Rehan Khan On 10th September, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that daily wage workers, contractual employees, and ad hoc appointees are entitled to the same pay as their regularly appointed counterparts, provided they perform similar duties. This Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 28th August 2024, the Punjab and Haryana High Court delivered a strong critique of the antiquated belief that a father is inherently a more suitable guardian for an adult woman, stressing that such a view undermines her Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 6th August 2024, the Supreme Court took up a suo motu case concerning Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge Justice Rajbir Sehrawat’s order, which criticized the Supreme Court for pausing proceedings in a matter pending before his Read more
K Chakra Pani The Punjab and Haryana High Court imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on the Vice Chancellor (VC) and Registrar of Dr. BR Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat, for unlawfully repatriating the university’s Deputy Registrar, Dr. Veena Singh, Read more
K Chakra Pani The Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that fresh cases can be filed under either the newly enacted criminal laws or the old laws that were repealed on July 1, 2024. The Court has instructed the Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In one of the initial rulings under the newly enacted Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the Punjab and Haryana High Court clarified that Section 531 of the BNSS mandates that any pending appeals filed before the BNSS came Read more
Radhika Mittal The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab, has raised serious concerns over the rejection of insurance claims on unfounded substantiated grounds by insurance companies. The Commission emphasized the urgent need for the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Read more
K Chakra Pani On 3rd April 2024, the Supreme Court held that the Accused has no burden or liability to prove his innocence before the Court or Prosecution unless mentioned by law. The Court cleared that the burden of proof Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal A plea was filed on 22nd February 2024 with the Punjab & Haryana High Court, urging for a judicial inquiry by a retired judge into the tragic death of a 22-year-old man at the Khanauri border crossing in Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Punjab & Haryana High Court on 23rd January 2024 issued a notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana following a petition advocating for a minimum stipend or remuneration Read more