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      Surender Sharma

      Surender Sharma is a principal correspondent at Chandigarh. He covers Punjab and Haryana high court.

      Articles by Surender Sharma

      HC acquits Ram Rahim in ’02 journalist murder case

      Court sets aside 2019 life term awarded by CBI court, convictions of 3 others upheld (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 7, 2026 23:16 IST

      HC acquits dera chief Ram Rahim in journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati murder case

      The Punjab and Haryana high court on Saturday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati. (File photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 7, 2026 05:31 IST

      After contempt notice: Haryana revokes notification on Morni demarcation authority

      The Punjab and Haryana high court had said that the demarcation and survey was to be done by the forest settlement officer (FSO) and not by the revenue authorities, as claimed by the state government. The appointment of the FSO was made in 2018. (Shutterstock)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Mar 1, 2026 24:02 IST

      HC orders ₹34L compensation to Gurugram teacher laid off illegally

      Kumar was an employee of Chiranjiv Bharati School since July 1993, which was taken over by the DPSG Society in 2016. (HT Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Feb 28, 2026 23:02 IST

      Chandigarh: Centre blinks, panel to look into PU teachers’ retirement age

      In Chandigarh, a peculiar situation exists: While teachers of colleges affiliated with PU are retiring at the age of 65, the university faculty have their retirement age at 60. (HT Photo for representation)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Feb 27, 2026 02:10 IST

      HC quashes charges against Hooda, AJL in Panchkula plot re-allotment case

      The ruling marks a significant legal victory for the Congress veteran. (PTI File Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Feb 26, 2026 01:36 IST

      Punjab land pooling policy: HC stays clause denying preferential plots

      The petitioners challenged Clause D of the 2021 policy, which denies preferential location plots to beneficiaries of the land pooling scheme. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Feb 22, 2026 01:10 IST

      Punjab: HC awards ₹1.37cr to alumna left disabled by varsity wall collapse

      As per her plea before the high court, the university authorities promised to meet all expenses. However, they deposited only <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2.25 lakh till October 18. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Feb 14, 2026 22:24 IST

      Haryana: Excessive, unwarranted punishment violation of right to equality: HC

      The petitioner, Purshutam Goel was a bank employee in Haryana. He retired in May 2013. Few days before his retirement he was issued a charge sheet on the grounds that he made improper recommendations for sanction of loans in 2011. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Feb 14, 2026 24:18 IST

      Consensual relationship breakdown doesn’t amount to rape, says HC

      The court observed that from the record, it does not appear that the initial promise to marry allegedly made by the petitioner was false to begin with. The promise could not be fulfilled due to intervening circumstances, which resulted in the criminal case.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Feb 4, 2026 02:42 IST

      Delay in Morni demarcation: HC issues contempt notice to Haryana forest secy

      The area was formerly a part of the Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh and became a part of Haryana in 1966. (HT Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Feb 1, 2026 24:40 IST

      Haryana: Court’s can’t work with ostrich-like approach: HC

      The bench of Justice Nidhi Gupta while taking note of the facts of the case observed that the claimant side is liable for “perjury” for making contradictory statements before two courts of law. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jan 29, 2026 24:12 IST

      Only son lost to jaundice, HC allows ART for Punjab couple

      Only son lost to jaundice, HC allows ART for Punjab couple
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jan 23, 2026 01:16 IST

      Commission can’t adjudicate eligibility disputes: Punjab & Haryana HC

      The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that unless empowered by a statutory framework, a public service commission cannot embark upon character verification, antecedent inquiry, confirmation of credentials or adjudication of document validity (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jan 22, 2026 24:24 IST

      HC sets aside death penalty in Jhajjar rape-murder case, orders ‘re-trial’

      The court added that the accused has a right to examine defence evidence. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jan 20, 2026 01:46 IST

      Haryana: State expected to act as a parent to its staff: HC

      The petitioners were mainly daily wage workers, engaged by various departments. They had sought directions to regularise their services. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Jan 1, 2026 22:36 IST

      High court stays felling of trees across Punjab

      The next date of hearing is yet to be notified. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 25, 2025 01:42 IST

      Kabaddi promoter shot dead in Mohali: Criminals having free run, says HC; summons DGP

      The venue was hosting a local kabaddi cup, and the murder was executed in front of hundreds of spectators (HT Photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 25, 2025 24:46 IST

      Can’t deny ART treatment if one partner qualifies age limit, says HC

      High court notes that combined age of the commissioning couple has not been laid down under the statute. (Shutterstock)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 20, 2025 24:26 IST

      Ajnala attackers challenged India’s sovereignty, says HC; junks bail pleas

      The court said that petitioners had not only threatened the rule of law and authority of the state but also challenged the “majesty of the sovereign country”.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 19, 2025 04:00 IST

      HC orders interim bail for couple who killed 8 of family in 2001

      The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered release of Sonia and her husband, Sanjeev Kumar, convicted for killing eight family members, including Sonia’s father, on interim bail and directed the Haryana government to consider their premature release case within two months. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 12, 2025 01:22 IST

      Audio-clip controversy: Patiala SSP should’ve been divested of poll duty, says HC

      The Punjab and Haryana high court has criticised the role of state election commission (SEC), Punjab, in conducting the zila parishad and block samiti elections on December 14.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 11, 2025 09:14 IST

      HC expansion plan: High court orders Chandigarh to hand design work to pvt consultant

      HC cuts short bidding process, cites ‘special circumstances’ to expedite work. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 11, 2025 03:06 IST

      Chandigarh forensic lab to examine Patiala SSP audio clip: High court

      The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday asked the Punjab government and the state election commission to send the audio clip involving Patiala SSP Varun Sharma for examination to the Central Forensic Laboratory, Chandigarh.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 10, 2025 08:31 IST

      HC flags ‘arbitrary’ use of powers in transfer of employees in Haryana power utilities

      The court remarked that as a public employer, corporations are duty-bound to function in a manner that upholds public interest and adheres to our constitutional values. (File)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 9, 2025 23:42 IST

      HC stays Haryana order barring doctors’ abroad travel over poor sex ratio

      The court has stayed the suspension order of the complainant besides seeking government’s response on April 22, 2026.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 9, 2025 02:40 IST

      Pull up socks, expedite probe: HC to Punjab poll panel on Patiala SSP audio clip

      Taking up the public interest litigations by Punjab leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa of the Congress and SAD leader Daljeet Singh Cheema, the high court gave the state election commission time till Wednesday and deferred the hearing.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 8, 2025 11:35 IST

      VB to file cancellation report against Hamdard: Punjab government to high court

      Spread over 25 acres at Kartarpur and located 18km from Jalandhar, the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>315 crore Jang-e-Azadi memorial was the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government’s dream project.
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 6, 2025 24:08 IST

      HC dismisses SAD leader Bikram Majithia’s bail plea

      The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a disproportionate assets case. (HT file photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Dec 4, 2025 07:01 IST

      Amritpal challenges Punjab govt decision, back in HC with plea to attend Parliament

      Radical Sikh leader and Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh on Friday moved the Punjab and Haryana high court again, seeking temporary release to attend the winter session of Parliament. (HT file photo)
      chandigarh news
      Updated on Nov 28, 2025 11:36 IST
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