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  • Promise to Marry FIR Quash – HighCourt Chandigarh

    Promise to Marry FIR Quash – HighCourt Chandigarh

    Consensual Relationship Breakdown Is Not Rape: Punjab & Haryana High CourtThe Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that the mere breakdown of a consensual relationship does not amount to rape unless the statutory ingredients of the offence are clearly established. Case BackgroundThe High Court quashed an FIR registered in 2020 against an Army officer…

  • MACT Compensation Enhancement and FIR HighCourt View

    MACT Compensation Enhancement and FIR HighCourt View

    The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that courts and tribunals cannot ignore glaring contradictions in evidence and must not adopt an “ostrich-like approach” by overlooking material facts while deciding compensation claims. Background of the CaseThe case arose from a motor accident that occurred in May 2015 near Kalka, in which a 24-year-old man,…

  • Compassionate Appointment by Haryana Government -Latest News

    Compassionate Appointment by Haryana Government -Latest News

    Under the Haryana Government’s New Ex-gratia Scheme, dependents of government employees who die before the age of 52 are eligible for compassionate appointment to secure immediate financial relief. This is considered a concession to help the family, not a right, and is meant for cases of sudden financial crisis. [1, 2]  Key Details of Haryana…

  • Consumer Court Execution- Chandigarh Panchkula Mohali

    The arrest process in consumer court execution involves filing an Execution Petition with the same court that passed the order, requesting enforcement, and while property attachment is common, arrest (detention in civil prison for up to 3 years) is a serious step for willful disobedience, often after other methods fail, under the Consumer Protection Act…

  • Untraced Report Rejected- District Court Chandigarh

    Untraced Report Rejected- District Court Chandigarh

    Untraced Report Rejected in 2022 Fatal Accident Case; Police Directed to Re-Investigate In a significant order, a Chandigarh court has rejected the untraced report filed by the police in a 2022 fatal road accident case and has directed the police to conduct a fresh and proper investigation. Case Background The case pertains to a 2022…