Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail in Traffic Challan Tampering Case; Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary in Corruption and Forgery Offences

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail in ₹12 Crore Fake Work Orders Scam; Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary in Corruption and Economic Offences

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Doctors in Medical Negligence Case; Reiterates Strict Threshold for Prosecution Under Section 304-A IPC

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail in NCC Certificate Forgery Case; Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary in Corruption and Forgery Offences

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail in Murder Case on Second Petition; Cites Prolonged Custody, Hostile Witnesses and Slow Trial

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in SC/ST Act Case; Holds Failure to Prove Caste-Based Motive and Unexplained Injuries on Accused Fatal to Prosecution

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Regularisation of Contractual Teaching Associates; Holds Walk-in Appointments Without Statutory Selection Cannot Be Regularised

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Rent Appellate Authority’s Remand Order; Holds Amendment Application Must Be Decided and Appellate Authority Has No Power of Remand

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Set Aside Ex Parte Decree After Exhaustion of Remedies by Co-Defendants; Holds Order IX Rule 13 Cannot Be Used to Reopen Finalised Proceedings

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Benefit of Probation in Grievous Hurt Case After Long Pendency; Holds Reformative Justice Must Prevail Over Retribution

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Discharge Accused in Attempt to Murder Case; Holds Prima Facie Case Made Out at Stage of Framing of Charges

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Deemed Promotions Granted in Excess of Quota; Holds Retrospective Seniority Violative of Service Rules and Articles 14 & 16

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Tenant’s Plea to Amend Written Statement Based on Cross-Examination Admissions; Holds Evidence Cannot Be Converted Into Pleadings

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Condone 109-Day Delay in Criminal Revision; Holds Vague Pleas of Misplaced Record Insufficient

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines to Interfere with Acquittal in Poisoning Case; Holds Prosecution Evidence Unreliable and Medical Evidence Contradictory

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Set Aside Ex Parte Proceedings After Five-Year Delay; Holds Order IX Rule 7 CPC Subject to Limitation and Equity

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Interference with Income Tax Settlement Commission Order; Holds Settlement Orders Conclusive Under Section 245-I

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Firearm Recovery; Affirms Life Sentence

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence; Holds ‘Last Seen’, Motive and Recovery Form Complete Chain

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Police Can Register FIRs for Illegal Mining Under MMDR Act; Bar Under Section 22 Applies Only at Cognizance Stage

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Testimony of Related Eyewitnesses; Holds Absence of Independent Witnesses Not Fatal

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Sales Tax Concessions to Industrial Units Failing ‘Pipeline’ Criteria; Holds IEM Registration Must Exist as on Cut-Off Date

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Proclaimed Person Proceedings for Non-Compliance with Section 82 CrPC; Holds Mechanical Declaration Illegal

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows DESM Candidate to Join Higher Post Despite Interim Appointment; Holds Reservation Benefit Not Forfeited Due to Administrative Delay

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Finding of Contributory Negligence in Tractor–Trolley Accident; Fastens Liability on Insurer and Enhances Compensation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Co-Heir Pre-Emption Dispute; Upholds Statutory Right Under Section 22 of Hindu Succession Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds ‘Removal’ Not Equivalent to ‘Dismissal’ for Denial of Pension; Directs State Bank of Patiala to Release Retiral Benefits with Interest

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Intelligence Assistant Recruitment Claims; Holds B.Sc. (General) with Computer Science Not Equivalent to Prescribed Qualification

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Review in Civil Judge Exam Dispute; Holds Review Cannot Be Used as Appeal and Bars Re-evaluation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Woman Accused in Murder Case; Relies on SIT Findings, Long Custody and Right to Speedy Trial

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Emergency Parole to Hardcore Prisoner After Fresh NDPS Offence; Permits Custody Visit for Last Rites of Wife

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds SGPC Service Rules Statutory; Sets Aside Withholding of Retiral Benefits Without Disciplinary Proceedings

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Textile Cess Demands on Independent Processors; Holds Dyeing and Processing Not ‘Manufacture’ Under Textile Committee Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Condones 1415-Day Delay and Grants Default Bail in UAPA Case on Parity; Holds Right to Default Bail Cannot Be Defeated by Technicalities

Supreme Court Holds That Repeated Suppression of Pending Criminal Cases in Attestation and Verification Forms Justifies Cancellation of Government Appointment Irrespective of Subsequent Acquittal

Supreme Court Holds That Denial of Employment to a Person With Benchmark Disability Violates the RPwD Act and Mandates Reasonable Accommodation, Including Creation of a Supernumerary Post

Supreme Court Holds That Heavy Earth Moving Machinery and Construction Equipment Used Exclusively Within Enclosed Premises Are Not “Motor Vehicles” and Are Not Liable to Motor Vehicle Tax

Supreme Court Holds That Bail to an Accused Summoned Under Section 319 CrPC Requires Assessment of Strong and Cogent Evidence Beyond Mere Prima Facie Involvement

