Frivolous Contempt Petition Against Judicial Officer Dismissed with Rs. 1,00,000/- Costs: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a contempt petition filed against a Judicial Officer and imposed costs of Rs. 1,00,000/- on the petitioner, holding the petition to be a gross abuse of the process of law.
Suit for Permanent Injunction Simpliciter Not Maintainable Where Title and Possession are in Dispute
The Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed a second appeal and dismissed a suit for permanent injunction simpliciter, holding it barred under Section 41(h) of the Specific Relief Act where both title and possession were in dispute.
Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants Under Punjab Public Premises Act Upheld Where Land Acquired for Grain Market Was Never Allotted: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed 16 Letters Patent Appeals filed by truck and bus body builders occupying land on GT Road, Patiala-Sirhind, which had been acquired for a grain market. The Court upheld the eviction orders under the Punjab Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1973.
Withdrawal of Industrial Plot Allotment Advertisement by PSIEC Does Not Create Vested Right in Applicants: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a batch of 13 writ petitions challenging PSIEC's withdrawal of an industrial plot allotment advertisement at Phase 8-B, Mohali, holding that mere submission of an application does not create a vested right to allotment.
Impleadment Under Order I Rule 10 CPC in a Section 92 CPC Suit Concerning Charitable Trust Set Aside: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed a civil revision and set aside an order of impleadment under Order I Rule 10 CPC in a suit under Section 92 CPC relating to a charitable trust, holding that the impleadment was improper.
Section 14 IBC Moratorium Does Not Bar Refund of Auction Bid Amount to Purchaser Where SARFAESI Sale Has Been Set Aside: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that Section 14 moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code does not prevent the High Court from directing refund of auction bid money to a purchaser whose SARFAESI sale was set aside, as the bid amount is not money for the benefit of the corporate debtor.
Tenant Who Fails to Use Statutory Remedy Under Section 14(A)(iii) of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act Cannot Plead Non-Issuance of Receipt to Resist Eviction: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, both at the single bench and the division bench stage, upheld the eviction of agricultural tenants for non-payment of rent, holding that tenants who claim rent was paid but no receipt was issued must avail of the statutory remedy under Section 14(A)(iii) of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, and their failure to do so defeats the plea.
Writ Petitions by Banks and Insurance Companies Challenging SLGC Orders Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Dismissed; Minor Discrepancies Cannot Absolve Liability
Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed 12 writ petitions by banks and insurance companies challenging SLGC orders under PMFBY, holding that minor discrepancies cannot absolve liability and hyper-technical approaches cannot deprive farmers of statutory benefits.