Articles by Surender Sharma
EWS reimbursements: UT admn to settle private schools’ dues by April
There has been a spurt for minority status after the 2012 Supreme Court order that held that minority institutes were not bound to reserve seats for EWS category students under the RTE Act

Published on Feb 15, 2025 10:08 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Chaos shall prevail if recruitment not done as per terms of ad: HC
The high court bench of justice Jagmohan Bansal observed that no agency can travel beyond the terms and conditions of advertisement.

Published on Feb 14, 2025 08:52 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Advt spending details: HC dismisses Punjab’s plea seeking recall of order
Court gives four-week- time to chief secy to collect info and submit it three days prior to March 11 hearing; on January 21, details were sought during proceedings of a bail matter in which it had come to light that forensic report about the CCTV footage is pending; and is to be procured from Central Forensic Laboratory, Chandigarh

Updated on Feb 12, 2025 10:49 PM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Punjab and Haryana HC rejects plea for disclosure of police call data on privacy grounds
The plea, filed by Jasmeet Singh, sought police call records to prove his innocence in a corruption case

Published on Feb 11, 2025 06:58 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Competent authority can’t be directed by court to grant prosecution sanction: HC
“The discretionary powers of a competent authority to decide for or against grant of sanction for prosecution cannot be usurped or taken away while exercising power of judicial review,” the bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Anil Kshetarpal observed

Published on Feb 09, 2025 06:50 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Employee entitled for interest if retiral dues paid beyond two months: HC
The high court bench of justice Jagmohan Bansal said that petitioner in question is entitled to interest at the rate of 6% per annum on delayed payment of commutation of pension, gratuity and leave encashment.

Published on Feb 08, 2025 05:28 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Arrest rape accused by Feb 11 or remain present in court: HC to Punjab DGP, home secy
As per the latest probe report in the HC, three of his bank accounts have been frozen and approximately 4 acres of land at Bhukri Kalan village, Ludhiana, has been attached on January 28, 2025, by a court.

Published on Feb 03, 2025 07:28 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Spending on advt: FSL director slapped show-cause notice; Punjab govt seeks HC order recall
Application in HC says the official is not competent authority to make statements on budget restrains, lack of funds

Published on Feb 01, 2025 08:14 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Amritsar medical college, principal fined ₹1L for cancelling MBBS admission
The high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sumeet Goel also saddled Punjab government with a compensation of ₹50,000 to be paid to the petitioner student, Samarveer Singh, while making it clear that the amount can be recovered from the erring officials.

Updated on Jan 29, 2025 10:40 PM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Why details of spending on ads, welfare schemes not filed, HC asks Punjab govt
“This court prima facie is of the opinion that the principal secretary, finance, has already committed contempt of this court by not making compliance of the order. Affidavit be filed on or before the next date of hearing,” the bench of justice Kuldeep Tiwari observed seeking affidavit by January 30.

Updated on Jan 28, 2025 09:22 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Share fate of Metro by February end: High court to Chandigarh admn
The high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sumeet Goel passed the directions after additional solicitor general Satya Pal Jain informed the court that the Chandigarh administration had constituted a committee to look into the feasibility of Metro project thoroughly in coordination with M/s RITES Ltd

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 09:58 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
₹1 hike in pay scale: Punjab and Haryana high court says officers responsible should be hauled up
The court was hearing a 2012 plea from the Haryana Federation of Engineers, Hisar, who had approached the high court seeking directions to fix pay scale of executive engineer one step higher as compared to that of the assistant engineer, and pay scale of superintending engineer one step higher as compared to that of the executive engineer with effect from 1989.

Updated on Jan 23, 2025 09:00 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Order issued to National Medical Commission: HC calls for appellate body to address disability disputes in medical admissions
Two medical students challenged admission denial in the high court over negative disability assessments

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 05:10 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Bishnoi interview: Ex-DSP challenges dismissal, HC seeks state’s response
Sandhu was dismissed on January 2 for allegedly facilitating the recording of Bishnoi’s interview when the gangster was lodged in the Kharar CIA facility

Updated on Jan 16, 2025 03:42 AM IST
When humans are mortals, litigation can’t be made immortal: HC while dismissing plea filed after 808 days
The high court stressed that under the Limitation Act, to condone the delay, the power has to be exercised by a court on principles which are well understood, and delay ought not to be excused unless there are special circumstances.