Supreme Court Holds That Cognizance of Offences Under Sections 448 and 451 of the Companies Act Is Barred on a Private Complaint Where the Offence Attracts Punishment for Fraud Under Section 447 Without Compliance With Section 212(6)

Supreme Court Holds That Proceedings Under the Urban Land Ceiling Act Abate Where Actual Physical Possession Was Never Taken and Mandatory Notice Under Section 10(5) Was Not Served on Persons in Possession

Supreme Court Holds That Conviction Cannot Rest Solely on a Solitary Injured Witness When His Testimony Is Inconsistent and Uncorroborated

Supreme Court Holds That Multiple Cheque Dishonour Complaints Arising from the Same Transaction Are Maintainable Where Each Dishonour Gives Rise to a Distinct Cause of Action

Supreme Court Holds That Customs Duty Cannot Be Levied on Electricity Supplied from SEZ to DTA in Absence of a Statutory Charging Provision and Executive Cannot Reintroduce an Invalid Levy Through Successive Notifications

Supreme Court Holds That Recruitment Rules Cannot Be Retrospectively Amended to Change Selection Criteria After the Selection Process Has Substantially Progressed

Supreme Court Holds That Multiple Complaints Arising from a Single Criminal Conspiracy May Be Investigated Through One FIR Where Acts Form the Same Transaction

Supreme Court Holds That Exoneration in Departmental Proceedings Does Not Automatically Quash Criminal Prosecution Based on the Same Allegations

Supreme Court Holds That a Highest Bid Above Reserve Price Cannot Be Arbitrarily Cancelled Merely Due to Expectation of Higher Revenue

Supreme Court Holds That Consumer Decrees Cannot Be Executed Against Directors or Promoters Unless Personal Liability Is Adjudicated

Supreme Court Holds That Bail Granted in Heinous POCSO Offences Must Be Cancelled When Material Evidence Is Ignored and Victim Safety Is Jeopardised

Supreme Court Holds That Shares Received on Amalgamation as Stock-in-Trade Give Rise to Taxable Business Income Only Upon Allotment When Realisable

Supreme Court Holds That Unilateral Appointment of Sole Arbitrator Is Void Ab Initio and Cannot Be Saved by Implied Consent or Participation

Supreme Court Holds That Ratification by Co-Owner Extends Limitation and Entitles Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell

Supreme Court Holds That Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Transferred on Vague Allegations of Bias Without Hearing the Complainant

Supreme Court Holds That In Contempt Jurisdiction, Fresh Compliance Must Follow Principles of Natural Justice Before Alleging Wilful Disobedience

Supreme Court Holds That Admission to a Training Course Does Not Create a Right to Government Appointment and Legitimate Expectation Cannot Override Changed Recruitment Policy

Supreme Court Holds That Departmental Proceedings Cannot Be Initiated or Continued Against a Retired Employee in Absence of Specific Statutory Authority

Supreme Court Holds That a Student Cannot Be Denied Academic Documents Due to University’s Clerical Error in Admission Records

Supreme Court Holds That Appellate Courts Cannot Reinterpret Contracts or Interfere With Arbitral Awards Beyond the Narrow Scope of Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration Act

Supreme Court Holds That Non-Issuance of Section 21 Notice Does Not Bar Raising All Contractual Disputes Before the Arbitral Tribunal

Supreme Court Holds That an Undertaking to Infuse Funds Does Not Constitute a Contract of Guarantee Under Section 126 of the Indian Contract Act

Supreme Court Holds That a Third Party Claiming Successorship Is Neither a Necessary nor Proper Party Without Proof of Legal Succession

Supreme Court Holds That Motor Accident Claims Filed Under Section 163A Can Be Treated as Section 166 Claims When Negligence Is Pleaded

Supreme Court Holds That a Separate Manufacturing Unit Set Up After Policy Cut-Off Qualifies as a New Industrial Unit Eligible for Subsidy

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Impersonation and Cheating Case; Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary to Uncover Modus Operandi

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs CBSE to Regularise Class XII Admission; Holds Student’s Career Cannot Suffer for School’s Procedural Lapse

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds ‘No Work No Pay’ After Reinstatement Post-Compromise Acquittal; Directs Consideration of Continuity of Service

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside NI Act Conviction on Compromise; Permits Compounding Post-Conviction to Secure Ends of Justice

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses LPA Against Refusal to Prepone Hearing; Holds Letters Patent Appeal Not Maintainable Against Interlocutory Orders

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Insecticides Act Proceedings Against Marketing Company; Holds No Vicarious Liability for Misbranding of Sealed Products

Punjab & Haryana High Court Reduces Sentence in Excise Act Conviction; Upholds Guilt but Applies Reformative Approach

Supreme Court Holds Arbitration Clause in Leave and Licence Agreement Survives Despite Section 41 of Presidency Small Cause Courts Act; Section 11 Court Must Confine Inquiry to Existence of Arbitration Agreement

Supreme Court Restores Trial Court’s Dismissal of Injunction Suit; Holds Plaintiff Failed to Establish Title or Identify Property After Acquisition Was Set Aside

Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Allowing Examination of Minor Child Under Section 311 CrPC; Holds Belated Testimony Not Essential for Just Decision and Risks Prejudice

Supreme Court Acquits Doctor in Rape Case; Holds Conviction Cannot Rest on FIR and Investigating Officer Testimony When Victim and Key Witnesses Turn Hostile

Supreme Court Holds Reserved Category Candidate Availing Relaxation at Preliminary Stage Cannot Claim General Insider Cadre; Sets Aside Tribunal and High Court Orders

Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Death of Minor Child; Applies Minimum Wages, Future Prospects and Filial Consortium

Supreme Court Orders Regularization of Allahabad High Court Employees Appointed by Chief Justice; Differential Treatment Held Arbitrary and Unconstitutional

Supreme Court Holds Criminal Revision Does Not Abate on Death of Informant; Victim or Legal Heir May Assist Court in Exercise of Revisional Jurisdiction

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Selection of Disabled Candidate as Kanungo; Declines Interference After 26 Years of Service

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Regularisation of Long-Serving Daily Wage and Contractual Employees; Holds State Cannot Perpetuate Perennial Work Through Temporary Labels

Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Trial Court Decree in Temple Possession Dispute; Holds Revenue Entries Alone Insufficient to Prove Private Temple or Hereditary Mohtamimship

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Immediate Restoration of Custody of 11-Month-Old Infant to Mother; Holds Forcible Separation Violates Statutory Mandate and Child Welfare Principles

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Deposit of 20% Compensation in NI Act Appeals Not Automatic; Sets Aside Mechanical Suspension Orders and Remands Matters for Fresh Consideration

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Interfere With Magistrate’s Rejection of SARFAESI Section 14 Application; Holds Assignment Pending DRT Approval Bars Possession Proceedings

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside CISF Constable’s Removal After Finding Enquiry Vitiated by Contradictory Evidence and Disproportionate Punishment

Punjab & Haryana High Court Reads Down Haryana Rule Denying Conveyance Allowance to Disabled Employees With 40% Disability; Holds Higher Threshold Ultra Vires Disability Laws

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Heart Attack Suffered After Denial of Short Leave Has Causal Nexus With Employment; Allows ESI Death Benefits to Widow

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Regularisation of Forest Department Daily Wagers With Judicially Granted Continuity of Service; Holds Uma Devi Inapplicable

Punjab & Haryana High Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator in Shareholder Dispute Despite Objections of Non-Arbitrability; Reiterates Minimal Judicial Intervention at Section 11 Stage

Punjab & Haryana High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Five-Year-Old Child; Holds Circumstantial Evidence and Scientific Proof Form a Complete and Unbroken Chain

Supreme Court: Suit to Cancel Registered Sale Deed for Alleged Non-Payment Must Be Filed Within 3 Years; Vexatious Plaint Can Be Rejected Under Order VII Rule 11

Supreme Court Restores Multiplier Method for 31.1% Disability and Adds 50% Future Prospects for Injured Software Engineer Under Motor Vehicles Act

Supreme Court Restores Acquittal in PFA Haldi Powder Case: No Conviction Without Analyst Opinion of “Insect Infested/Unfit” and Proof Beyond Tampering Doubt

Supreme Court Acquits in IPC Sections 366A and 506 Case: Conviction Cannot Stand on Contradictory Testimony, Shoddy Investigation, and Unexplained FIR Delay

Supreme Court Sets Aside FERA Penalty Against Non-Executive Director: Liability Under Section 68 Requires Proof of Being In-Charge and Responsible for Company’s Business

Supreme Court Upholds RIPS-2003 Revision Power and Caps Cement Subsidy at 50% With Recovery of Excess at 12% Interest

Section 14(1) Hindu Succession Act Converts Widow’s Limited Estate into Absolute Ownership; Compromise Decree Can Extinguish Legatees’ Claims

MBA Degree Not Equivalent to Prescribed Recruitment Qualification Unless Employer Treats It as Allied Subject: Supreme Court

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines to Interfere in Inter-Parent Custody Dispute Through Writ Jurisdiction; Holds Visitation Rights Granted by Family Court Cannot Be Curtailed on Allegations Requiring Trial

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Centralisation of Income Tax Assessment to Goa Under Section 127 IT Act; Holds Transfer Based on Interlinked Search Material and Public Interest Not Open to Interference

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Police Protection for Live-In Couple Despite Legal Complexities; Holds Life and Liberty Cannot Be Denied Based on Nature of Relationship

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Alleging Fraudulent Mutation After 25 Years; Holds Stranger to Inheritance Dispute Cannot Invoke Criminal Law When Actual Heir Raises No Grievance

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Passport Deposit Condition Imposed While Granting Anticipatory Bail; Holds Such Restriction Cannot Be Mechanical or Disproportionate

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Pension Commutation Relief to Employees Hit by Higher Interest Regime; Holds State Cannot Discriminate Between Similarly Placed Retirees

