CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government filed a CM in the High Court on Tuesday to resolve the case regarding the recruitment of 5994 ETT teachers in the Punjab School Education Department.

PATIALA:Justice Ms Ritu Bahri, the administrative and inspecting High Court Judge of the Patiala Sessions Division conducted the annual inspection at District Courts Patiala.

SHIMLA: The High Court of H.P. today directed the Secretary (Social Justice & Empowerment), Director (Health), to the Govt. of H.P., Deputy Commissioner Shimla and District Welfare Officer, District Shimla, to appear personally before the Court on 21.03.2022, to explain as to why compliance of the orders regarding inspection of the Leprosy Home situated at Leprosy Colony, Phagli, Shimla and its necessary repair work was not made.

SHIMLA: While hearing a suo moto petition with regard to demolition of a school building, playground etc. in Mandi, for construction of proposed shopping mall, the High Court of H.P., has directed the State Government to place on record the site plan alongwith the approval granted by the TCP as well as Municipal authorities. The court also directed the State to inform the number of schools which were earlier functioning, how many students are presently enrolled with such schools and what is the proposal of the State Government for construction of new school buildings.

SHIMLA: Taking serious note of the non-compliance of the High Court order by the State Government, regarding notifying the constitution of an independent State Transport Appellate Tribunal, within one month, the High Court of H.P. today granted one last opportunity to the State to comply with the aforesaid orders before 29.03.20211.

CHANDIGARH: In a setback to the BJP-JJP government in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the state government law to give 75 per cent reservation to youth belonging to the state in the private sector.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted anticipatory bail to former minister and SAD leader Bikrm Singh Majithia in the drug case registered against him in Mohali Police station.

SHIMLA: In a matter related to lack of basic facilities to the leprosy patients residing in Leprosy Colony at Phagli, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has directed the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla to inspect the Leprosy Home situated at Leprosy Colony, Phagli and to ensure necessary repairing work, within a period of four weeks.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded a sitting judge of the high court monitor the probe into the recent cases of sacrilege even as it announced that it would hold a massive Panthic Rosh convention at Manji Sahib in the Sri Darbar Sahib complex at Amritsar on January 2 to protest against police inaction in the cases of sacrilege.

CHANDIGARH: The newly elected committee members of Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, Chandigarh have taken the charge of their respective posts in Punjab and Haryana High Court, Section 1, Chandigarh.

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the US to face espionage charges, the Royal Courts of Justice ruled here on Friday as the body overturned a lower court ruling earlier this year.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Collegium, which is headed by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, has approved the proposal for the appointment 10 additional judges as permanent judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday suspended a state government order to take over the plots allotted to farmers of Amaravati by the previous government.

CHANDIGARH: In a midnight reprieve for Punjab former state Director General of Police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini within 24 hours of arrest in a case of 2020 pertaining to the fraudulent transfer of agriculture land into a regular residential colony, the High Court ordered his release.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided to hear a petition by senior advocate Navkiran Singh on August 27 in which he had requested the High Court to open the sealed envelopes of various inquaries related to Rs.6000 crore drug case.

AMRITSAR:Former minister Bikram Singh Majithia today demanded an independent probe by a sitting judge of the high court or a CBI inquiry into the medical treatment extended to a gangster by Congress leaders close to cabinet ministers Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Sukhjinder Randhawa in collusion with Johal hospital in Batala as well as the facilitation offered to dreaded gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria by Jails minister Sukhjinder Randhawa.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted anticipatory bail to former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini and asked him to join the investigation within one week.

HYDERABAD: Telangana High Court judge, Justice P. Keshava Rao passed away on Monday at a private hospital here.
He was 60. His last rites will be performed with full official honours at Mahaprasthanam Jubliee Hills at 3 p.m.

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded a time bound CBI probe into the much talked about grain scam under the auspices of the Honorable Punjab and Haryana High Court.

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed HP University Vice Chancellor Sikander Kumar and Registrar Suneel Sharma to appear before the court on August 9 in a petition relating to lack of infrastructure in the Jawaharlal Nehru College of Fine Arts here.

SHIMLA: In a matter related to encroachment of Government land in District Chamba and non-execution of eviction orders by the State, the High Court of H.P. has directed the State to provide the statistics pertaining to the entire State of H.P., regarding the cases that have been filed against the Government in any capacity whatsoever and where interim orders are operating against the Government.

SHIMLA: The High Court of H.P. today issued notice to the Chief Secretary to the Government of H.P., Principal Secretary(PWD) to the Government of H.P., Deputy Commissioner, Shimla and the Executive Engineer, HPPWD, Rohru Division, District Shimla in a petition alleging the inaction of the State Government in maintenance and repair of 70 years old Ganasidhar to Sungri Road, in Rohru, District Shimla, which is stated to be the lifeline of that area.

SHIMLA: Mr.Satyen Vaidya was sworn in as Additional Judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh today. He was administered the oath of office by Hon’ble the Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy in a simple but impressive ceremony held in the High Court at Shimla.

SHIMLA: The High Court of H.P. today directed the Centre and State Government and the National Highways Authority of India, to file reply in the matter related to collection of toll fee at Toll Plaza Sanwara, District Solan. The Court also directed that the prayer for interim relief will be considered after the reply is filed by the respondents.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, Chandigarh launched vaccination drive for inoculation against Covid-19 virus in view of an increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the Tri-City.

