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.
“We have serious apprehensions as to whether these matters should continue clogging the judicial system, in view of the fact that those were extra-ordinary times when the Covid-19 was raging," the Court said.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on a lawyer for concealing material facts while seeking bail a second time for his client in a murder case.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe a land dispute case in which a judge has been accused of colluding with the accused persons.
The Court was hearing a challenge against a Punjab government order requiring the candidates selected for the post of assistant and deputy district attorneys to produce copies of court orders to prove their experience.