Punjab has been asked to come up with a plan to clear its pending Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief dues on or before March 2027, as the Supreme Court stayed the criminal contempt proceedings against the Punjab Chief Secretary and barred coercive steps in the parallel civil contempt case. New Delhi: Further proceedings in the […]
A first-time parole applicant serving ten years under the NDPS Act is to be released for eight weeks, on conditions, after the Punjab and Haryana High Court held that other pending cases alone cannot justify Denying Parole when the State’s fear of absconding rests on no material. Chandigarh: Holding that a mere apprehension that a […]
A pending Special Leave Petition without a stay is no excuse for non-compliance, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held while issuing a Contempt Notice To Punjab Chief Secretary K.A.P. Sinha, finding that the State and PSPCL prima facie wilfully disobeyed a binding order to release Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief arrears. Chandigarh: The […]
A petition left with the Supreme Court registry since September 1 because of defects lies behind the State’s DA appeal delay, which the Punjab and Haryana High Court said looked like a deliberate, designed effort; the Chief Secretary must now answer on affidavit. Chandigarh: Directing Chief Secretary KAP Sinha to file a detailed affidavit and […]
Rs 1 lakh in costs, an affidavit and a personal appearance: that is what the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed for the Chief Secretary of Punjab over non-compliance with its order to release pending dearness allowance to government employees. Chandigarh: Unpaid dearness allowance (DA) arrears have now cost Punjab’s Chief Secretary Rs 1 […]
Punjab’s petition against the denial of political clearance for CM Mann’s France visit has succeeded in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, though the reasons are yet to be seen. The trip was planned around the SIAL Paris 2026 food trade fair. Chandigarh: On Friday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed the State of […]
The State of Punjab has withdrawn its habeas corpus petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court over the Enforcement Directorate’s search at the GMADA headquarters, after the search ended and the officers the State alleged were illegally confined were set free. A court-appointed Warrant Officer had reported that the officers themselves said they were not illegally detained. The Court allowed the withdrawal with liberty to raise all issues before an appropriate forum.
