The Punjab government has approached the Supreme Court against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order directing a CBI probe into corruption allegations involving Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s OSD Rajvir Ghuman and associates. The High Court had sought a report within two months
Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court despite the Punjab government's objections. Governor Gulab Chand Kataria administered the oath, while Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stayed away amid a Centre-state dispute over the appointment
The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that sloganeering against the government is an expression of dissent and cannot by itself amount to sedition. It upheld the acquittal of four accused in a 2017 violence case linked to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to Punjab-based YouTuber Jasbir Singh, arrested in June 2025 on charges of spying for Pakistan’s ISI. Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj noted the absence of corroborative evidence, lack of sensitive material in his content, and his clean antecedents.
The Supreme Court of India declined to hear a plea against Gurugram demolitions, directing petitioners to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The court said it should not hinder action against unauthorised constructions amid ongoing enforcement drives
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting advised ZEE5 not to release Lawrence of Punjab, citing law-and-order concerns raised by Punjab Police, after a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court warned against glorifying gangster culture
A petition has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Punjab’s newly notified anti-sacrilege law, which prescribes stringent punishments including life imprisonment for acts of sacrilege against the Guru Granth Sahib.
Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, citing lack of conclusive evidence
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, overturning his 2019 conviction and life sentence.
The Supreme Court has ordered the seizure of a judge’s secretary’s steno book after noting a delay in uploading a Punjab and Haryana High Court order rejecting an anticipatory bail plea, directing a discreet inquiry and report from the NIC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has transferred the probe into Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath’s assault case to the CBI, citing Chandigarh Police's failure to ensure a fair investigation. The colonel accused 12 Punjab Police personnel of unprovoked assault
The SAD leader told the media that Supreme Court had already noted that if Rs 1,100 crore could be spent on advertisements in Delhi, surely the government could make contributions for infrastructure projects
