(1) PARMOD …Petitioner Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS …Respondents D.D 22/02/2022

  Constitutional Law – Premature Release of Convict – Articles 14, 226 – IPC Sections 302, 452, 34 – Cr.P.C. Sections 432, 433 – Conviction post-policy change – Determination of applicable policy for premature release – Policy at the time of conviction to be applied – Policy dated 13.08.2008 applicable for conviction in 2009, superseding earl...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1393 OF 2019 Docid 2022 LEJ Crim PH 43

(2) GARJA SINGH ...Petitioner Vs. ORCHID SPACE DESIGN LLP THROUGH ITS PARTNER AND OTHERS ...Respondents D.D 22/02/2022

Partition Law – Mode of Partition – Civil Revision Petition against the trial court's order rejecting the Local Commissioner’s report and appointing a new Local Commissioner – Trial court’s action of reopening the determination of ownership shares and inviting evidence on the same issue – Held, improper and contrary to established legal principles – Tr...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL REVISION NO. 543 OF 2022 (O&M) Docid 2022 LEJ Civil PH 79

(3) TAJINDER SINGH @ TAJINDERPAL SINGH …Petitioner Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB …Respondent D.D 21/02/2022

Criminal Law – Anticipatory Bail – Sections 420, 120-B IPC – Section 438 Cr.P.C. – Petitioner, a deed writer, accused in a case involving a fraudulent agreement to sell – Petitioner not a party to the sale – Alleged transaction involved misrepresentation by sellers – Held: Anticipatory bail granted as custodial interrogation not required – Questions ...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO. 7082 OF 2022 Docid 2022 LEJ Crim PH 39

(4) AKSHITA SINGH …APPELLANT Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS …RESPONDENTS D.D 18/02/2022

Education Law - Revaluation and Grace Marks - MBBS Examination - LPA challenging denial of grace marks and revaluation request - National Medical Commission Regulations and University Ordinance - Appellant's failure in two subjects - Held, university can award up to 5 grace marks only if the student has failed in one subject and passed all others. - In this case, appellant failed in two subjec...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 140 OF 2022 Docid 2022 LEJ Civil PH 93

(5) RUKSAD …Appellant Vs. STATE OF HARYANA …Respondent D.D 17/02/2022

Juvenile Justice – Bail – Section 12 JJ Act – Bail to Juvenile Rule, Exceptions Narrow – Juvenile in conflict with law entitled to bail unless falling under specific exceptions – No specific role or injury attributed to appellant – Appellant in custody since 24.07.2019 – Trial likely to be prolonged – Co-accused granted bail – Held: Bail grante...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 253 OF 2022 Docid 2022 LEJ Crim PH 35

(6) TARSEM LAL …PETITIONER Vs. DIRECTOR, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT DEPARTMENT & ORS. …RESPONDENTS D.D 16/02/2022

Land Law - Ownership Dispute - Writ Petition under Article 226 - Petitioner sought to quash the orders dismissing his petition and statutory appeal under Section 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961. The petitioner claimed ownership and possession of Nazul land as a successor by will, whereas the Gram Panchayat asserted ownership per Jamabandi for the year 2004-2005. The Co...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CWP NO. 6780 OF 2022 Docid 2022 LEJ Civil PH 79

(7) KULJIT SINGH …Appellant Vs. MEENA KUMARI SAINI …Respondent D.D 15/02/2022

Family Law – Divorce – Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage – Section 13 Hindu Marriage Act – Husband and wife cohabited for only 15 days – Marriage not consummated – Wife initiated criminal proceedings against husband and family alleging dowry demands – Held: Marriage has irretrievably broken down with no chance of reconciliation – Divorce granted to...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # FIRST APPEAL ORDER NO. 589 OF 2021 Docid 2022 LEJ Civil PH 31

(8) RITESH …Petitioner Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER …Respondents D.D 14/02/2022

Criminal Law – Withdrawal of Surety – Sections 148, 149, 212, 308, 323, 325, 506 IPC – Sections 482 and 444 Cr.P.C. – Petitioner's application for withdrawal of surety bond furnished in favor of the accused Pankaj – Lower court's failure to consider Section 444 Cr.P.C. provisions – Held: Application for withdrawal of surety bond must be reconsidered by t...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO. 6352 OF 2022 Docid 2022 LEJ Crim PH 48

(9) MANJU …Petitioner Vs. STATE OF HARYANA …Respondent D.D 10/02/2022

Criminal Law – Regular Bail – Section 306 IPC – Abetment to Suicide – Petitioner's alleged involvement in abetment based on a suicide note – Suicide note lacks specific instances implicating petitioner – No prior complaints by deceased or complainant against petitioner – Held: Grant of regular bail justified considering lack of direct evidence and prol...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO. 39189 OF 2021 Docid 2022 LEJ Crim PH 26