Saturday, July 12, 2025

Topic: Punjab and Haryana HC

Any land declared as Masjid, graveyard in revenue records must be protected as waqf even if unused by Muslims for long: Punjab & Haryana...

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that any entry in the revenue records declaring the land as "Takia (land meant for the common use of Muslims), graveyard and Masjid" must be protected, even if the Muslim community has not used it for a long time.

“Blatant abuse of power” by state: High Court stays panchayat elections in Punjab

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the panchayat elections in parts of Punjab, flagging “blatant abuse of power” by the state’s Aam Aadmi Party government at the stage of filing of nomination papers.

“Buildings belonging to particular community brought down as exercise of ethnic cleansing?” asks HC on Nuh demolitions

While staying the demolition drive carried out by the Haryana authorities in violence-hit Nuh and Gurugram, the Punjab & Haryana High Court observed that whether the buildings belonging to a particular community in Nuh and Gurgaon are being brought down by the authorities under the guise of law and order problem and an exercise of “ethnic cleansing is being conducted by the State.”

ChatGPT used in Punjab and Haryana High Court‘s bail order

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday used ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI, while deciding a bail case.