The High Court is 50
It has been a strong seat of justice for the past five decades and has had top legal luminaries associated with it. As the Punjab and Haryana High Court celebrates its golden jubilee, Maneesh Chhibber recalls some of the high points in its history.
SURROUNDED by the world-famous Rock Garden on the one side and the Vidhan Sabhas of Punjab and Haryana on the other, the Punjab and Haryana High Court stands tall, literally as well as figuratively.

From Lahore to Chandigarh

Nehru: Don’t delay disposal of cases
Maneesh Chhibber
"Justice should be cheap and speedy."
"Litigation is a disease."
THESE are two important statements made by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his lengthy speech on the afternoon of March 19, 1955. He was addressing members of the Punjab High Court at the inauguration of its new building in Chandigarh.

Benchmarks: Some prominent judges of the High Court