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Set Aside Ex Parte Decree in Specific Performance Suit; Holds Application Under Order IX Rule 13 CPC Barred by Limitation and Suppression of Material Facts

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Section 174-A IPC Proceedings Arising from Cheque Bounce Cases After Full Settlement; Holds Continuation an Abuse of Process Despite Independent Nature of Offence

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in UAPA–Explosive Substances Case After Nearly Six Years of Custody; Holds Prolonged Incarceration on Sketchy Disclosure Evidence Unjust

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Reject Injunction Suit at Threshold; Holds Bar Under Section 41(h) Specific Relief Act Requires Trial and Cannot Be Decided Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Eviction on Ground of Bona Fide Personal Necessity; Holds Tenant Cannot Dictate Which Premises Landlord Should Use

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Magistrate’s Same-Day Cancellation of Bail After Addition of Offences; Reaffirms Accused’s Right to Protection and Proper Procedure

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Punishment of Government Doctor for Medical Negligence and Record Tampering; Refuses to Interfere With Concurrent Disciplinary Findings

Punjab & Haryana High Court Reaffirms Absolute Priority of Secured Creditors Under Section 26E SARFAESI; Quashes HAFED’s Subsequent Revenue Charge and Issues Directions in Rem

Environmental and Tourism Balance: Supreme Court Allows Limited Use of Sisodia Rani ka Bagh for Events, Imposes Strict Noise and Pollution Controls

Compassionate Appointment After Employee’s Death: Supreme Court Rules Against Denial Based on Posthumous Approval of Medical Retirement

Intra-Court Appeal by Non-Party in Writ Proceedings: Supreme Court Holds Special Appeal Maintainable Where Order Adversely Affects Rights and Violates Natural Justice

Punjab & Haryana High Court Slashes Excessive Sapurdari Bonds in CBI Corruption Case; Holds Superdari Conditions Must Be Proportionate, Reasoned and Non-Punitive

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside SC Commission’s Promotion Directions; Holds Commission Has No Adjudicatory Power to Order Retrospective Promotions After Two Decades

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bars Private Veterinary Colleges from Charging Tuition Fee During Internship; Holds Practice Exploitative and Contrary to VCI Regulations

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Proclamation in Cheque Bounce Case; Holds Phone Service and Mechanical Satisfaction Cannot Sustain Section 82 Proceedings

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Bail Order Passed by Related Magistrate; Holds Even Perception of Bias Vitiates Judicial Orders, But Protects Accused Against Abrupt Incarceration

Punjab & Haryana High Court Affirms Priority of Bank’s Mortgage Over State Dues; Directs Registration of SARFAESI Sale Deed Despite Later Revenue Attachment

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Refund of Excess Auction Proceeds After VAT Penalty; Holds Penalty Order Final but Department Cannot Retain Amount Beyond Penalty

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Long Service Cannot Be Defeated by Technical Educational Qualification; Directs Regularisation of Mali With 27 Years of Continuous Service

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Unconditional Stay of ₹296 Crore Arbitral Award Against Municipal Corporations; Holds Government Bodies Not Entitled to Preferential Treatment Under Arbitration Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation After Correcting Salary Assessment; Holds All Allowances Except Income Tax Must Be Counted

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Payment of Enhanced Compensation to Section 28-A Claimants; Holds Landowners Entitled to Final Market Value Fixed by Supreme Court; Rejects State’s Objection on Alternate Remedy

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Rejection of Premature Release of Life Convict; Holds State Level Committee Exceeded Jurisdiction and Misapplied Policy

Punjab & Haryana High Court Compounds Section 420 IPC Conviction on Basis of Compromise; Sets Aside Sentence in Revision

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Rejection of Flat Allotment to Jhuggi Dwellers; Holds Denial Without Hearing Violates Article 21

Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies Court Fee Liability in Partition Suits; Holds Plaintiff Liable to Pay Ad Valorem Fee Only to Extent of Share Claimed

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Decree for Specific Performance; Holds Unilateral Cancellation of Agreement to Sell Based on False Premise Unsustainable

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR in Road Accident Causing Death on Basis of Compromise; Holds Such Cases Not Heinous Per Se

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Termination of Temporary Orderly; Holds Innocuous Discharge After Prior Proceedings Not Punitive

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Regularisation of Long-Serving Chowkidars; Holds State Cannot Exploit Workers Citing Lack of Sanctioned Posts

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Appointment of Arbitrator; Holds Clause Referring Disputes to Government Committee Is Not an Arbitration Agreement

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in Alleged Land Fraud Case Involving Forged Aadhaar and Sale Deeds; Holds Custodial Interrogation Unwarranted

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Continuity of Service to Temporary Professor Beyond Superannuation; Directs Payment of Salary for Period Actually Worked

Change in Law Clauses in Fixed-Price Contracts Explained: Supreme Court Holds Fuel Price Increase Not Recoverable Unless Contract Clearly Provides

