Jharkand High Court
Jharkhand HC initiates PIL over alleged sexual exploitation of female inmate in Ranchi jail
The BJP leader alleged that despite raising the issue earlier this week regarding the alleged sexual exploitation of a w...
Jharkhand High Court Mandates Judicial Inquiries for Custodial Deaths, Rejects Executive Oversight
Landmark Judgment Declares Executive Magistrate Inquiries Invalid, Orders Compensation for Victims' Families...
Jharkhand High Court Directs Issuance of Enrolment Certificate to Delayed Applicant
Court Orders Jharkhand State Bar Council to Issue Certificate with Retrospective Effect Despite Petitioner's Subsequent ...
Jharkhand High Court Exempts Court Fees for Disadvantaged Minors Suffering from Thalassemia and HIV
Court Directs Local Authorities to Conduct Sensitization Programs to Prevent Social Stigma and Ensure Welfare of Affecte...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds JPSC's Decision on Caste Certificate Compliance
Mandatory Submission of Caste Certificates in Prescribed Format is Constitutionally Valid, Rules High Court...
J'khand HC directs SPs posted in Gumla since 2018 to appear before court in missing girl case
After failing to find the girl despite repeated efforts, her mother registered an FIR in 2020 and later filed a writ pet...
Jharkhand HC pulls up state police for not meeting high standards of investigation
The HC was informed that Sonu Yadav and others had been sentenced to eight years of imprisonment by the Sahibganj Sessio...
Jharkhand High Court Denies Bail to Former Deputy Commissioner in Corruption Case
Court Cites Risk of Witness Tampering in Alleged Illegal Land Mutation and Money Laundering Scheme...
Jharkhand High Court Mandates Health and Infrastructure Overhaul for Chaliyama Steel Plant
Court Issues Directions to Ensure Worker Safety, Adequate Medical Facilities, and Road Infrastructure Improvements...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Family Court's Rejection of Husband's Divorce Petition
Allegations of Cruelty and Desertion Found Unsubstantiated; Court Emphasizes Need for Cogent Evidence...
Jharkhand government submits to HC sealed report on probe into Hazaribagh minor's 'rape-murder'
The officer had said that on March 24, when the entire village was immersed in festive celebrations on Ram Navami, the g...
Jharkhand High Court Cracks Down on Illegal Mining in Hazaribagh
Landmark Judgment Calls for Technological Enforcement and Accountability to Restore Environmental Integrity...
Jharkhand High Court Quashes Dismissal of Teacher, Orders Reconsideration of Punishment
Acute Depression Cited as Compelling Circumstance; Court Upholds Principles of Natural Justice...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Tender Conditions, Orders Compliance with Fair Procurement Practices
Court directs State authorities to adhere to tender clauses ensuring equitable distribution of supply orders, emphasizin...
Jharkhand High Court Orders Detailed Investigation into Alleged HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion to Minors
Court Demands Comprehensive Progress Report on Investigation, Emphasizing Urgency in Bringing Perpetrators to Justice...
Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Delayed Adjudication in GST Case
Petitioners Directed to Seek Statutory Appeal; High Court Stresses on Non-bypass of Alternate Remedies...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Decision to Treat Suspension Period as Non-Duty for DVC Employee
Court affirms competent authority’s discretion under DVC Service Regulations, 1957, in suspension case involving matrimo...
Jharkhand HC institutes suo motu PIL for scarcity of doctors in jails across state
By the time the government could file its reply, it was informed to the court that the patient who had filed the petitio...
Jharkhand HC rejects bail plea of suspended IAS officer Vinay Choubey
He is also an accused in the multi-crore liquor scam in which he has already been granted bail by a lower court for non-...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Retrospective Promotion for Eligible Engineers
Court rules against arbitrary denial of promotion, emphasizing fairness and opportunity for employees to furnish necessa...
HC reserves order on appeal of convicts in Judge Uttam Anand murder case
The murder of Uttam Anand was caught on camera, and the CCTV footage showed him walking near the Randhir Verma Chowk, a ...
Jharkhand HC sets 14-day deadline for govt to trace missing Gumla girl
The court observed that despite seven years of investigation, police have not been able to trace the victim and question...
Jharkhand HC plea seeks Rs 1 crore each for 5 kids allegedly infected with HIV via blood transfusion
The petition cited a 2023 Supreme Court precedent (CPL Ashish Kumar Chauhan case) where substantial compensation was awa...
Skeletal samples to be sent for DNA matching in case of J’khand woman missing for 8 months
The special investigating team (SIT) which is probing into the case was also present in the court and produced documents...
Jharkhand HC summons DGP, SP in Bokaro girl missing case
The court was informed that one Dinesh Mahto has been arrested in the case, while the skeleton of a female has been reco...
Jharkhand High Court Mandates Overhaul of Burn Care Infrastructure Following Kerosene Fire Tragedy
Court Orders Establishment of Functional Burn Units Across State, Citing "Right to Health" Under Article 21...
J'khand HC directs govt to form committee for establishing open correctional institutions
The direction came in the wake of existing jails becoming overcrowded in states, underscoring the need to establish more...
Appointment of Lokayukta to be done soon: Jharkhand govt to HC
In the course of the hearing, the petitioner Raj Kumar had earlier informed the court that the post of Lokayukta, Chairm...
Jharkhand HC directs DGP to file sealed report on 'police assault' of missing girl's relative
The report of the DGP will have to be furnished in sealed cover before the High Court, which will hear the matter again ...
HC appoints former Justice Gautam Kumar Chaudhary as chairman of fact-finding committee
The petitioners alleged serious discrepancies in the preparation of the merit list, claiming that candidates scoring abo...
Jharkhand HC pulls up DGP over alleged assault on petitioner's relative by Bokaro police
Rekha Devi, a Bokaro resident, had filed a habeas corpus petition, alleging that her uncle-in-law was picked up by polic...
Jharkhand High Court Acquits Accused in Notorious Multiple Murder Case
Acquittal Granted Due to Eyewitness Testimony Inconsistencies and Suppression of Initial Police Report...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Quashing of Pension Deduction Order
Court Dismisses State's Appeal, Citing Lack of Due Process in Pension Deduction...
J'khand HC orders tourism secy, Ramgarh DC to submit temple facelift plan
The court ordered the chairman-cum-managing director of CCL, the water resources department secretary, along with the to...
Jharkhand High Court Takes Suo Motu Action in Heinous Crime Case
Court Criticizes Police Inaction in Rape and Murder of 12-Year-Old, Directs Immediate Steps for Justice...
J'khand HC takes suo motu cognisance of girl's 'rape-murder'; BJP bandh evokes mixed response
A delegation of the BJP Jamshedpur Mahanagar Mahila Morcha also submitted a memorandum addressed to the Jharkhand Govern...