Vanshika Bhalla The Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 22, 2025 has directed the Army and the Central Government to pay an additional 15% interest on delayed war injury pension arrears to Captain Reet MP Singh, a decorated 1965 Read more
Rakia Imran In a recent alleged communication gap between a High Court Judge and SSP Sumer Pratap Singh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court summoned the latter to be present before it to explain his contradictory take on the risk Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered a woman, who secured a compassionate job in place of her deceased husband, to pay maintenance of ₹10,000 to her mother-in-law. The Bench comprising of Justice Harpreet Singh Brar Read more
Rehan Khan A Bench of the Kerala High Court, led by Justice V.G. Arun, highlighted the growing importance of technology in judicial processes, particularly for facilitating virtual cross-examinations. In the case of Alex C. Joseph v. State of Kerala, the Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale On 1st January, 2025, the Central Government confirmed the appointment of Justice Harpreet Singh Brar as a permanent judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The notification regarding his appointment was published on the website of Read more
Pranav Shukla The Punjab & Haryana High Court on 17 December, 2024, reiterated that a person is assumed to be in good physical and mental health at the time of joining the military unless explicitly stated otherwise. Any decline in Read more
Alok Singh Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia has been appointed Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. The central government finalized on Monday on 23 December, 2024, following the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation in September 2024. Before this, Justice Sandhawalia Read more
Pranav Shukla The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently highlighted the underuse of virtual court facilities by lawyers, pointing out that many were not taking advantage of the video conferencing (VC) option available for hearings. In response, the Punjab and Read more
Aastha Pareek The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a directive to media outlets, requesting them to avoid mentioning the names of judges while reporting on the Court proceedings, orders, and judgments, especially in ‘sensitive cases’. This request was Read more
Aastha Pareek The Punjab and Haryana High Court on December 17 (Tuesday), ruled that litigants do not have an absolute right to represent themselves as a party-in-person before the Court. Justice Sumeet Goel clarified that the discretion to allow such Read more