Delay in Forwarding FIR Under Section 157 CrPC Not Fatal: Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Credible Eyewitness Testimony

Civil Contempt Explained: Supreme Court Holds No Wilful Disobedience Where Direction on Regularisation Is Implemented Under Existing Policy

Finality After Dismissal of SLP and Limits of Review in Arbitration Matters: Supreme Court Bars Re-agitation of Section 34 Issues Post Section 37 Judgment

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Illegal Recovery From Salary and Retiral Benefits; Holds Deduction Without Charge-Sheet or Inquiry Unsustainable

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Property Vested Under Occupancy Tenants Act Is Self-Acquired; Upholds Family Settlement and Restores Trial Court Decree

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Interference With Order Refusing Framing of Additional Issues; Holds Existing Issues Sufficient

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Post-Retirement Recovery From Gratuity; Holds Audit Objection Cannot Justify Unilateral Deduction

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail in Family ID Tampering Case; Holds Further Custody Not Warranted Post-Challan

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Interference With Concurrent Findings in Injunction Suit Over Alleged Common Wall

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Revision Under Article 227 Not Maintainable Against Order Deciding Execution Objections; Statutory Appeal Is Only Remedy

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Under Section 106 BNS on Basis of Compromise; Holds Death Due to Rash and Negligent Driving Is Crime Against Society

Punjab & Haryana High Court Condones Delay but Dismisses Review Petition; Reiterates Limited Scope of Review Jurisdiction

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Decree of Pre-emption After Death of Sole Authorised Representative of Cooperative Society; Holds Right of Pre-emption Cannot Survive Without Competent Human Agency

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Anticipatory Bail to NDPS Accused; Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary to Unravel Narcotics Supply Chain

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail In Abetment to Suicide Case; Holds Mere Harassment Insufficient Without Proximate Instigation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Specific Performance of 1963 Plot Allotments in Eros Gardens; Rejects Limitation, Order II Rule 2 CPC Bar, Grants Equitable Price Adjustment

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail to Accused in Multi-Victim Investment Fraud Case After Nearly Five Years of Custody; Holds Prolonged Incarceration Pending Trial Unjustified

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail in NDPS Case After FSL Report Finds Alleged Heroin Sample Negative; Applies Parity With Co-Accused

Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Trial Court Decree; Holds Civil Suit Barred in House Tax Assessment Matters Under Punjab Municipal Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Condonate 405-Day Delay by State; Holds Bald Plea of Official Procedure Insufficient to Override Limitation Law

Punjab & Haryana High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Injury Case; Reassesses Income, Awards Higher Amounts for Pain, Disability and Future Medical Needs

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines to Interfere With Rejection of Panchayat Election Nominations; Holds Disputed Encroachment Issues Must Be Raised Through Election Petition

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Regular Bail in ATM Robbery Case; Cites CCTV Evidence, Eyewitness Account and Criminal Antecedents

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Anticipatory Bail in Alleged Embezzlement Case; Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary in Serious Economic Offences

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Quash Summoning Order in Cheque Bounce Case; Holds Active Participation of AOP Members Prima Facie Sufficient Under Section 141 NI Act

Return of Dower and Marriage Gifts After Divorce: Supreme Court Upholds Muslim Woman’s Right Under Section 3 of the 1986 Act

Penal Interest and Contractual Interest Under Arbitration Law: Supreme Court Upholds 36% Interest in Commercial Bill Discounting Contracts

Reduction of Sentence on Compromise in Non-Compoundable Offences: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction but Limits Sentence to Period Already Undergone

Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage and Permanent Alimony: Supreme Court Upholds Divorce and Enhances Wife’s Alimony to Ensure Dignified Financial Security

Section 30 Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code Explained: Supreme Court Bars Re-opening of Settled Revenue Map Disputes and Sets Aside Unwarranted Remand

NDPS Act Section 52-A Compliance Explained: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Despite Sampling at Spot Where Chain of Custody Is Intact

SC/ST Act Section 3(1)(s) Explained: Supreme Court Quashes Summoning Where Caste Abuse Not in “Public View”

Contributory Negligence in Motor Accident Claims: Supreme Court Restores Tribunal Finding Where Eyewitness and Vehicle Damage Clearly Establish Sole Negligence

Retirement on Last Day of Month Under FR 56(a): Supreme Court Holds Employees in Service on Cut-Off Date Entitled to Pay Revision Benefits

Motor Accident Claims Under Section 166 MV Act: Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Where Involvement of Offending Vehicle Not Proved on Preponderance of Probabilities

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Second Bail Appeals in NIA Terror Funding Case; Holds Rigour of UAPA Not Diluted and Prima Facie Case Clearly Made Out

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Arising From 2015 Protest Violence; Holds Section 195 CrPC Bar Applies at Cognizance Stage, Not at FIR or Investigation Stage

Supreme Court Overturns High Court’s Arbitration Referral, Highlights Key Aspects of Privity of Contract

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Homicide Case, Overturning Conviction

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 302 IPC for Murder in the Heat of Passion

Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Fatality Claim

Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Accident Victim; Awards Rs. 21.75 Lakhs, Taking Future Prospects and Attender Charges into Account

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Denial of Back Wages and Non-Duty Treatment of Dismissal Period After Acquittal; Says Acquittal Was Not Honourable and Petitioner Himself Sought Leniency

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Decrees Declaring Occupancy Tenants as Owners; Holds Revenue Entries Were Manipulated and No Valid Tenancy Ever Came Into Existence

Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Trial Court Decree Dismissing Recovery Suit; Finds Plaintiff Misused Cheque After Borrower’s Death and Built Case on Falsehood

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Decrees Granting Specific Performance; Holds Plaintiffs’ Acquiescence and Voluntary Delivery of Possession Created Equitable Estoppel in Favour of Subsequent Purchasers

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Striking Off Defence for Failure to File Written Statement Despite Repeated Opportunities; Says Procedural Lapses Cannot Be Excused Indefinitely

Punjab & Haryana High Court Converts 304 Part II Conviction to Section 323 IPC; Finds No Evidence of Fatal Injury and Says Accused Lacked Knowledge of Deceased’s Heart Condition

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Tribunal Order; Holds Lecturer Had No Right to Continue Without a Sanctioned Post in Aided College

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Recounting Order; Holds Election Petition Was Defective and Non-Maintainable for Failure to Implead All Contesting Candidates

Punjab & Haryana High Court Partly Sets Aside CAT Order; Clarifies That Minor Penalty Requires No Detailed Inquiry but Punishment Order Must Be Reasoned

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Conviction in 250g Opium Case but Reduces Sentence to Period Already Undergone, Citing Long Pendency and Reformative Considerations

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Reinstatement of Senior Librarian Retired at 62; Holds He Was Part of Teaching Faculty and Entitled to Superannuation at 65

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Pension Re-Fixation Plea Filed After Nearly 20 Years; Holds Stale Claims Cannot Be Revived by Fresh Representations

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Trial Court’s Refusal to Permit Interrogatories at Evidence Stage; Calls Attempt a Dilatory Tactic Beyond Scope of Order 11 CPC

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Trial Court’s Refusal to Direct Plaintiff to Testify First; Says Order 18 Rule 3A Is Directory and No Prejudice Shown

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds AFT Order Granting Service Pension; Says Shortfall of Two Months Can Be Condoned Under Binding Precedent

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea to Release Acquired Land; Says Petitioner Accepted 2013 Demarcation and Cannot Reopen Issue After 12 Years

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds AFT Order Granting Disability Pension and Rounding-Off; Rejects Centre’s Reliance on Medical Board Opinion

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds AFT Order Granting Disability Pension; Says Hypertension During Long Service Presumed Attributable to Military Duty

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Pay Re-Fixation and Recovery; Holds Promotee SDE Entitled to Same Higher Pay Scales as Direct Recruits

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Challenge to 1993 Acquisition; Holds 31-Year Delay and Complete Vesting of Land Bar Any Relief

Punjab & Haryana High Court Invalidates Sealed Cover Applied Without Chargesheet; Directs State to Promote Agriculture Officer and Release All Consequential Benefits

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹2 Lakh Costs on Tenant for Wilful Breach of Undertaking to Vacate Premises; Says Delayed Compliance Does Not Purge Contempt

Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Magistrate’s Order Declining FIR Under Section 156(3); Says Alleged Complaint Tampering a Matter for Trial, Not Police Investigation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Regularize Dismissal Period of Police ASI; Says Gross Negligence Led to Escape of “Dreaded” Undertrial Prisoner

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Dismissal of Police Constable for Habitual Absence; Rejects Widow’s Plea for Pension and Service Benefits

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in Phosphide Poisoning Case; Notes Custody of One Year, Polygraph Findings, and Parity With Co-Accused

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Release of Acquired Land in Gurugram; Says Land Already Utilised for Sector Roads, Challenge Filed After 15 Years

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Parole to Convict After Finding Denial Order Unsupported by Record; Says Past Cases Cannot Justify Refusal When Acquitted or Sentence Undergone

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Labour Court Order Refusing Amendment; Says Employer Cannot Repeatedly Seek Same Relief at Final Stage

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Parole After Finding Police Mixed Up Two Prisoners; Calls Rejection Order “Perversity on the Face of the Record”

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Retrospective Promotions for Visually Impaired Forest Employee; Says Disability Quota Cannot Be Defeated by Administrative Delay

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Re-Blocking of Input Tax Credit; Says Revenue Cannot Reissue Block After One-Year Statutory Limit Under Rule 86A

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Property Inherited After 1956 Becomes Self-Acquired; Dismisses Suit Challenging Father’s Sale Deeds

Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement of Contractual Consultant; Holds State Acted Arbitrarily by Ignoring Curriculum Showing Required Statistics Qualification

Supreme Court Refuses to Quash Cheating and Criminal Intimidation Charges; Holds Civil Disputes Cannot Bar Criminal Proceedings When Ingredients of Offences Appear

