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…
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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…
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) A trial court in Haryana’s Panchkula on Friday closed the Enforcement Directorate’s complaint against Congress leader and two-time Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) regarding the re-allotment of an institutional plot at old rates in 2005. AJL is linked to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.Special Judge under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Rajeev Goyal, closed the ED’s complaint against Hooda and AJL …
Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government, State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Working President Ashwani Sharma, on Saturday, alleged that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has maintained a deafening silence over a series of serious scams and irregularities linked to Verka and the nutrition supply chain, raising grave concerns about public health and systemic corruption. Sharma said that the recent rejection of nearly 125 metric tons of …
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday stressed on pro bono initiatives by lawyers and optimal use of Tele-Law to improve public access to justice, especially in rural areas. He was speaking at the Regional Event-cum-Workshop 2026, at Kurukshetra University, organised under the Tele-Law initiative of Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice (DISHA), a Central Sector Scheme implemented by the Dep…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh to accommodate two candidates for the post of Law Officer by creating a supernumerary post after finding that the answers of both to a disputed constitutional law question in the recruitment examination could be considered correct.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing an appeal filed by Charan Preet Singh challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment which had…
Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday acquitted self-styled godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati in 2002.Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is serving a 20-year jail sentence for raping two of his disciples and a life term for the murder of journalist Chhatrapati.His acquittal comes seven years after a special CBI court had convicted him and sentenced him to life imprisonment. However, he would rema…
Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday set aside the conviction of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and acquitted him in the murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.The acquittal came just over seven years after Ram Rahim was convicted and handed a life sentence in the murder case.The appeal filed by two other accused in the matter was, however, dismissed by the Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vikram Agga…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Centre on Friday cleared the transfer of Justice Lisa Gill from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium.“In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, has transferred Ms. Justice Lisa Gill, Judge, High Court of Punjab and Haryana to be a Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh,” Union Min…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) In a powerful example of justice delivered beyond courtrooms, costs and penalties imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on defaulting parties are bringing renewed hope to some of the most vulnerable patients at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). In the past two years, contributions to the Poor Patient Welfare Fund (PPWF) through court-directed deposits have increased by 179 per cent, rising from Rs 89.50 lakh in 2023-24 to …