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Punjab and Haryana High Court

News Reports

Scandalised the verdict, attacked independence and integrity of legal system: CJP leader Saurav Das faces fresh petition over remarks targeting Chief Justice Mishra of...

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2026

Das was charged in the plea with engaging in "a knowing use of a false major premise to support a defamatory conclusion."

Udta prison? 44% of prisoners in Punjab jails are drug-dependent, AAP govt tells HC

Shriti Sagar - 1 September, 2026

The situation is particularly concerning in some of the state’s major jails. In Amritsar, 2,124 out of 4,918 inmates are dependent on drugs, while in Bathinda, the figure stands at 1,064 out of 1,978 inmates.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s wife serves legal notice to the retired judge who accused her of accepting a ₹5 crore bribe for a rape...

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2026

Former judge Ranjit Singh has levelled the allegations against CM Bhagwant Mann's wife Dr Gurpreet Kaur in a complaint filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The NHRC took cognisance of the complaint and directed an inquiry into the allegations against Dr Kaur.

Fact-Check

After Arvind Kejriwal, CJP ‘cockroach’ Saurav Das peddles lies against Punjab & Haryana HC Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra over DA ruling: Debunking...

Shraddha Pandey - 21 August, 2026

Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra did not reduce the DA payment window from 30 to 15 days, as claimed by CJP ‘cockroach’ Saurav Das

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Punjab and Haryana High Court stays Pharmacy Officers and State Rural Livelihoods Mission recruitments over irregularities and cheating: AAP, CJP silent

Shraddha Pandey - 13 August, 2026

Recently, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the recruitment of Pharmacy Officers and a selection process under the Punjab State Rural Livelihoods Mission (PSRLM).

Government and Policy

Punjab and Haryana HC orders Punjab govt to provide security to Harbhajan Singh days after the AAP govt withdrew his security cover for switching...

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2026

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday directed the AAP government in Punjab to ensure the safety of Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh...

News Reports

Punjab and Haryana High Court stays maintenance order passed against husband, who was seriously injured after being set ablaze by his wife

OpIndia Staff - 24 April, 2026

The husband suffered 45 per cent burns and remained admitted at CMC Hospital, Ludhiana, for more than four months.

Crime

Punjab: Patiala District Court judge accused of stealing gold jewellery from the house of a deceased judge, anticipatory bail plea denied

OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2026

A Patiala Sessions court in Punjab has denied anticipatory bail to Civil Judge (Junior Division) Bikramdeep Singh, accused of trespassing and stealing gold jewellery from...

News Reports

Punjab and Haryana High Court acquits Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati murder case

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2026

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.

Crime