Supreme Court Refers Bharat Drilling for Reconsideration; Holds Excepted/Prohibitory Clauses Bind Arbitral Tribunals and Are Founded on Party Autonomy

Supreme Court Upholds GST Exemption on Leasing Residential Property for Hostel Use; Rejects Revenue’s Narrow Interpretation of ‘Residential Dwelling’

Supreme Court Summons Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC; Holds Dying Declarations and Child Witness Testimony Provide Strong Prima Facie Material

Supreme Court Upholds Refusal to Quash Criminal Cases Against Former MLA; Holds Withdrawal Requires Mandatory High Court Permission Under Ashwini Upadhyay

Supreme Court Holds GPF Nomination Invalid Upon Marriage; Restores CAT Order Directing Equal Distribution Between Wife and Mother

Supreme Court Sets Aside Dismissal of Contempt Petition; Holds High Court Failed to Examine Clear Directions and Must Reconsider Matter Afresh

Supreme Court Directs UPSC to Ensure Accessibility for Disabled Candidates; Orders Policy Reforms on Scribe Change and Screen Reader Facilities

Supreme Court Discharges Accused; Holds FIR Allegations Do Not Constitute Offences Under Sections 341, 354C or 506 IPC Amid Civil Property Dispute

Supreme Court Holds Integrated Multi-Unit Processing With Use of Power Amounts to Manufacture; Restores Duty Demand on Cotton Fabrics

Supreme Court Refuses Mandamus to Compel Acquisition Under Section 14 of Slum Act; Upholds Owner’s Preferential Right and Validity of New Redevelopment Proposal

Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction for Non-Compliance of Section 313 CrPC; Orders Fresh 313 Examination and Limited Remand

Supreme Court sanction validity judgment holds High Court must not intervene when SC is seized; challenge to sanction can be made only before Supreme Court.

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail to Bikram Singh Majithia in Disproportionate Assets Case; Calls Allegations a Deep, Complex Economic Offence

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs ₹5 Lakh Compensation to Retrenched Hydel Project Worker; Says State Cannot Deny Benefits Already Mandated for Similarly Situated Employees

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Dismissal of ALMs With Fake or Unrecognised ITI Certificates; Distinguishes Between Forged Documents and Mere Irregularities

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Singer Accused of Provocative, Communal Remarks; Says Speech Had Potential to Inflame Public Order

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Tribunal Award; Says Licence Valid During Statutory Grace Period, No Recovery Rights Available to Insurer

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes HSVP’s Cancellation of Auctioned Plot; Orders Restoration or Alternative Plot, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs on Authority

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Against AAP Leaders Over Protest Outside CM Residence; Says No Unlawful Assembly, No Offence Made Out

Supreme Court Establishes Uniform 4-Point Annual Roster for HJS Seniority; Rejects Preferential Weightage for Promotees or LDCE Officers

Supreme Court Holds Written Grounds of Arrest Mandatory in All Cases; Failure Renders Arrest and Remand Illegal

Supreme Court Restores 498A & Dowry Act Prosecution; Holds High Court Conducted Impermissible Mini Trial Under Section 482 CrPC

Supreme Court Constitutes High-Level Ecosystem Oversight Committee; Modifies Stay to Revive NGT’s Directions on Jojari–Bandi–Luni Pollution

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Rejection of Compassionate Claim; Orders Benefits Under 2006 Rules to Son of Deemed-In-Service Employee

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Man Accused of Raising “Pakistan Zindabad” Slogan; Says Allegations to Be Tested at Trial

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail in Cyber Fraud Case; Notes Clean Antecedents and Absence of Recovery

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Dismissal of Constable for Misclaiming Reservation; Holds No Scope for Compassion in Face of Ineligibility

Punjab & Haryana High Court Enhances Compensation to Over ₹44 Lakh for Family of Deceased Postman-Selectee; Says Tribunal Erred in Ignoring Appointment Letter

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Non-Bailable Warrants; Holds Bail Cannot Be Cancelled Mechanically for One-Day Absence

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines to Cancel Anticipatory Bail; Finds No Misuse of Liberty by Accused

Punjab & Haryana High Court Enhances Compensation for Family of Deceased Halwai; Corrects Income, Adds Future Prospects and Conventional Heads

Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Concurrent Findings; Orders Full Pension and Retiral Benefits to Employee Denied Dues for 26 Years

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Violent Assault Case; Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary for Fair and Effective Investigation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Fatality; Reassesses Income and Awards Additional Amount to Claimants

Punjab & Haryana High Court Affirms Possession Decree in Favour of Punjab Wakf Board; Holds Notice Valid and Estate Officer Competent to Institute Proceedings

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Leave to Appeal Against Acquittal; Finds No Evidence to Sustain Charges of Fabrication, False Evidence, and Defamation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Order Allowing Recall of Complainant Under Section 311 Cr.P.C.; Finds Clarificatory Evidence Essential for Just Decision

