The court rebuked the AAP government for taking a position that there shortage of funds for allocating the budget for buying modern technology tools for Forensic Science Laboratories while huge amounts are otherwise being spent.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court flagged the improper execution of of the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act, 2015, meant to curtail cow slaughtering and consumption of beef.
Though it was not mentioned in the court order, the court observed in case of the death of farmer Shubh Karan Singh that "Shotgun is not carried by police officers".
The protesters sitting on the road are seeking release of Sikh prisoners including Balwant Singh Rajoana who was convicted in the assassination of former Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh.
Punjab and Haryana HC said that protesters who misuse the Guru Granth Sahib as a "shield" to demand the release of Sikh prisoners cannot be granted any immunity.
On Thursday, 4th January, the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed an FIR filed last year against Times Now Navbharat reporter Bhawana Gupta (Bhawana Kishore) for allegedly hitting a Dalit woman with a car and hurling casteist slurs against her.