Punjab & Haryana High Court Case Commentaries

Regular Bail in Delayed-Homicide Prosecution: Call-Detail Reliance, Completed Complainant Testimony, and Women’s Consideration under Section 480 BNSS

Date: Feb 28, 2026

Regular Bail in Delayed-Homicide Prosecution: Call-Detail Reliance, Completed Complainant Testimony, and Women’s Consideration under Section 480 BNSS Case: SEEMA SAINI v. STATE OF HARYANA Court:...

Quashing of Forgery/Cheating FIR in Land Agreements Where a Registered Instrument Shows No Apparent Alteration and the Dispute Is Essentially Civil

Date: Feb 24, 2026

Quashing of Forgery/Cheating FIR in Land Agreements Where a Registered Instrument Shows No Apparent Alteration and the Dispute Is Essentially Civil 1. Introduction In PARVEEN NAIN AND OTHERS v. STATE...

Judicially Mandated Video-Scrutiny of Police Parade Tests Where Selection Fairness Is Disputed

Date: Feb 4, 2026

Judicially Mandated Video-Scrutiny of Police Parade Tests Where Selection Fairness Is Disputed 1. Introduction In Seema Rani v. State of Haryana And Others (Punjab & Haryana High Court, decided on...

Arbitrary Withdrawal of Regular Appointment to a Disabled Employee Triggers Notional Regularization and Consequential Retiral/Ex‑Gratia Benefits

Date: Feb 4, 2026

Arbitrary Withdrawal of Regular Appointment to a Disabled Employee Triggers Notional Regularization and Consequential Retiral/Ex‑Gratia Benefits 1. Introduction This common order of the Punjab &...

Advocate-Party Status Alone Is Not Ground for Transfer Under Section 24 CPC: Requirement of Specific, Reasonable Apprehension of Unfair Trial

Date: Jan 29, 2026

Advocate-Party Status Alone Is Not Ground for Transfer Under Section 24 CPC: Requirement of Specific, Reasonable Apprehension of Unfair Trial 1. Introduction The Punjab & Haryana High Court (Justice...

Writ Jurisdiction is Normally Barred Against Emergency Closure/Disconnection Directions Under the Water Act Where an NGT Remedy Exists; Reasons Need Only Be Recorded in Writing

Date: Jan 24, 2026

Writ Jurisdiction is Normally Barred Against Emergency Closure/Disconnection Directions Under the Water Act Where an NGT Remedy Exists; Reasons Need Only Be Recorded in Writing 1. Introduction The...

ART Act Section 21(g) Imposes Individual (Gender-wise) Age Limits, Not Couple-wise; Donor Oocyte IVF Permissible and No “One Living Child” Bar

Date: Jan 23, 2026

ART Act Section 21(g) Imposes Individual (Gender-wise) Age Limits, Not Couple-wise; Donor Oocyte IVF Permissible and No “One Living Child” Bar 1. Introduction In SARBJIT KAUR AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF...

Quo Warranto to Challenge a State Advocate General Lies Only for Lack of Article 165 Eligibility; Alleged Impropriety is Outside Quo Warranto Review

Date: Jan 22, 2026

Quo Warranto to Challenge a State Advocate General Lies Only for Lack of Article 165 Eligibility; Alleged Impropriety is Outside Quo Warranto Review 1. Introduction In Pradeep Singh Advocate v. State...

Time-Bound Disability Certificate Valid Till Superannuation Suffices for Section 20 Protection and Supernumerary Retention

Date: Dec 20, 2025

Time-Bound Disability Certificate Valid Till Superannuation Suffices for Section 20 Protection and Supernumerary Retention 1. Introduction In BRIJ BHUSHAN v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS (Punjab &...

Retrospective Enforcement of Disability Reservation in Promotions and the Necessity of Formal Exemption under Section 33: Commentary on Bhim Singh v. State of Haryana

Date: Dec 2, 2025

Retrospective Enforcement of Disability Reservation in Promotions and the Necessity of Formal Exemption under Section 33: Commentary on Bhim Singh v. State of Haryana 1. Introduction The judgment of...

