Recently, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was pulled up by the apex court for not hearing a bail application for over a year. This is a deprivation of liberty, leaving the accused to languish in jail for years.
A three-judge Supreme Court bench of Justice U.U. Lalit, Justice Indira Banerjee, and Justice Ajay Rastogi sought the response of the state of Punjab on or before August 27, 2021.
In a notification, the High Court of Rajasthan said the High Court and the courts subordinate to it will remain closed today. The High Court of Punjab and Haryana also issued a similar notification.
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on petitioner who had filed a plea seeking directions to the State Government not to implement the reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) category for admission in postgraduate MD/MS in Haryana.