A parent cannot be held guilty of kidnapping his or her own child, held the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently while quashing a complaint accusing a woman of kidnapping her child from the residence of her in-laws.
In his plea, AAP mayoral candidate Kuldeep Dhalor seeks appointment of new presiding officer in place of Anil Masih, who reported sick, leading to the much-awaited election getting deferred.
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to cancel the bail granted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a 2015 drugs case.
The mayoral polls, which were slated to be held on Thursday, were deferred till further orders after presiding officer Masih fell sick, claimed several municipal councillors of the Congress and the AAP, citing a message they received from the municipal authorities
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court after the Chandigarh mayoral polls were postponed. The administration informed the court that the elections were deferred to February 6 due to the prevailing law and order situation. AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar, a mayoral candidate, filed a petition seeking the quashing of the order deferring the polls.