October 16, 2009 04:31 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the directions of a lower Haryana court,which had ordered initiation of criminal action against Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar....
Fri, Oct 16, 2009October 15, 2009 03:51 IST
In a significant ruling,the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab government to draft a policy with regard to cremation of unclaimed bodies.
Thu, Oct 15, 2009October 12, 2009 05:30 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has expressed anguish over the failure of the High Commission of India in United Kingdom to submit a report with regard to the alleged abduction of a 10-year-old girl from India.
Mon, Oct 12, 2009October 08, 2009 04:52 IST
Raising eyebrows on the repeated applications filed by the accused involved in the Ludhiana City center scam and terming it as tactics to delay the proceedings of the case...
Thu, Oct 08, 2009October 05, 2009 04:53 IST
The Chandigarh Administration has the primary responsibility towards the Nari Niketan rape victim and we cannot allow it to shirk its duty...
Mon, Oct 05, 2009October 03, 2009 05:10 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a 70-year-old resident seeking directions that several trees in a school compound,which he claimed were posing a threat to his house,be axed.
Sat, Oct 03, 2009October 03, 2009 05:09 IST
Disposing of a 27-year-old case,the Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided in favour of a man who had been fighting to be awarded his gratuity.
Sat, Oct 03, 2009October 02, 2009 02:12 IST
The recent hike in rent at the Old Age Home in Sector 43,Chandigarh,has left the inmates fuming. Earlier,the fee was Rs 3,500,which has now been increased to Rs 5,000.
Fri, Oct 02, 2009September 29, 2009 02:53 IST
Over three decades of unending litigation; more than two dozen deaths; millions spent; nearly 600 adjournments and more than 20 judges changed.
Tue, Sep 29, 2009September 23, 2009 02:57 IST
Dismissing the anticipatory bail filed by Baba Pritpal Singh,head of Gursagar Sahib Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee,the Punjab and Haryana High Court said his conduct contradicted the claims of innocence and holiness he had made,and granting him a bail would amount to negating the criminal justice.
Wed, Sep 23, 2009September 23, 2009 02:46 IST
Bhim Sen Sharma had approached the Labour Court in Patiala in 1988 to claim his arrears and terminal benefits after the factory he worked in terminated his services.
Wed, Sep 23, 2009September 20, 2009 01:05 IST
A custody debate has flared up between the Chandigarh Administration and National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism,Cerebral Palsy,Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities over a 19-year-old mentally challenged rape victim.
Sun, Sep 20, 2009September 20, 2009 00:58 IST
When it comes to drawing flak from the Punjab and Haryana High Court,the Chandigarh Police have had a record-worth noting.
Sun, Sep 20, 2009September 19, 2009 00:45 IST
High drama was witnessed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday during the hearing of the bail application filed by municipal councillor Davinder Singh Babla.
Sat, Sep 19, 2009September 18, 2009 03:50 IST
Settle dispute within three months the Punjab and Haryana High Court had ruled on August 28,1996,while directing three insurance companies to pay pending bills to a local resident who had worked for them as a surveyor/loss assessor.
Fri, Sep 18, 2009September 18, 2009 03:34 IST
The Chandigarh Police invited flak from the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday in a case of illegal land deals allegedly conducted by Baba Pritpal Singh...
Fri, Sep 18, 2009September 15, 2009 23:42 IST
In a significant ruling,Justice K Kannan of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that an evangelist (a person who seeks to convert others to Christian faith) is not a workman.
Tue, Sep 15, 2009September 15, 2009 03:14 IST
In a significant ruling,Justice K Kannan of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that an evangelist (a person who seeks to convert others to Christian faith) is not a workman.
Tue, Sep 15, 2009September 14, 2009 04:05 IST
It has been nearly six months since the construction of the new Sector-43 judicial complex has come to a standstill.
Mon, Sep 14, 2009September 10, 2009 01:35 IST
To ensure that commercialisation of weddings is brought to an end in the city,the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday ordered the owner of a so-called gurdwara to stop solemnising illegal marriages.
Thu, Sep 10, 2009September 07, 2009 00:49 IST
The much touted surprise visit of Home Secretary Ram Niwas to various rehabilitation centres in the city on Saturday was not that surprising it seems.
Mon, Sep 07, 2009September 02, 2009 03:29 IST
In a shocking revelation,the 19-year-old mentally retarded victim in the Nari Niketan rape case has said she was repeatedly raped by three persons.
Wed, Sep 02, 2009August 31, 2009 01:19 IST
The Supreme Court has left it to the Punjab and Haryana High Court to take a decision on the guardianship of the 19-year-old mentally challenged girl,who was allegedly raped at Nari Niketan,and her child.
Mon, Aug 31, 2009August 30, 2009 02:04 IST
The Supreme Court,in its verdict in the Nari Niketan rape case on Friday,held that consent of the mother is mandatory under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act for abortion.
Sun, Aug 30, 2009August 24, 2009 01:16 IST
One of the members of the gang had been officially 'dead' for 13 years. And while his five 'murderers' were serving their sentence in jail,Jagseer Singh was stealing cars.
Mon, Aug 24, 2009

