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Sofi Ahsan
Sofi Ahsan is a Senior Correspondent reporting from the Delhi High Court. He has previously reported from the High Courts of Punjab and Haryana and J&K. He tweets @sofiahsan
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Faridabad lynching: Junaid Khan case judge says senior law officer helping accused, seeks actionSubscriber Only
October 30, 2017 04:20 IST
As per court records, the judge said Kaushik was “suggesting questions to be put to the witnesses” at two hearings, on October 24 and 25.
Mon, Oct 30, 2017
Fraud of Rs 70 crore: HC grants bail to Shalimar Mall ownersSubscriber Only
October 29, 2017 05:11 IST
Court says detaining the accused in jail won’t serve any useful purpose
Sun, Oct 29, 2017
Ex-Army man seeks admission in PU in defence category: HC junks plea, says ex-servicemen cannot claim benefits of quota meant for wardsSubscriber Only
October 28, 2017 04:26 IST
The petitioner Army man had contented that in the five per cent quota of the defence category, preference has been given to the wards of the ex-servicemen when “it should be the other way round”.
Sat, Oct 28, 2017
Bursting crackers on Diwali day: Time limit was not meant to harass anyone, says HCSubscriber Only
October 27, 2017 02:59 IST
“Our intention was to motivate and educate...They (police) may have been over-zealous”
Fri, Oct 27, 2017
Single bench’s pre-Diwali relief to Amritsar cracker traders irks High CourtSubscriber Only
October 27, 2017 02:54 IST
Registry is in contempt of court...learned Single Judge is also in contempt, observes amicus
Fri, Oct 27, 2017
Punjab and Haryana HC seeks report on appointments in Haryana Human Rights CommissionSubscriber Only
October 27, 2017 02:47 IST
The division bench also questioned the government decision to allow Justice Bhalla to continue as the acting chairperson for more than a year when the regular chairperson had retired last year.
Fri, Oct 27, 2017
Stubble burning: Under what provisions are farmers being penalised, HC asks Punjab govtSubscriber Only
October 26, 2017 03:03 IST
Justice Rajan Gupta took a strong note of the registration of FIRs and issuance of penalty notices to the farmers after the court was informed that “at least 100 FIRs” had been registered against the farmers.
Thu, Oct 26, 2017
Amritsar ‘fake’ encounter: Pulled up by HC, Punjab Police suspends 8 officialsSubscriber Only
October 25, 2017 06:04 IST
The action came more than a year after a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Mukha Singh Mukha’s killing had found the cops guilty of “culpable homicide”.
Wed, Oct 25, 2017
High Court snub for Haryana government over failure to submit status report on kidnap-rape case against Barala kinSubscriber Only
October 23, 2017 15:41 IST
The minor victim, through her mother and uncle, in June had moved the High Court seeking investigation into the crime and action against the accused Vicky, Sunny, Kuldeep Barala and his wife Sanju, who are alleged to be co-accused in the case.
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
NH22 road widening project: Planted 1,44,100 trees against cutting of 12,000 trees, Himachal told NGTSubscriber Only
October 23, 2017 04:50 IST
Kalka-Shimla highway widening project: NGT had restrained the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) from cutting the trees along the highway in April 2016 due to which the construction had been hit as it involved cutting of thousands of trees and hill-cutting using heavy machinery.
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
‘It is never too late not to mess up and respect scientific opinion’Subscriber Only
October 23, 2017 04:25 IST
Professor Arun Deep Ahluwalia is former head of Panjab University’s Department of Geology and is considered an expert in the fields of geoscience and environmental science. In an interview, Aluwalia throws light on the environmental consequences of the Kalka-Shimla highway widening project.
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
‘We were landowners… now it seems we are refugees here’Subscriber Only
October 23, 2017 04:08 IST
It has been six months since his home and three shops — the only source of his income — were demolished to expand the Kalka-Shimla highway. Today, Mrigender Jeet Singh lives in a rented accommodation and is unable to find a new place to resume his business.
