Today, On 21st November, The Punjab and Haryana High Court told the State to quickly decide MP Amritpal Singh’s request to attend the coming Winter Session of Parliament. Singh, detained under the NSA since 2023, was still elected there while in custody.
Punjab & Haryana High Court has declined to intervene immediately in a PIL on Punjab floods, stating that ‘officers are right now dealing with the ground situation.’ The bench stressed government resources must remain focused on managing the crisis.
In the disproportionate assets case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Advocate General to respond to Bikram Singh Majithia’s petition challenging his arrest and remand, but no interim relief was granted yet.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court will hear Bikram Majithia’s plea on July 4, contesting his arrest linked to a Rs 540 crore drug money case. He claims political vendetta, arguing his arrest violates legal procedures and lacks substantial evidence. Majithia seeks to quash the remand order and protect his rights.
In a significant ruling, the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Punjab government to reevaluate the dismissal of several police officers who were previously acquitted in a criminal case. These officers were initially dismissed following a departmental inquiry for allegedly supplying arms to Naxalites. Justice Jagmohan Bansal criticized the casual approach adopted in invoking […]