Updated on Jan 15, 2025 06:12 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
HSGMC polls: No need for political parties to manage Sikh body affairs: HC
The SAD was barred from contesting the polls as per provisions of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 due to its status as a registered political party under the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951

Updated on Jan 11, 2025 07:44 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
‘Heritage tag in danger’: Chandigarh moves SC over HC order on verandah construction
The Supreme Court is likely to take up the matter on Friday, when CB Ojha, chief engineer, Chandigarh, also has to respond to the contempt notice

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 09:18 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Had got job after husband’s death:Court directs woman to pay maintenance to mother-in-law
The woman had challenged family court order of Sonepat, which directed in March 2024 that the woman pays ₹10,000 as maintenance to sexagenarian mother-in-law.

Updated on Dec 18, 2024 08:34 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
NRI case: HC disparages trend of ‘harassment via FIRs’ in matrimonial disputes
The court emphasised that such actions are unethical and clog the justice system with vexatious cases, burdening already overworked courts

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 09:30 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
High court cautions Haryana against sale of liquor post midnight
While cautioning the government, the bench said that the excise policy in question mentions of having noticed social verification and social degeneration at the time of framing the policies.

Updated on Dec 06, 2024 06:36 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Haryana warned over sale of liquor post midnight
After the new policy was promulgated, bar and pub owners in Panchkula had moved the high court, demanding parity with their Gurugram and Faridabad counterparts.

Updated on Dec 06, 2024 05:28 AM IST
Haryana: HC nod to shifting of stone crushers to identified spots
Vital to remove stone crushers from near urban centres to maintain ecological balance says Punjab and Haryana high court.

Updated on Dec 05, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
1965 war widow gets full pension after 60 years
On the death of her husband, Anguri Devi from Gurugram in Haryana, was granted special family pension by the Army. In 1972, the government introduced a fresh policy with retrospective effect covering all operations from 1947 onwards for grant of a higher amount of pension called the “Liberalised Family Pension” with financial effect and arrears from February 1, 1972

Updated on Dec 04, 2024 06:40 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
HC seeks explanation from Ambala judicial officer over a bail order
The high court bench of justice Sureshwar Thakur stayed the release order of an accused issued by the judicial officer observing that the officer proceeded to accept personal and surety bonds furnished by the accused in a cheating and criminal breach of trust case without verifying compliance with the monetary condition imposed by high court

Updated on Nov 28, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Probe role of pharma firms in synthetic drug abuse: HC to CBI
The court order came during resumed hearing of a plea in a drugs case of November 2020 in which in 2021, the court had handed over probe into an alleged drugs seizure case, with allegations against a pharma company, to the CBI.

Updated on Nov 27, 2024 10:51 PM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Former Supreme Court ‘green judge’ Kuldip Singh passes away
During tenure in apex court, justice Kuldip Singh was known for laying down norms on environmental laws in the country, including those to protect the Taj Mahal from industrial pollution.

Published on Nov 26, 2024 12:17 PM IST
HC upholds PU’s central status, says Punjab SC reservation not applicable
The court observed that it was evident that PU was following central reservation policy; it further said no record could be produced by the petitioner that the varsity has ever followed Punjab government policy with respect to eligibility of an SC candidate

Updated on Nov 25, 2024 08:30 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Implement code to prevent age fraud in sports events, HC tells Chandigarh admn
Sports events in Chandigarh are not adhering to guidelines of National Code Against Age Fraud in Sports, the high court was informed by a football player

Updated on Nov 23, 2024 08:36 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
HC refuses to revoke termination orders of habitual absentee cop
“As the petitioner despite being member of disciplined police force was habitual absentee and did not mend his behaviour, this court does not find it appropriate to look into the quantum of punishment awarded to him,” the bench of justice Jagmohan Bansal observed dismissing the 1999 plea from the former cop, Daljit Singh.

Updated on Nov 16, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Punjab: ‘False affidavit’ in drug case lands DSP, others in dock
Punjab and Haryana high court’s order comes after it was revealed that a wrong affidavit was filed by Talwandi Sabo DSP Ishan Singla that statement of a key person linked to the case had been recorded and filed with the challan. When cops realised about the goof-up, a supplementary challan was filed.

Published on Nov 12, 2024 10:39 PM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh