Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the authorities in Punjab to re-consider its decision to fell more than 1100 trees for the widening of Morni-Panchkula road, by exploring other options and alternatives to save the trees.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently disposed of a PIL filed against rampant encroachments and illegal construction on public property/roads in Municipal Council, Dhanaula, District Barnala.
The Division Bench was considering whether the High Court in the exercise of powers under Section 482 proceeds to issue directions and make observations against a person, not a party before the Court without giving any opportunity of being heard.
The Supreme Court has issued a notice on a plea regarding live-in relationship between a married man and a divorced woman filed by Manpreet Kaur and sought the Centre's reply within 4 weeks.
The Supreme Court recently issued a notice in a plea filed by a mother alleging rape and murder of her 14 year old daughter who was found hanging in her classroom in Uttar Pradesh.
The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a plea challenging poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s appointment as former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s adviser in August this year.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed a PIL filed against the appointment of a technical advisor in the Punjab State Agriculture Marketing Board (PSAMB) on contract basis on the ground that a vigilance inquiry regarding disproportionate assets is pending against him.
The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal against a judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that a document that is void need not be challenged by claiming a declaration as the said plea can be set up and proved even in collateral proceedings.
The PIL has been filed by NGO Ameliorating India alleging that the act of the respondent authorities in conducting the board examinations and charging examination fee on the ground that the same is in violation of the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.