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Armed Bank Robbery Case; Finds Custodial Interrogation Essential for Uncovering Criminal Conspiracy

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Forfeiture of Approved Service for Police Constable Found Drunk on Duty; Dismisses Second Appeal

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Direction to Refund Study Leave Salary and Confirms Entitlement to Senior Scale for College Lecturer

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Specific Performance but Enhances Consideration to Reflect Three-Decade Delay and Escalation in Land Value

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds State Not Vicariously Liable for Police Constable’s Personal Act of Murder Arising From Private Dispute

Supreme Court Rules Defective Affidavit Does Not Render Section 7 IBC Application Non Est; NCLT Must Give Proper Notice Under Proviso to Section 7(5)(b)

Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Letter of Intent but Grants Quantum Meruit Relief; Orders Fresh Tender for Himachal ePoS Project

Supreme Court Acquits Surendra Koli in Nithari Case; Curative Bench Finds Confession and Recoveries Legally Unreliable

Supreme Court Reaffirms Mandatory Service of Section 35(3) Notices Before Vesting Private Forests Under MPFA

Supreme Court Declines to Stall Mekedatu Project DPR; Reaffirms Expert Bodies’ Primacy in Cauvery Water Management

Supreme Court Warns Against Scandalous Allegations on Judges; Accepts Apology and Closes Contempt Proceedings

Supreme Court Recalls Judgment Striking Down Ex-Post Facto EC; Holds 2017 Notification and 2021 OM Valid Under EP Act

Supreme Court Issues Nationwide Directions to Curb Stray Dog Attacks in Institutional Areas and Highways

Supreme Court Clarifies That Only the Central Government Can Appeal Acquittals in CBI-Investigated Cases Under Section 378 CrPC

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail in Large-Scale Cyber Fraud Case; Notes Pattern of Offending and Public Harm

Punjab & Haryana High Court Applies Reformative Justice; Grants Probation After Upholding Conviction for Causing Death by Rash and Negligent Driving

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Reconsideration of Constable Appointment Rejection; Finds Wrong Rule Invoked and Acquittal Ignored

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail in Case Alleging Bomb Conspiracy Linked to Gangster; Notes Lack of Independent Evidence

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail in Kidnapping and Ransom Case After Noting Long Custody and Trial Delay

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail in NDPS Case Involving Etizolam Tablets After Noting Prolonged Custody and Delay in Trial

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail in NDPS and Arms Act Case on Parity Grounds

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Second Appeal; Rejects Claim of Adverse Possession Over Evacuee Property

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Petition for Constable Appointment; Holds Incorrect EWS Certificate Format Bars Reservation Claim

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Expeditious Consideration of Premature Release Case; Treats Petition as Representation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Dismissal from Service for Habitual Absenteeism; Declines Interference Under Article 226

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Wilful Defaulter Declaration for Petitioners; Finds Violation of Natural Justice and Non-Consideration of Representation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Challenge to Sub-Inspector Merit List; Terms Petition Belated and Merit-Based Claims Non-Maintainable

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Second Anticipatory Bail Plea; Finds No Change in Circumstances and Notes Evasion of Investigation

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail in NDPS Case Involving 2000 Tramadol Tablets; Finds Commercial Quantity and Licence Violation Established

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 174-A IPC After Compromise in Cheque Dishonour Case

Punjab & Haryana High Court Remands Partition Matter for Fresh Decision After Noting Suppression of Relinquishment Deed

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Cancellation of Bail; Finds No Material Showing Misuse or Supervening Circumstances

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Impleadment in Guardianship Proceedings and Recognises Right to Object to Proposed Sale of Minor’s Property

Punjab & Haryana High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Death Case; Corrects Tribunal’s Deductions and Applies Pranay Sethi Formula

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Second Appeal; Upholds Validity of Registered Will and Concurrent Findings

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Regular Bail in Murder Case Involving Group Assault and Knife Injuries

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Second Appeal After Repeated Non-Prosecution; Affirms Dismissal Under Order 17 Rule 3 CPC

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail to Accused Named Only in Disclosure Statement in NDPS Case

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Alleged Immigration Fraud Involving Forged Documents and ₹26 Lakh Loss

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Release of Seized Motorbike; Holds Vehicle Cannot Be Retained Without Statutory Basis

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Regular Second Appeal; Upholds Withdrawal of Erroneously Granted Selection Grade

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders State to Issue NOC to Doctor; Calls Disciplinary Action Arbitrary and Unwarranted

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Quashing of FIR in Fatal Accident Case Despite Compromise

P&H High Court Directs Haryana to Decide Pension and Service Benefits Under New Litigation Policy

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in Circumstantial Evidence Murder Case After Two Years in Custody

P&H High Court Rejects Bail Plea in Murder Conspiracy: Petitioner Linked to Revenge Killing Despite Being in Jail

Supreme Court Rules That Bought-Out Items at Site Cannot Be Included in Assessable Value of Boilers

Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Unreliable Dock Identification and Defective Test Identification Parade (TIP) Proceedings

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