Section 195 CrPC as a Bar at the Cognizance Stage, Not at FIR Stage: Commentary on Daljit Singh Grewal @ Bhola v. State of Punjab

Date: Nov 30, 2025

Section 195 CrPC as a Bar at the Cognizance Stage, Not at FIR Stage: Commentary on Daljit Singh Grewal @ Bhola v. State of Punjab and Others 1. Introduction The decision of the Punjab & Haryana High...

Bail under BNSS 2023 for Alleged Facilitators in Cyber‑Fraud: Role, Recovery and Parity as Key Determinants

Date: Nov 27, 2025

Bail under BNSS 2023 for Alleged Facilitators in Cyber‑Fraud: Role, Recovery and Parity as Key Determinants Commentary on Shaik Noushad Ahammed v. State of Punjab, Punjab & Haryana High Court, 21...

Administrative Dismissal Set Aside: Mandatory Hearing of Affected Parties and Speaking Order on Complaints

Date: Nov 13, 2025

Administrative Dismissal Set Aside: Mandatory Hearing of Affected Parties and Speaking Order on Complaints 1. Introduction In Gurmej Singh v. State of Haryana and others (Punjab & Haryana High...

Maintaining the Statutory One‑Month Gap Between Tax Audit Reports and Income‑Tax Returns: Commentary on Ashwini Kumar v. CBDT (P&H High Court, 29 Oct 2025)

Date: Oct 30, 2025

Maintaining the Statutory One‑Month Gap Between Tax Audit Reports and Income‑Tax Returns: Commentary on Ashwini Kumar v. Central Board of Direct Taxes (Punjab & Haryana High Court, 29 October 2025)...

"Parental Permanent Abode at the Date of Notification" Test Governs State-Specific OBC Reservation: Commentary on Vinay Sahotra v. PSPCL (P&H High Court, 01.10.2025)

Date: Oct 2, 2025

"Parental Permanent Abode at the Date of Notification" Test Governs State-Specific OBC Reservation Commentary on Punjab & Haryana High Court's decision in Vinay Sahotra v. The Punjab State Power...

No Permanent Address Is Not a Bar to Bail: A Liberty-Centric Framework under BNSS Section 483 in Sanjay Gordhanbhai Darji v. State of Haryana

Date: Oct 1, 2025

No Permanent Address Is Not a Bar to Bail: A Liberty-Centric Framework under BNSS Section 483 Introduction In CRM-M-39682-2025, titled Sanjay Gordhanbhai Darji v. State of Haryana, the Punjab &...

Fact-Verification as a Threshold in Quo Warranto PILs: Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Costs for Misuse of Judicial Process

Date: Sep 23, 2025

Fact-Verification as a Threshold in Quo Warranto PILs: Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Costs for Misuse of Judicial Process Introduction In Jagdish Masih and another v. State of Punjab and others...

Post‑Retirement Recovery of Excess Pay Barred Absent Misrepresentation: Punjab & Haryana High Court in Virender Pal v. Union of India

Date: Sep 18, 2025

Post‑Retirement Recovery of Excess Pay Barred Absent Misrepresentation: Punjab & Haryana High Court in Virender Pal v. Union of India Introduction The Punjab & Haryana High Court, in a succinct yet...

Digital compliance with non-bailable warrants and the “material in possession” threshold for PMLA arrests: P&H High Court clarifies Section 19 PMLA in Dharam Singh Chhoker v. Directorate of Enforcement

Date: Sep 12, 2025

Digital compliance with non-bailable warrants and the “material in possession” threshold for PMLA arrests: Punjab & Haryana High Court in Dharam Singh Chhoker v. Directorate of Enforcement and Others...

No Blanket Advance-Notice Right Before Arrest: Commentary on Ranjit Singh Gill v. State of Punjab & Ors., P&H High Court (2025)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

No Blanket Advance-Notice Right Before Arrest Commentary on Ranjit Singh Gill v. State of Punjab & Others Punjab & Haryana High Court, Judgment dated 22-08-2025 1. Introduction This commentary...