalid for Want of Proof of Lawful Adoption; Sets Aside Decrees and Mutations Based on Alleged Adoption

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Retrospective Seniority and Promotion Benefits; Holds Employee Bound by Initial Acceptance of Appointment Terms

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail in NDPS Case Involving Commercial Quantity and Alleged Drug Proceeds; Holds Section 37 Bar Attracted

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Count Dismissal Period as Qualifying Service for Pension; Upholds Treatment of Period as Dies Non Under Punjab Police Rules

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail in Brutal Murder Case; Notes Specific Naming by Deceased and Gravity of Offences Under BNS and Arms Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Arrest, Non-Bailable Warrants and Proclamation for Breach of Section 82 CrPC; Holds Absconding Must Be Judicially Established

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Proclaimed Offender Declaration for Non-Compliance with Section 82 CrPC; Holds Fresh Proclamation Mandatory After Adjournment

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Family Pension and Gratuity to Heirs of Removed Employee; Holds Prior Removal Breaks Qualifying Service

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Panjab University to Conduct Special Examination After Student Was Supplied Wrong Question Paper; Holds Academic Future Must Prevail Over Procedural Rigidity

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Civil Court Jurisdiction Barred in Evacuee Property Dispute; Dismisses Second Appeal Under Section 46 of 1950 Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail to Woman Accused in Murder Conspiracy Case; Notes Abscondence and Seriousness of Allegations

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Cryptic Appellate and Review Orders in Dismissal Case; Holds Non-Speaking Orders Unsustainable

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Withdrawal of Pay Revision for Accounts Cadre in Power Utilities; Reaffirms Equal Pay for Equal Work and Board’s Exclusive Authority

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Full Medical Reimbursement for Emergency Heart Transplant at Non-Empanelled Hospital; Holds Right to Life Overrides Procedural Restrictions

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Priority Appointment Claim to Kanungo Post; Holds No Right to Appointment Outside Articles 14 and 16

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Appointment Claim of Ex-Serviceman for CHT and HT Posts; Holds Minimum Graduation Marks Condition Mandatory as per Advertisement

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Waiver of Interest Under Interest Tax Act for Hire Purchase Assessee; Holds Confusion Persisted Till CBDT Clarification of 1998

Punjab & Haryana High Court Affirms Strict Liability of Electricity Authority in Electrocution Death; Dismisses Second Appeal Against Compensation Award

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Trial Court Order Allowing Production of Electronic Evidence Under Section 311 CrPC; Holds Power Is Wide and Aimed at Truth Discovery

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Rejection of Section 3H(4) Application; Holds Competent Authority Must Refer Apportionment Dispute to Civil Court Even After Disbursement of Compensation

Supreme Court Restores Workmen’s Compensation Award After Holding That High Court Cannot Reverse Well-Reasoned Findings on Employer–Employee Relationship Based on Misreading of Evidence

Supreme Court Holds That Conviction Cannot Be Sustained Against an Accused Summoned Under Section 319 CrPC When Evidence Shows Mere Presence Without Any Overt Act or Incriminating Circumstance

Supreme Court Holds That Admission Criteria Cannot Be Altered Midstream and Sports Quota Policy Change Influenced by Undisclosed Conflict of Interest Is Arbitrary and Unconstitutional

Supreme Court Holds That Transferees Pendente Lite Cannot Obstruct Execution of a Decree for Specific Performance and Are Bound by the Doctrine of Lis Pendens Under Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act

Supreme Court Holds That a Judicial Officer Cannot Be Removed from Service Solely for Grant of Bail Unless There Is Cogent Evidence of Corruption, Extraneous Consideration, or Mala Fides

Supreme Court Holds That When Chargesheet Is Filed After Investigation Finds Allegations Unsubstantiated, Accused Should Not Be Taken into Custody and Are Entitled to Bail on Appearance

Supreme Court Holds That High Courts Must Not Interfere in Writ Jurisdiction Where Cancellation of Industrial Land Allotment Is Bona Fide and Driven by Overriding Public Interest Such as Establishment of an IIT

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act While Mandating a Balanced Approach Between Honest Decision-Making and Anti-Corruption Enforcement

Supreme Court Holds That Appeal Does Not Abate for Non-Substitution of One Legal Heir When the Estate of the Deceased Vendor Is Substantially Represented and Earlier Orders Rejecting Abatement Operate as Res Judicata

Supreme Court Holds That Applications for Extension of Arbitral Time Limit Under Section 29A Must Be Filed Before the Principal Civil Court as Defined in Section 2(1)(e), Regardless of Appointment Under Section 11

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines to Interfere with Emergency Closure of Hotel by Pollution Control Board; Holds NGT Is Proper Forum Under Water Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Cancel Anticipatory Bail in Abetment of Suicide Case; Holds Suicide Note Alone Insufficient Without Supervening Misuse of Liberty

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail in Spurious Liquor Death Case; Holds Gravity of Offence and Multiple Deaths Outweigh Bail Considerations

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in NDPS Case; Holds Disclosure Statement Alone Without Recovery Insufficient to Deny Bail

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Under Copyright Act for Fake Branded Garments; Holds Clothing Is Not a ‘Work’ Protected by Copyright

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in Group Assault Murder Case; Holds Mere Presence in Unlawful Assembly Insufficient Without Specific Overt Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail in ₹28 Lakh Investment Fraud Case; Holds Continued Custody Unnecessary After Filing of Challan

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Punjab Govt to Decide Parole Plea of Detained MP Amritpal Singh to Attend Parliament Budget Session

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail in ₹1.15 Crore Cyber Fraud Case; Holds Growing Menace of Digital Crimes Requires Stringent Approach

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Ownership Claim of ‘Gair Marusi’ Occupants; Holds Non-Occupancy Tenants Cannot Claim Proprietary Rights

Punjab & Haryana High Court Reduces Punishment of Police Officer for Corruption Allegations; Holds Forfeiture of Five Increments Disproportionate

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Voluntary Reversion from Promotional Post in PSPCL; Holds No Parity Where Policy Bars Reversion Pending Formulation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Decree for Specific Performance Between Brothers; Rejects Coercion Plea Based on Unproven Police Complaint

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds ITI-Only Eligibility for ALM Recruitment; Holds Higher Engineering Degrees Do Not Create Automatic Equivalence

Punjab & Haryana High Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide; Holds Single Knife Blow in Sudden Fight Attracts Section 304 Part I IPC

Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Retrospective Regularisation of Strike-Period Conductor; Holds Withdrawal Without Hearing Arbitrary

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Senior Citizen Tribunal Order Passed by Additional Deputy Commissioner; Holds Quasi-Judicial Powers Cannot Be Sub-Delegated

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Dismissal of Motor Accident Claim Where Claimants Took Contradictory Stands; Holds Perjury Cannot Be Rewarded With Compensation

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