The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 7) expunged the “scandalous” and “unwarranted” observations made by a single judge bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the apex court in a... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order to form a special investigation team (SIT) and register FIRs over... Read more »
Justice Sheel Nagu was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Tuesday. Prior to this, Justice Nagu served as the... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Punjab and Haryana High Court decision that annulled the Haryana government’s policy of awarding extra marks to its residents in recruitment exams. Describing the policy... Read more »
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended five advocates for appointment as judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. These advocates are Harmeet Singh Grewal, Deepinder Singh Nalwa, Sumeet Goyal, Sudeepti Sharma,... Read more »
The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday notified the elevation of 11 additional judges to the position of Permanent Judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Notification issued... Read more »
The Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday issued recommendations for the appointment of permanent judges. In a meeting that also comprised of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and... Read more »
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has recently stayed the scheduled Wrestling Federation Of India (WFI) Election, originally planned for August 12. The stay order was passed by a single bench of... Read more »
A petition has been filed in the Punjab & Haryana High Court, seeking prohibition on the further screening of the movie ‘Adipurush.’ The plea alleges that the film, through its dialogues, offends... Read more »
Don’t Encourage Attempts To Circumvent Statutory Remedies: SC To HCs Dealing With Commercial Matters
The Supreme Court recently stated that High Courts should only exercise their jurisdiction in commercial matters only in extraordinary circumstances. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice MM Sundresh stated that... Read more »