Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s zonal office in Jalandhar in Punjab on Monday said it has conducted search operations under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002 on 16 premises in connection with illegal sand mining on the ‘shamlat’ land in Pathankot district, close to the international border. It said the land was transferred illegally through an impugned order passed by the then Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Kuldeep Singh. Du…
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Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Saturday launched the Comprehensive Youth Recovery and Rehabilitation Campaign in Punjab, a state‑wide initiative aimed at tackling substance abuse among youth. The campaign was inaugurated in the presence of the Acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and other High Court judges. A spokesperson for the Punjab State Legal Services Authority said the three‑month drive will be run in mission mode by all D…
Chandigarh, July 16 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, alleging that it brazenly subverted the democratic mandate during the election of the President of the Qadian Municipal Council. Bajwa said the Congress had secured a clear numerical advantage in the Municipal Council (MC) and was fully prepared to democratically elect its President. He added that t…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday, seeking restoration of Diljit Dosanjh-starrer film ‘Satluj’ that was removed just days after its digital release on an OTT platform.The petition said the removal of the film, based on activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s efforts to uncover alleged disappearances during Punjab’s insurgency era, without any public statutory or judicial order, “is violative of the constitutionally g…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at seven locations across Odisha and Rajasthan and arrested three accused, as part of its investigation into a Rs 2.07-crore ‘digital arrest’ scam in which a retired public servant was allegedly coerced into transferring funds under the threat of fabricated legal action, a statement said on Friday.According to the agency statement, the searches were conducted on June 30 in connection with the case, which is bei…
Shimla, June 24 (IANS) Members of the legal fraternity have called upon the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, the Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association and the Himachal Pradesh High Court Bar Association to formally support the elevation of Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia to the Supreme Court, describing him as a jurist whose credentials, experience and integrity make him a strong candidate for appointment to the country’…
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) The 12th International Day of Yoga 2026 was celebrated on the premises of the Punjab and Haryana High Court here under the aegis of Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra amidst the presence of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and other judges. The judges, members of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, and officers and officials of the High Court participated enthusiastically in the programme and performed various yoga asanas, pranayama and meditation ex…
Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted another round of searches in a money laundering investigation involving Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora and some others in an alleged Rs 100 crore GST fraud case linked to the sale of mobile phones. Official sources said the raids were underway in Delhi-Noida (NCR) and Punjab’s Ludhiana and Jalandhar in a case linked to Arora’s firm Hampton Sky Realty.Likewise, the ED also conducted a raid on the premises of Munic…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who is accused of espionage activities and passing sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence operatives. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma declined to grant relief to Malhotra, who has been booked under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The apex court’s refusal to grant bail means that Mal…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended the appointment of two additional judges as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on June 2, it approved the proposal for the appointment of Justices Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.“The Supreme Co…