The Centre government, through Ministry of Law and Justice has elevated several judges of Calcutta High Court, Kerala High Court, Jharkhand High Court and Punjab & Haryana High Court from Additional Judges to permanent Judges.
High drama was witnessed in the Chandigarh Mayoral poll results after the presiding officer declared eight votes of Congress and AAP councillors invalid, resulting in the victory of the BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar in the mayoral elections.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress on Tuesday filed a petition in the Punjab-Haryana High Court highlighting concerns over the integrity of the recently conducted mayoral elections in Chandigarh.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajinder Kumar was elected as Deputy Mayor, after AAP and Congress councillors refused to cast votes in the election of Deputy Mayor and Senior Deputy Mayor.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 24, 2024, announced the decision to hold the Chandigarh Mayoral Elections on January 30 and also entrusted the responsibility for security to the Chandigarh Police.
Following the recent rulings by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to conduct mayoral polls on January 30, the Chandigarh administration issued a notification in this regard on Friday.
The Mayoral election, which was scheduled for January 18, was postponed citing "law and order" issues. AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar had challenged the deferment.
According to Advocate General Punjab, Gurminder Garry, "The Punjab Haryana High Court made its decision regarding the Chandigarh mayoral elections public today. The Court has granted permission to hold the Chandigarh Mayoral polls on January 30 at 10:00 am. The Chandigarh Police has been ent
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order granting bail to Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with the NDPS case.
A committee, chaired by the Deputy Commissioner in all districts, has been established to determine compensation, with decisions expected within four months of claim submission.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday granted bail to MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Arms Act. However, before he could be released from prison, the Punjab police arrested him in a fresh case.