The Court set aside the 2022 Punjabi language exam, even though it upheld a rule to incorporate a Punjabi language exam to test a candidate's knowledge of Punjabi before they are recruited as teachers.
A family court is not bound by the technicalities of CPC and is also empowered to take into evidence any material whether or not such material fulfills the Indian Evidence Act, held the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court imposed costs of ₹25,000 on the Central government on finding that the government had effectively re-agitated an issue of law that had already been settled earlier by the Supreme Court.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that a person living in “a lustful and adulterous” life without obtaining a divorce from an earlier spouse may be held liable for the offence of bigamy.