Aiman J.Chishti

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has pulled up state authorities for not sending the police verification for issuing passport in the prescribed proforma, despite specific directions issued in different cases repeatedly. In September 2023, observing that police authorities are sending incomplete reports which is the "root cause of denial of passport", the High Court directed police authorities to disclose complete status of FIR in verification done for issuing of the passport.

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a cost of Rs.25,000 on the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for failure to provide “even a single step taken” for preventing air pollution containing hazardous chemicals. A bench of Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Dr. A.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking directions on the State to make it mandatory for VISA consultants to obtain a license from the concerned foreign Government before being able to ply their trade. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Nidhi Gupta issued notice to the Union Government and states of Punjab and Haryana on a plea filed by Arvind Kumar, who claimed to be an "immigration consultant" approved by the Canadian government.