Surender Sharma is a principal correspondent at Chandigarh. He covers Punjab and Haryana high court.
Articles by Surender Sharma
Withdraw notices against Badals, Punjab govt tells HC
The Punjab government has approached the Punjab and Haryana high court, asking it to withdraw notices against chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son and deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal, issued on a petition filed by Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira.
Updated on Dec 25, 2014 09:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Punjab Civil Services exam: High court stays interviews
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday stayed stage three of the Punjab Civil Services (executive) and allied services examination-2013, being conducted by Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC).
Updated on Dec 25, 2014 07:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
HC orders CBI probe into castration allegations against Sirsa dera head
Dissatisfied with the investigations carried out by the Haryana police into the complaint of alleged castration of 400 dera followers against Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Punjab and Haryana high court has handed over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Updated on Dec 24, 2014 09:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
P’kula man moves HC, seeks action against Sonepat sisters
The controversy over the contradictory versions of the accused and the complainants in the Sonepat sisters case seems to be refusing to die down. Now, a Panchkula resident has moved the Punjab and Haryana high court demanding action against the girls for beating up the boys in a bus.
Updated on Dec 21, 2014 10:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Bhola drug case: High court dismisses bail pleas of 14 accused
On Wednesday, the Punjab and Haryana high court dismissed the bail pleas of 14 people allegedly involved in the international drug racket run by kingpin Jagdish Singh alias Bhola.
Updated on Dec 18, 2014 10:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Govt raises secular bogey to wash its hands of Ashutosh last rites
The beleaguered Punjab government has tried its best to wash its hands of the ongoing controversy regarding the last rites of Ashutosh, sect head of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan (DJJS).
Updated on Dec 16, 2014 08:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
'Dera Sacha Sauda had armed guards as far back as 2002’
Armed guards at deras in the region are not a new phenomenon. A report in 2002, by the then Sirsa district and sessions judge, produced before the Punjab and Haryana high court by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reveals that armed guards were roaming at the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda in that year.
Updated on Dec 11, 2014 12:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
‘HC erred in concluding that Ashutosh has no life’
Invoking the Vedas, Koran and the Bible, the Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJJS), in its appeal challenging the December 1 order of the Punjab and Haryana high court, has argued that courts are not competent to distinguish between a ‘naturally dead body’ and a body in samadhi (deep meditation).
Updated on Dec 10, 2014 02:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
DJJS appeal on December 1 order
Invoking the Vedas, Koran and the Bible, the Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJJS), in its appeal challenging the December 1 order of the Punjab and Haryana high court, has argued that courts are not competent to distinguish between a ‘naturally dead body’ and a body in samadhi (deep meditation).
Updated on Dec 09, 2014 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Ashutosh’s cremation: HC refuses to put order on hold
The Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJJS) on Friday failed to get any relief from the Punjab and Haryana high court on its petition asking the court to put its December 1 order for sect head Ashutosh’s cremation in abeyance for one month.
Updated on Dec 06, 2014 09:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Hry: Hectic lobbying on for judicial officers’ postings
Sources at the AG office told Hindustan Times that thousands of lawyers not only from the state but also from outside Haryana as well are lined up to secure appointments and are using different quarters to reach newly-appointed AG BR Mahajan and top shots in the Manohar Lal Khattar government.
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 07:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Ashutosh case: No religious basis of ‘samadhi’ after death, says HC
After 10 months of claiming that sect head Ashutosh was in ‘samadhi’ and not dead, the Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan eventually failed to establish before the high court that even keeping a dead person under refrigeration for an uncertain period was part of Hindu religion.
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 04:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
HC orders last rites of Ashutosh within 15 days
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday constituted a committee headed by the Jalandhar district magistrate and directed it to carry out the last rites of Ashutosh, the head of Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan at Nurmahal in Jalandhar, within 15 days.
Updated on Dec 02, 2014 09:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
HC calls for search, monitoring of Dera Sacha Sauda
The Punjab and Haryana high court has advocated periodic monitoring of the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda by the top brass of Haryana, besides a search operation to unearth any illegal arms and ammunition to avoid bloody confrontations.
Updated on Dec 01, 2014 09:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
On HC order, Malerkotla boy's murder finally goes to CBI
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Saturday directed the CBI to investigate the murder of 11-year-old Vidhu Jain who was burnt alive in September last year.
