The plea stated that the positions for the posts of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Panchkula, Haryana have been vacant for over three years since December 30, 2020.
The plea seeks standardized stipend and remuneration guidelines, proposing a minimum stipend of ₹15,000 for young advocates and ₹5,000 for law interns.
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.
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.