SHIMLA: The High Court of H.P. while dismissing a petition challenging the order of discontinuation of the services and contractual employment of the petitioner, has imposed a cost of Rs.20,000/- upon the petitioner and has directed to deposit the cost with the Deputy Commissioner, Nahan, within a period of two month.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday said the politically motivated, malicious and vendetta driven inquiry launched by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in league with AAP in cases of sacrilege as well as associated police firing cases had proved the Congress government and its collaborators were not interested in nailing the real culprits behind these heinous acts.

NEW DELHI: PUDR writes to Chief Justice of Delhi High Court regarding the alarming condition of prisoners in Delhi jails. Many prisoners are Covid positive and awaits treatment.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, Chandigarh launched vaccination drive for inoculation against Covid-19 virus in view of an increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the Tri-City.

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday stayed the appointment of former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan as an expert member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

MUMBAI-Bombay high court on Wednesday questioned a “social worker” who has challenged a film being made on the life of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput whether he knows its contents.

MUMBAI: Actor Sonu Sood on Thursday asserted that there are no irregularities in the sustainability of his Juhu residential complex. Reacting to the police complaint filed by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for converting his six-storied residential building into a hotel without due permission, Sonu said he would appeal in Bombay High Court against the move.

AMARAVATI: Justice Joymalya Bagchi was sworn in as a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday.
AP High Court Chief Justice J.K. Maheshwari officiated Bagchi's swearing in at 10:15 a.m. in court hall number 1," said an official statement.

PATNA: In a bid to bring fair trial and speedy justice to the victim of Munger police firing, a senior lawyer of Supreme Court has filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Patna high court seeking CBI inquiry in this case.

LONDON:Sikhs in the United Kingdom lost a prolonged battle as the London High Court has ruled that Sikhs will not be recorded as an ethnic group in the 2021 British census.

CHANDIGARH: In a major reprieve to Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday upheld his appointment. The court allowed an appeal by the state against Central Administrative Tribunal's (CAT) orders.

SHIMLA: The High Court of H.P. while dismissing a petition challenging the order of discontinuation of the services and contractual employment of the petitioner, has imposed a cost of Rs.20,000/- upon the petitioner and has directed to deposit the cost with the Deputy Commissioner, Nahan, within a period of two month.

PHAGWARA:A meeting of Punjab Cooperative Society Employees Union (Grade IV) was held at Model Town Park under the chairmanship of State President Baljinder Singh in Phagwara today in which employees of Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts participated.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday rejected a petition seeking the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry into the matter of swapping of bodies of Covid-19 victims at the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, on alleged grounds of conspiracy by the Punjab Government to cover up the incident.

CHANDIGARH: The Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government on Friday challenged the judgment of the High Court in the matter relating to payment of school fees for the lockdown period.

NEW DELHI:  In a significant achievement for Indian authorities, The High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division, London (UK) has today dismissed the appeal of fugitive accused  Vijay Mallya.  Vijay Mallya is arraigned as an accused in case no. RC BSM 2015 E0006 relating to a fraud of Rs. 900 Crore committed on IDBI Bank by M/s Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. & others. After investigation, a charge sheet was filed against Vijay Mallya, M/s Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. and others u/s 120 B r/w 420 IPC and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988 on 24.01.2017. After further investigation, a supplementary charge sheet was also filed against Mr. Mallya and others on 01.06.2017.

CHANDIGARH:Rejecting it as an attempt by the petitioner to transform the case into a media trial against the Minister, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday threw out a petition to name Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa as an accused in the murder case of ex-Sarpanch Dhilwan, while also rejecting the petitioner’s demand for transferring the case to the CBI.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association organised a tree planation ceremony in the premises of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh on the occasion of 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on 13.12.2019 at 1:15 PM in the Library Lawn. With the efforts of Cooperation and Jails Minister S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, the Punjab Government had given 550 trees on the eve of 550th Prakash Purb of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

JALANDHAR: The officers of Police and Civil administration along with their judicial counterparts today accorded a rousing reception to the two Judges of Punjab and Haryana Court, Justice Daya Chaudhary and Justice Rajan Gupta.

CHANDIGARH:The Chief justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court Mr. Justice Ravi Shanker Jha today administered oath of office to Mr. Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri Additional Judge of Punjab & Haryana high court.

MOHALI: Students of LL.B & BA-LL.B of Aryans College of Law (ACL), Rajpura, near Chandigarh organized a visit to Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court Chandigarh. Students visited various courtrooms to observe the court proceedings.

CHANDIGARH: The Chief justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court Mr. Justice Ravi Shanker Jha today administered oath of office to three judges of Punjab & Haryana high court. The judges to whom oath of office was administered were Mr. Justice Suvir Sehgal, Mr. Justice Girish Agnihotri and Smt. Justice Alka Sarin. Swearing-in-Ceremony was organized in the High Court Auditorium.

JALANDHAR: Executive Chairman of Punjab Legal Services Authority cum Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice RK Jain and Inspecting Judge Jalandhar Session Division Justice AK Tyagi today inspected the National Lok Adalat organized  here by the District Legal Services Authority today at the District Judicial Complex.