Jharkand High Court
Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail to Juvenile Accused, Emphasizes Bail as Rule under Juvenile Justice Act
Court sets aside lower courts' orders denying bail citing lack of material to show risk to juvenile, imposes conditions ...
Jharkhand High Court Quashes State Sentence Review Board's Rejection of Life Convict's Premature Release, Orders Fresh Consideration
Court holds mechanical and repetitive rejection without proper evaluation of probation and reformative reports unsustain...
Jharkhand HC directs Bokaro DC, SP to clear blockade at steel plant gates
BSL spokesperson Manikant Dhan told PTI that the main gate was opened on Sunday morning, allowing the movement of vehicl...
Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Modification of Interim Custody Order in Minor's Guardianship Case
Court rules that second petition for modification is impermissible; family court to decide on pending guardianship suit ...
Jharkhand High Court Orders CBI Probe into Rs. 727 Crore Loss in Coal Mines Provident Fund Investment in DHFL
Court finds prima facie evidence of criminal breach of trust and conspiracy; directs immediate FIR registration and inve...
Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Consecutive Sentences Under POCSO and IPC, Orders Immediate Release of Convict
Court Emphasizes Section 42 of POCSO Act Mandates Alternate Punishment, Upholds Conviction but Modifies Sentence After 1...
Jharkhand High Court Quashes Orders for Removal of Obstruction Under Section 133 CrPC for Non-Compliance of Mandatory Procedure
Court Emphasizes Necessity of Preliminary Order and Opportunity to Adduce Evidence in Public Nuisance Proceedings; Case ...
Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Appeal of Bangladeshi National Convicted Under Foreigners Act; Urges Expedited Deportation
Court Rules Appeal Against Conviction Not Maintainable After Guilty Plea; Criticizes Delay in Deportation Process and Or...
Jharkhand High Court Issues Show-Cause Notice to Additional Chief Secretary over Delay in Installing CCTV Cameras in Police Stations Amidst Rising Custodial Deaths
Court Observes Prima Facie Bureaucratic Red Tape and Abdication of Responsibility by State Authorities in Compliance wit...
Jharkhand High Court Directs Timely Completion of Corruption Preliminary Enquiries, Emphasizes Right to Speedy Justice
Court mandates strict timelines for Anti-Corruption Bureau to conclude preliminary enquiries within six months, addressi...
Jharkhand HC directs deportation of foreigners staying illegally in India
The bench also observed that there had been deliberate suppression of facts by the High Commission of Bangladesh, which,...
Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Conviction for Attempt to Murder in Witchcraft Torture Case, Upholds Other Charges
Accused convicted for unlawful confinement, physical assault, sexual abuse of minor under POCSO and Witchcraft Preventio...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Equal Inheritance Rights of Tribal Women in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute
Court Rejects Claim of Customary Tribal Law Excluding Daughters and Widows from Inheritance, Allocates Half Share of Com...
J'khand HC hears pleas filed by JPSC candidates over termination from service
No show-cause notice was served or opportunity given to any of the candidates before termination of the services, they s...
Jharkhand HC seeks replies from JSSC, home dept over jail vacancies
The court was hearing a public interest litigation concerning the condition of inmates in Jharkhand's jails and implemen...
Jharkhand HC reserves verdict on pleas challenging state's decision to cancel JSSC recruitment exam
The high court had on Wednesday extended the stay on termination of services of government employees, whose appointments...
Jharkhand High Court Directs Municipal Authorities to Pass Reasoned Order Before Sealing Coaching Institute Premises
Court holds that sealing without considering owner's replies violates administrative fairness; case remanded for fresh h...
Jharkhand HC extends stay on termination of employees post cancellation of JPSC, JSSC exams
They said the investigation had revealed irregularities and alleged foul play at various levels of the examination proce...
Jharkhand High Court Mandates Overhaul of Traffic Management in Hazaribagh
Court Issues Time-Bound Directives for Enhanced Urban Infrastructure and Traffic Safety Measures...
Jharkhand HC seeks Centre's response on non-deportation of Bangladeshi woman
Advocate General Rohitashya Roy informed the court that several communications had been sent to the Ministry of External...
Jharkhand HC imposes Rs 10,000 cost on Soren over adjournment request in case against ED officers
At this, the high court noted that adjournments had been sought several times earlier too and directed Soren to pay Rs 1...
Jharkhand High Court Overturns Appellate Ruling in Land Dispute; Orders Fresh Consideration
High Court exercises supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227, citing oversight of critical evidence by appellate cour...
Jharkhand High Court Restores Coal Land Compensation Claim, Allows Additional Evidence
Tribunal’s dismissal set aside after court finds earlier acquisition records, prior compensation awards, and employment ...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Impleadment of Urdu School President in Ranchi Title Suit
Court says documents prima facie showed school’s interest in the disputed plot; intervention allowed to ensure complete ...
Jharkhand HC issues contempt notice to DGP, additional chief secy over CCTV installation
Expressing dissatisfaction over the non-compliance, the bench referred to custodial deaths in the state and observed tha...
Jharkhand High Court Refuses Divorce, Says Wife’s Visits to Parental Home and Demand for Gharjamai Living Do Not Amount to Cruelty
Court upholds Family Court order, holding that husband failed to prove “grave and weighty” conduct necessary for divorce...
Jharkhand High Court Appoints Retired Judge to Monitor SIT Investigation Amid Complaints of Harassment in Recruitment Case
Court allows petitioners to file rejoinder, says summoning is not harassment by itself, but orders independent oversight...
Jharkhand High Court Quashes Rejection of Regularisation for Long-Serving Contractual Staff, Orders Reinstatement
Court holds that employees engaged for over a decade on perennial duties against sanctioned posts cannot be denied regul...
Jharkhand High Court Overturns Conviction of MLA Yogendra Sao
Lack of Evidence and Perverse Trial Findings Lead to Acquittal in NTPC Project Inauguration Case...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Tribunal Order Quashing Disciplinary Action Against EPFO Officer for Quasi-Judicial Error
Court reinforces protection for quasi-judicial officers from disciplinary proceedings arising solely from errors of judg...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds CAT Order: Prolonged Suspension Without Charge Sheet Illegal, Employee Entitled to Salary Arrears
Court reiterates Supreme Court's directive limiting suspension without charge sheet to three months; condemns undue dela...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Continuation of PMLA Proceedings Despite Acquittal in Predicate Offence
Court Rules ECIR is an Internal Document Not Subject to Quashing; Enforcement Directorate's Investigation and Asset Rete...
Jharkhand HC halts anti-encroachment drive in Ranchi's HEC area
During the hearing, the petitioners' counsel urged the court to restrain the administration from proceeding with the evi...
J’khand HC rejects CM's plea seeking discharge from criminal proceedings in land deal case
A discharge petition is a formal request made by an accused person asking a trial court to drop a criminal case before f...
J'khand exam row: HC extends stay on termination of JPSC-JSSC appointees ex-judge to monitor probe
The petitioners' counsel submitted that the employment of several candidates who had cleared the competitive examination...
J’Khand HC reserves order in CM's plea seeking discharge from criminal proceedings in land deal case
According to the allegations, the land was fraudulently transferred in favour of Soren who denied the allegation....