Updated on Nov 29, 2014 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
No immediate relief to Hry staff retiring this month
Those pinning hopes of an immediate relief from the Punjab and Haryana high court on Haryana government’s decision to roll back the retirement age from 60 to 58 would have been disappointed.
Updated on Nov 29, 2014 12:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
High court awards Rs 23 lakh relief to murdered Patiala doc’s kin
The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Punjab government to give Rs 23 lakh as compensation to the family and widow of a doctor who was killed by a home guard with his official rifle.
Updated on Nov 25, 2014 03:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
7 years on, city lawyer wins battle against Bar
A city lawyer has won a seven-year-long battle against the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH). The Supreme Court (SC) recently upheld the Punjab and Haryana high court’s decision of quashing the BCPH rule of not issuing fresh practice licence to those above the age of 45.
Updated on Nov 24, 2014 12:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Ashram showdown: Rampal’s militia reared head in 2006 too
Satlok Ashram head Rampal’s followers, who opened fire at the police and paramilitary forces on Tuesday in Barwala to thwart attempts of arresting their leader, are not new to gun-wielding. Police officials said a large number of his disciples were middle and lower-rung retired army and policemen.
Updated on Nov 20, 2014 10:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hitender Rao and Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
HC reserves order in Rampal’s bail cancellation case
Stating that it would be moral and psychological suicide for the judiciary if the bail of self-styled godman Rampal was not cancelled, the amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) has argued for immediate orders for the same in the wake of open defiance of the judiciary by him in the recent past.
Updated on Nov 19, 2014 10:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
HC now gives Haryana time till Friday to arrest Rampal
Again expressing displeasure over the failure of the Haryana government in executing non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against self-styled godman Rampal in a contempt case, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday observed that even small-time wrongdoers would be tempted to follow the strategy adopted by Rampal to evade arrest.
Updated on Nov 18, 2014 09:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Haryana HC raps govt for not arresting Rampal
Haryana’s top court rapped the state government on Monday for failing to arrest a controversial sect leader hiding at his ashram, protected by a ring of armed followers and scores of women and children.
Updated on Nov 18, 2014 11:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma and Sat Singh, Chandigarh/hisar
HC raps MD aspirant for filing vexatious petition; imposes fine
Filing a petition proved to be a costly affair for an MD course aspirant of Post Graduate institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). The Punjab and Haryana high court not only dismissed her petition as “vexatious” but also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on her as litigation cost.
Updated on Nov 16, 2014 02:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
HC sets aside reservation in promotion for SCs in Haryana
In an important judgment, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday set aside the Haryana government’s policy for reservation in promotion of classes 3 and 4 employees belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) category. Several thousand employees are likely to be affected by this order.
Updated on Nov 15, 2014 11:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Courts run by judges, not babas, asserts HC bench
Observing that even Lord Krishna had to remain behind bars for some time, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday issued notice to the Haryana government to file its reply by November 17 in a case related to Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Updated on Nov 14, 2014 07:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Was slammed when I talked of drug menace: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi answered a wide range of questions asked by Panjab University students during an interactive session on the campus on Thursday.
Updated on Oct 17, 2014 08:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Boycott over water: No one votes in Hisar village
Residents of Budak village in Adampur assembly segment boycotted the polls citing neglect by the political parties and successive governments, on Wednesday.
Updated on Oct 16, 2014 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Hisar
Hisar villagers boycott polls over water woes
Residents of Budak village in Adampur assembly segment boycotted the polls citing neglect by the political parties and successive governments, on Wednesday.
Updated on Oct 15, 2014 10:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Hisar
Banking on Bishnoi, will Renuka be ‘Hansi ki rani’?
Lawns at an Indira Colony house on Hansi-Jind road are abuzz with activity this particular afternoon. At one end, personal staff of Renuka Bishnoi is putting necessary items in her BMW car as her evening campaign starts in half-an-hour, while on the other side, city’s booth-level workers have assembled to meet her and chalk out future poll strategy.
Updated on Oct 14, 2014 08:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Hansi (hisar)
Left high and ‘dry’, this village is boycotting the election
Unaddressed water woes of the residents of this village in Adampur assembly segment, about 40km from Hisar, have led them to boycott the assembly elections. Sitting on dharna, residents have not allowed any of the candidates enter the village for campaigning in the past two weeks, alleging that politicians have been failing them for years.
Updated on Oct 13, 2014 11:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surender Sharma, Budak (hisar)