Tag: Punjab&Haryana-HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court fast tracks Sukhna Lake case.

Source – indianexpress.com THE PUNJAB and Haryana High Court Wednesday began a day-to-day hearing in a 2009 case regarding Sukhna Lake and the issue of illegal constructions in its catchment area, observing that the matter has been unnecessarily dragged and prolonged. The division bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu heard the

Sacrilege case FIR: Punjab and Haryana HC grants anticipatory bail to Mantar Singh Brar, two others.

Source – indianexpress.com The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Mantar Singh Brar and two other accused in an FIR filed in 2018 relating to the sacrilege incidents of 2015. The accused were on interim bail since last year. The Special Investigation Team probing the sacrilege incidents

Official witnesses have to be treated at par with independent witnesses: Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Source – indianexpress.com Statements of official witnesses are to be treated at par with the independent witnesses, unless some motive for false implication or false deposition is found to be there, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said. Observing that non-examination of an independent witness does not have any effect on the trial, the

Punjab: HC directs SSP Ferozepur to inquire into derogatory emails against judicial officers.

Source – indianexpress.com The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered SSP Ferozepur to conduct an inquiry and find out whether a 63-year-old resident of the district, who is facing a criminal contempt case, himself is responsible for sending regular complaints to the high court or someone else is using his email. The multiple communications