News for 'Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court'

BCCI must take over affairs of DDCA, make it transparent: Justice Mudgal

BCCI must take over affairs of DDCA, make it transparent: Justice Mudgal

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

The Delhi High Court-appointed observer Justice Mukul Mudgal has given a scathing report on the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association's functioning during this year's Indian Premier League with strong observations against a few senior DDCA office-bearers.

CBI to submit final report in Dera case by July 31

CBI to submit final report in Dera case by July 31

Rediff.com28 May 2007

The cases relate to the murder of a Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chander Chatterpatti and Dera Manager Ranjit Singh besides other related cases.

Delhi HC to hear pleas against Agnipath scheme on Nov 18

Delhi HC to hear pleas against Agnipath scheme on Nov 18

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted two weeks' time to the petitioners to respond to the Centre's stand on the matter.

Chain of events: What led to WFI's suspension?

Chain of events: What led to WFI's suspension?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

The following is the timeline of the chain of events that led to the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India by UWW, the sport's global governing body.

Delhi HC rejects Honeypreet's bail plea

Delhi HC rejects Honeypreet's bail plea

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

The court's order was based on the grounds that she has been evading arrest.

Amarinder relents on question of Sidhu's elevation as PCC chief

Amarinder relents on question of Sidhu's elevation as PCC chief

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

Any decision taken by Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be acceptable to all, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Saturday as talk of Navjot Singh Sidhu being appointed chief of the party's state unit despite his oft-stated reservations gathered force.

Courts weighed down by flab?

Courts weighed down by flab?

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Supreme Court must be less ambitious in the issues it chooses to take up, says M J Antony

Did Walmart lobby in India? Govt discloses confidential report

Did Walmart lobby in India? Govt discloses confidential report

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

The Walmart case came before the CIC on a plea by activist Subhash Agrawal.

Delhi HC seeks govt, petitioners' responses to pleas against Agnipath

Delhi HC seeks govt, petitioners' responses to pleas against Agnipath

Rediff.com15 Dec 2022

The Delhi high court on Thursday reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme for recruitment in armed forces.

Delhi HC to hear pleas challenging Agnipath on December 12

Delhi HC to hear pleas challenging Agnipath on December 12

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

The Delhi high court on Friday said it will first hear the pleas directly challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme and then decide those concerning the recruitment processes for the armed forces under certain previous advertisements.

Lakhimpur: Slain farmers' kin moves SC against Mishra's bail

Lakhimpur: Slain farmers' kin moves SC against Mishra's bail

Rediff.com21 Feb 2022

Three family members of the farmers who were killed in the violence have sought a stay on the February 10 bail order of the Lucknow bench of the high court saying the verdict was "unsustainable in eyes of law as there has been no meaningful and effective assistance by the state to the court in the matter".

It was a 'war-like situation', says HC on Dera violence

It was a 'war-like situation', says HC on Dera violence

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

The bench, comprising acting Chief Justice S S Saron and Justices Surya Kant and Avneesh Jhingan, directed that no FIR registered by the two states during the episode shall be cancelled without the permission of the high court.

Can you let people die like this? SC flays states over pollution

Can you let people die like this? SC flays states over pollution

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

"We have to make government responsible for this," the bench said and asked, "Why can't govt machinery stop stubble burning?"

PMO declines information on meetings with Walmart lobbyists

PMO declines information on meetings with Walmart lobbyists

Rediff.com13 Oct 2013

PMO was asked to give details of lobbyists, advisers and representatives of Walmart.

'Operation to arrest Rampal cost over Rs 26 crore'

'Operation to arrest Rampal cost over Rs 26 crore'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

The massive operation to locate and arrest controversial 'godman' Rampal cost the exchequer over Rs 26 crore, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was told on Friday.

When Didi Met Yogi...

When Didi Met Yogi...

Rediff.com1 May 2022

What did Mamata and Yogi, who were seated one seat away from each other, say to each other, we wonder.

Godman Rampal sent to jail till November 28

Godman Rampal sent to jail till November 28

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Rampal Maharaj, the 63-year-old guru who was arrested from his fortified ashram in Haryana on Wednesday night, has been sent to jail till November 28, till his next hearing.

View: Why farmers should end protest

View: Why farmers should end protest

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

>The protesters should entrust the final judgement on the farm reform laws to the Supreme Court-mandated committee of experts and return to their villages, argues Virendra Kapoor.

Punjab: 4 nabbed for molesting, throwing teen and mother off moving bus

Punjab: 4 nabbed for molesting, throwing teen and mother off moving bus

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

A teenage girl died while her mother sustained serious injuries after they were allegedly molested and thrown off a moving bus near Moga in Punjab.

Truce in sight? Amarinder to attend Sidhu's elevation ceremony

Truce in sight? Amarinder to attend Sidhu's elevation ceremony

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Sidhu and Amarinder Singh have been at loggerheads for the past some time, with the Amritsar (East) MLA recently attacking the CM over the desecration cases.

BCCI needs Ombudsman, Ethics Officer at the earliest: COA to Supreme Court

BCCI needs Ombudsman, Ethics Officer at the earliest: COA to Supreme Court

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

The Committee of Administrators (COA) wants BCCI to appoint an Ombudsman and an Ethics Officer at the earliest to deal with any disputes leading up to its much-awaited Annual General Meeting and elections.

