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Chandigarh, April 8 Forty-five names forwarded to the Supreme Court by the Centre for appointment as high court judges include five Punjab and Haryana High Court advocates. Available information suggests the Punjab and Haryana High Court is also among 14 of 25 HCs across the country to have supported the Supreme Court’s proposition to appoint ad hoc judges for prevailing over the vacancy crisis. Both developments are significant as the Punjab and Haryana High Court is currently working at nearly half its strength. It has 46 judges against the sanctioned strength of 85. The crisis is expected to deepen with the retirement of three more judges later this year. ....
26 February 2021 (Left) Shiv Kumar arrives at GHMC Chandigarh for a medico-legal examination. (Right) A piece of paper where Kumar described the details of his illegal detention. The note was smuggled out of Sonipat jail. COURTESY ANKIT (Left) Shiv Kumar arrives at GHMC Chandigarh for a medico-legal examination. (Right) A piece of paper where Kumar described the details of his illegal detention. The note was smuggled out of Sonipat jail. COURTESY ANKIT A medico-legal examination submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 22 February found that Shiv Kumar, a Dalit labour-rights activist and president of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, faced severe custodial torture at the hands of the Haryana Police. The court had directed a medical examination in a plea by Kumarâs father, Rajbir, which accused the police of illegally detaining the activist on 16 January, when he was participating in the farmersâ protests in the stateâ ....
Given the injuries reflected in the report, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has now sought a report of the Shiv Kumar’s medical examination, which was conducted when the Sonepat police arrested him under Section 54 of the CrPC. The court today scheduled March 16 as the next date of hearing in the case of Shiv’s alleged illegal custody and torture. The affidavit submitted by the superintendent of the Sonepat jail to the High Court included a copy of the medical board’s report. According to the report, Shiv, who was taken to the GMCH on February 20 after a High Court order, also showed signs of “post-traumatic stress disorder-like symptoms”. “All injuries are more than two weeks old and were caused by blunt object/weapon,” according to the report prepared by the GMCH board. The board comprising Dr Ashwani Soni, assistant professor of orthopaedics; Dr Mandeep Singh, assistant professor of general surgery; Dr Nidhi Chauhan, assistant professor of psychiatry; Dr ....