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    Can Dressing Your Pet Dog As Lord Krishna Be An Offence Under Section 298 BNS?: P&H High Court Says, No
    Can Dressing Your Pet Dog As Lord Krishna Be An Offence Under Section 298 BNS?: P&H High Court Says, No
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    Can Dressing Your Pet Dog As Lord Krishna Be An Offence Under Section 298 BNS?: P&H High Court Says, No

    The Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed an FIR against a woman accused of hurting religious sentiments after she dressed up her pet dog as Lord Krishna for Janmashtami and shared the photo on WhatsApp. The Court held that an act done out of genuine love and devotion does not constitute an offence under Section 298 of the BNS.

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    Courts Cannot Force Litigants To Accept Compensation Instead Of Relief They Never Sought: Supreme Court
    Courts Cannot Force Litigants To Accept Compensation Instead Of Relief They Never Sought: Supreme Court
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    Courts Cannot Force Litigants To Accept Compensation Instead Of Relief They Never Sought: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court ruled that a High Court cannot replace mandatory injunction decrees with monetary compensation when such relief was not sought. A Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the Punjab and Haryana HC order.

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    Three Or Four So-Called Senior Advocates Are Creating Havoc:  CJI Surya Kant On Repeated Recusal Of Punjab & Haryana HC Judges
    Three Or Four So-Called Senior Advocates Are Creating Havoc:  CJI Surya Kant On Repeated Recusal Of Punjab & Haryana HC Judges
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    Three Or Four So-Called Senior Advocates Are Creating Havoc:  CJI Surya Kant On Repeated Recusal Of Punjab & Haryana HC Judges

    The Supreme Court intervened after learning that four successive Benches of the Punjab and Haryana High Court recused from hearing a former judicial officer’s challenge against dismissal from service. CJI Surya Kant sought details but declined to transfer the case.

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    “Case of Political Victimisation, I Am Seeking Parity”: Sanjeev Arora Requests P&H High Court in ED Arrest Case
    “Case of Political Victimisation, I Am Seeking Parity”: Sanjeev Arora Requests P&H High Court in ED Arrest Case
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    “Case of Political Victimisation, I Am Seeking Parity”: Sanjeev Arora Requests P&H High Court in ED Arrest Case

    AAP minister Sanjeev Arora told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that his ED arrest in a money laundering case is “political victimisation” and sought parity with earlier orders protecting against vendetta, alleging proceedings driven by political rivalry in Punjab.

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    Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora Challenges ED Arrest Under PMLA in High Court Citing Violation of Fundamental Constitutional Rights
    Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora Challenges ED Arrest Under PMLA in High Court Citing Violation of Fundamental Constitutional Rights
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    Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora Challenges ED Arrest Under PMLA in High Court Citing Violation of Fundamental Constitutional Rights

    Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora has challenged his ED arrest under PMLA before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking quashing of arrest, remand order and Section 19 action, calling it illegal and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India.

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    We Keep Shouting Pendency: Supreme Court Slams Centre, Dismisses Appeal with Rs.25,000 Cost
    We Keep Shouting Pendency: Supreme Court Slams Centre, Dismisses Appeal with Rs.25,000 Cost
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    We Keep Shouting Pendency: Supreme Court Slams Centre, Dismisses Appeal with Rs.25,000 Cost

    Supreme Court of India imposed Rs.25,000 costs on the Union government and dismissed its appeal against relief granted to a CISF constable by the High Court. The Bench criticised unnecessary litigation, questioning the Centre’s decision to approach the apex court.

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    Not Every Case Under Section 498A IPC Can Be Branded as an Offence Involving Moral Turpitude: Punjab & Haryana HC
    Not Every Case Under Section 498A IPC Can Be Branded as an Offence Involving Moral Turpitude: Punjab & Haryana HC
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    Not Every Case Under Section 498A IPC Can Be Branded as an Offence Involving Moral Turpitude: Punjab & Haryana HC

    The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that not all cases under Section 498A IPC amount to offences involving moral turpitude. Justice Sandeep Moudgil rejected views treating such convictions as grounds for removing public servants from service.

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    An Advocate’s Job Is to Defend in Court, Not on Public Platforms: High Court Slams Lawyer Booked for ‘Casteist Goons’ Remark
    An Advocate’s Job Is to Defend in Court, Not on Public Platforms: High Court Slams Lawyer Booked for ‘Casteist Goons’ Remark
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    An Advocate’s Job Is to Defend in Court, Not on Public Platforms: High Court Slams Lawyer Booked for ‘Casteist Goons’ Remark

    The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that free speech cannot justify terms like ‘casteist goons’, as such language unfairly criminalises entire communities. Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj rejected activist-lawyer Rajat Kalsan’s plea to quash the criminal case pending.

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    Punjab-Haryana High Court Drops Bombshell: Bikram Majithia’s Bail Plea Rejected in Rs 540-Crore DA Case
    Punjab-Haryana High Court Drops Bombshell: Bikram Majithia’s Bail Plea Rejected in Rs 540-Crore DA Case
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    Punjab-Haryana High Court Drops Bombshell: Bikram Majithia’s Bail Plea Rejected in Rs 540-Crore DA Case

    The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s bail plea in the Rs 540 crore disproportionate assets case. Majithia remains in custody as the detailed order is awaited.

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    Supreme Court Dismisses NCPCR Plea on Child Marriage; Upholds HC View on Muslim Girls’ Right to Marry at 15
    Supreme Court Dismisses NCPCR Plea on Child Marriage; Upholds HC View on Muslim Girls’ Right to Marry at 15
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    Supreme Court Dismisses NCPCR Plea on Child Marriage; Upholds HC View on Muslim Girls’ Right to Marry at 15

    The Supreme Court rejected NCPCR’s challenge to Punjab and Haryana High Court rulings that upheld Muslim personal law, allowing girls to marry at 15. Justice Nagarathna stressed societal realities, saying criminalising young love could traumatise minors.

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