Delhi HC refuses to stay Agnipath, seeks Centre's reply

Delhi HC refuses to stay Agnipath, seeks Centre's reply

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to stay the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces and asked the Centre to file a reply on a batch of petitions challenging it.

Agnipath scheme voluntary, those having problem don't join: HC

Agnipath scheme voluntary, those having problem don't join: HC

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

After the scheme was unveiled, protests erupted in several states against the scheme.

Justify different pay scale for Agniveers, regular sepoys: HC

Justify different pay scale for Agniveers, regular sepoys: HC

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

"If the job profile is same, then how you justify different pay? A lot will depend on the job profile. Get instructions on this and put it on an affidavit," a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad told Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati who was representing the Centre.

'Unwell' godman fails to appear before HC, taken to undisclosed place

'Unwell' godman fails to appear before HC, taken to undisclosed place

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

Controversial godman Rampal was whisked away from his ashram in Haryana to an undisclosed destination for "treatment", his supporters claimed hours after he again failed to appear before Punjab and Haryana High Court and sought more time citing ill health.

Ex-judge to probe breach in PM's security, other inquiries stayed: SC

Ex-judge to probe breach in PM's security, other inquiries stayed: SC

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the ongoing inquiries by two separate panels of the Centre and the Punjab government into the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Punjab, and said that it will set up a committee headed by a former apex court judge to probe it.

Day after resignation, Sidhu questions DGP, AG appointments

Day after resignation, Sidhu questions DGP, AG appointments

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

'My fight is issue-based and I have stood by it for a long time. There can't be any compromise on a pro-Punjab agenda'

Walmart probe report in next Parliament session

Walmart probe report in next Parliament session

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

The government will present findings of the probe panel that looked into Walmart's lobbying activities to enter the Indian market, along with action taken report, before Parliament in the monsoon session.

Stalking case: Haryana BJP chief won't resign, says party

Stalking case: Haryana BJP chief won't resign, says party

Rediff.com7 Aug 2017

Congress accuses Centre of 'protecting' state BJP chief's son.

Two Indian newspapers' The Post moment

Two Indian newspapers' The Post moment

Rediff.com3 Feb 2018

'N Ram and I met on the lawns of Mani Shankar Aiyar's bungalow.' 'I pulled out a rolled printout from my jacket and handed it to him.' 'In the cut-throat world of journalism, this was like high treason.' 'But letting a story be killed because you can't publish it is a bigger crime than passing it to the competition,' recalls Shekhar Gupta.

CJI-led bench to hear Lakhimpur violence case on Oct 7

CJI-led bench to hear Lakhimpur violence case on Oct 7

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in which eight people were killed in violence during a farmers' protest, with a bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana scheduled to hear the matter on Thursday.

Dera chief gets lifer for journalist's murder

Dera chief gets lifer for journalist's murder

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

The Dera Sacha Sauda chief and the three others convicted last Friday in the case appeared before the court through video conferencing.

Congress accuses BJP of leaking Dhingra report; BJP hits back

Congress accuses BJP of leaking Dhingra report; BJP hits back

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

The Dhingra commission had probed alleged irregularities in the grant of land licences to a firm owned by Vadra and submitted its 182-page report to Khattar on August 31, 2016.

Sukhbir Badal's car damaged, four hurt as SAD-Cong workers clash

Sukhbir Badal's car damaged, four hurt as SAD-Cong workers clash

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal's bullet-proof car was damaged and four people were injured in a clash between Congress and Akali workers during the filing of nomination papers for the Jalalabad municipal polls in Fazilka on Tuesday, officials said.

Will take action on Dhingra panel's findings on Vadra: Khattar

Will take action on Dhingra panel's findings on Vadra: Khattar

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

Khattar noted that the court has not given permission to make the report of the commission public.

Sidhu gets 1-year rigorous imprisonment in 34-yr-old road rage case

Sidhu gets 1-year rigorous imprisonment in 34-yr-old road rage case

Rediff.com19 May 2022

A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul allowed the review plea filed by the victim's family on the issue of the sentence awarded to Sidhu.

Can't a father keep his hands on his daughter?: Honeypreet

Can't a father keep his hands on his daughter?: Honeypreet

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's adopted daughter says she is "devastated" by allegations that she incited the Panchkula violence.

Kalhiko Pul's wife withdraws letter to CJI seeking CBI probe into suicide note

Kalhiko Pul's wife withdraws letter to CJI seeking CBI probe into suicide note

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

The apex court's order came after the advocate appearing for the former chief minister's wife, Dangwimsai Pul, said Chief Justice of India J S Khehar should not have ordered this issue to be taken up in the judicial side as there are serious allegations.

SC seeks Sidhu's response in 1988 road rage case within 2 weeks

SC seeks Sidhu's response in 1988 road rage case within 2 weeks

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

The apex court was hearing a matter pertaining to review of sentence awarded by it in May 2018 to the cricketer-turned-politician in the 1988 road rage case.

Kathua rape case: Chargesheet filed against juvenile declared adult by SC

Kathua rape case: Chargesheet filed against juvenile declared adult by SC

Rediff.com8 Jan 2023

The charge sheet was committed to sessions court in Kathua which has fixed January 24 as the next date of hearing in the case.