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
An uphill taskSubscriber Only
October 23, 2017 04:02 IST
The four-laning of Kalka-Shimla highway is posing a lot of problems — mountains are sliding, road is filled with dust. Experts advise it is wise to go slow in the larger public interest
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
Army medical board test 2015: HC cancels interim bail of Lt Col, aide accused of taking bribe to produce ‘fit’ medical certificatesSubscriber Only
October 22, 2017 10:01 IST
The Haryana government had opposed the bail pleas of the accused officer and his friend and said their custodial interrogation is necessary “to know how many people they had taken money from to declare them medically fit for appointment in the Army.”
Sun, Oct 22, 2017
Punjab & Haryana High Court allows minor rape survivor to terminate pregnancy at 26 weeksSubscriber Only
October 18, 2017 12:23 IST
The father of the 16-year-old had earlier approached the High Court seeking directions to the Chief Medical Officer of the Civil Hospital Barnala to terminate the pregnancy of her minor daughter.
Wed, Oct 18, 2017
Tunda conviction in Sonipat blasts case: ‘No direct evidence, but circumstances form complete chain’Subscriber Only
October 18, 2017 02:16 IST
Tunda was convicted on October 9 under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 120 B (conspiracy) of the IPC and section 3 of the Explosives Act for the twin blasts and has been held to be the mastermind behind the blasts.
Wed, Oct 18, 2017Sanction for prosecution against corrupt: HC raps PSPCLSubscriber Only
October 18, 2017 02:03 IST
The HC asked the government-owned company to recover Rs 20,000 as compensatory cost from the salary or pension of the deputy chief engineer, who was the sanctioning authority and also take departmental action against him for the refusal.
Wed, Oct 18, 2017
Haryana minister gets clean chit in multiple allotment scam, 1,805 found guiltySubscriber Only
October 15, 2017 01:25 IST
Giving a clean chit to Haryana’s Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma in the multiple allotment scam, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that 1805 persons had been found to be guilty of securing double or multiple plots under the reserved categories and criminal cases need to be registered […]
Sun, Oct 15, 2017
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Burst crackers on Diwali day, only from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pmSubscriber Only
October 14, 2017 02:46 IST
The High Court went a step ahead and ordered, “There shall be no bursting of firecrackers before 06:30 pm or after 09.30 pm regardless of territorial locations. It is further directed that there shall be no bursting of crackers even before and also after Diwali till the next date of hearing.”
Sat, Oct 14, 2017
Bursting of firecrackers restricted to three hours in Punjab, Haryana and ChandigarhSubscriber Only
October 13, 2017 12:50 IST
Diwali firecrackers: The High Court took a suo moto cognizance of the deteriorating air quality in the region and sought information on the licenses of explosives from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.
Fri, Oct 13, 2017
Nine rapes in Murthal during Jat stir: AmicusSubscriber Only
October 13, 2017 03:08 IST
The bench desisted from making any observation, saying it will have to go through the records of the case. The case will now come up for hearing on November 6.
Fri, Oct 13, 2017
High Court notice to Punjab over police job to former CM Beant Singh grandsonSubscriber Only
October 12, 2017 03:21 IST
Punjab government, as a special case in May, had absorbed the former CM’s grandson and Congress MP Ravneet Singh’s younger brother as DSP in the police department against a direct quota post.
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
Punjab and Haryana HC admits dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s appeal against convictionSubscriber Only
October 10, 2017 05:57 IST
Chandigarh Police had increased the presence of the security personnel around the High Court and the particular courtroom in view of the hearing of the criminal appeals in the case.
Tue, Oct 10, 2017Punjab STF seeks data on drug trafficking cases from policeSubscriber Only
October 10, 2017 05:50 IST
As already reported by The Indian Express, the STF has also sought permission from the state government for legal interception of all modes of communication of the suspected persons under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.
Tue, Oct 10, 2017Punjab and Haryana High Court admits pleas of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, rape victimsSubscriber Only
October 09, 2017 11:27 IST
Gurmeet's counsel S K Garg Narvana told the division bench that all the Dera properties have been "attached" and he is not in a position to pay the 30 lakh fine imposed by the Special CBI Court
Tue, Oct 10, 2017Journalism of Courage
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