Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday sought the Punjab government’s stand on the withdrawal of security cover provided to Rajya Sabha MP and industrialist Rajinder Gupta, while also directing that no harm should come to his family within the state in view of recent incidents.Advocate Chetan Mittal, appearing for Gupta, told court that the Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab and Chairman Emeritus of the Trident Group had approached the High Court challenging the withdrawal …
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Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) In a relief to Rajya Sabha member Rajinder Gupta-owned Trident Group, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Friday granted interim relief to it, saying no coercive action should be taken against it by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) without first granting it a reasonable opportunity of 30 days to rectify any minor defects or deficiencies.Disposing of the petition filed by Trident Group, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry orally ob…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended the appointment of advocates and judicial officers as judges in the High Courts of Punjab and Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on May 4, it approved the proposal for the appointment of three advocates — Pravindra Singh Chauhan, Rajesh Gaur, and Minderjeet Yadav — as judges of the Punjab and…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Centre has approved the appointment of Justice (Retd.) Anupinder Singh Grewal, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).According to an official notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared the Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ proposal for Justice Grewal’s appointment to the top post in the NCLT.“The Appointments Commit…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that in motor accident claims, negligence cannot be determined by mechanically blaming one party alone, and must instead rest on a balanced, objective, and comparative assessment of the conduct of all parties involved, particularly in cases of head-on collisions where shared responsibility may arise.Setting aside the dismissal of compensation claims in a 2009 fatal road accident case, a three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta…
Amaravati, April 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday congratulated Justice Lisa Gill on her appointment as the first woman Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The Chief Minister posted on X that this historic milestone marks a significant step towards enhancing women’s representation in the higher judiciary.“Over the years, Justice Gill has built a distinguished and exemplary legal career, adeptly handling a wide spectrum of matters spanning c…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) In a significant ruling on criminal procedure under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Supreme Court has held that a magistrate must mandatorily follow the procedure prescribed under Section 225 before proceeding against an accused residing outside its territorial jurisdiction. A bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale made these observations while allowing an appeal by Rajeev Mehta @ Rajiv Kishor Kirtilal Mehta, who had challenged…
Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday dismissed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh’s plea challenging the legality of the third successive detention order issued against him under the National Security Act (NSA).”It is clear as daylight that the impugned order of preventive detention passed against the petitioner is immune from the powers of judicial review. Consequently, the petition stands dismissed,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice Sheel Nagu observed while …
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant bail to suspended Punjab Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar in a corruption case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), but granted him liberty to renew his plea if the trial does not commence within two months. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said, “While we are not inclined to entertain the prayer for bail at this stage, however, we grant liberty t…
Chandigarh, April 8 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday granted bail to the controversial head of sect Satlok Ashram, Rampal, who is serving a life sentence in connection with the 2014 riots and violence at the Karantha Ashram in Barwala in Hisar.He has been lodged in Central Jail in Hisar, some 200 km from Chandigarh.“The High Court’s bail order will be sent to the respective court. After that, the bail bond will be filed there. Then the order will reach the jail and after…