Chief Justice of India Surya Kant led a Women’s Day walkathon in Chandigarh during India International Disputes Week 2026, joined by judges, lawyers, and students. The event aimed to spread awareness about women’s rights and highlight the legal community’s support for gender equality.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside criminal charges against former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and AJL in the Panchkula plot re-allotment case. The Court ruled that there was no material to establish criminal conspiracy or cheating, calling continuation of prosecution an abuse of process.
Al Falah University has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2025. The petition claims the new law gives the state “unbridled power” to take over private universities, violating Articles 14 and 30 of the Constitution.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a plea seeking transfer of a 2019 defamation case, holding that unproven allegations against a judge and counsel amount to an “attack on the majesty of law.” The Court imposed a Rs 50,000 penalty on the 89-year-old petitioner and directed the trial court to proceed expeditiously.