Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha

Punjab and Haryana High Court disposed of a PIL filed with a prayer for taking action against Company to recover exorbitant amount running into thousands of crores of rupees that has been illegally laundered and taken out of the country.

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Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana has filed a reply stating on affidavit that neither any garbage dump exists at the site stated in the petition nor there is any proposal to construct a garbage dump at the said site.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a petitioner against the overloading of vehicles, especially trucks, that are supplying material to thermal power plants.  

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the authorities in Punjab to re-consider its decision to fell more than 1100 trees for the widening of Morni-Panchkula road, by exploring other options and alternatives to save the trees.

In view of the statement made by the counsels for Punjab and Haryana as well as the senior standing counsel for the Union Territory, Chandigarh, the Division Bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court did not find any reason to entertain the PIL which was accordingly disposed of.

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed a PIL filed against the appointment of a technical advisor in the Punjab State Agriculture Marketing Board (PSAMB) on contract basis on the ground that a vigilance inquiry regarding disproportionate assets is pending against him.

Lokesh Sinhal, Senior Additional Advocate General, appeared  for the State of Haryana as well as the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) submitted that the aforesaid representations filed by the petitioner shall be considered and decided by the respondent authorities as early as possible.