Jharkhand High Court
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The Court ordered strict enforcement of the 2023 Office Memorandum issued by the Union of India under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 which recognized the sanctity of Parasnath Hill and its significance for the Jain community directing a ban on tourism and other activities.

Jharkhand High Court
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The Court relied upon the decision of the Supreme Court in a case where a similar amendment of by State of Rajasthan was held ultra vires Article 14 and Article 246 of the Constitution due to the doctrine of public policy being vague and uncertain.

Jharkhand High Court
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“The claimants are not supposed to know the exact policy number, and they have gathered it from somewhere and produced it before the Motor Vehicle Accident Claim Tribunal.”

SC clarifies degree qualifications FSO post
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Supreme Court found no logic or rationale behind excluding candidates holding Master’s or Doctorate degrees in these subjects from claiming the post of FSO, as such an interpretation would have been unjust, arbitrary, and unconstitutional.

Jharkhand High Court
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The Court stated that it failed to understand how the respondents could have retained the amounts deposited by the petitioner at the time of preferring the appeal and seeking stay of demand, after the appeal is decided, and matter is remitted back, and fresh assessment order is passed.

Jharkhand High Court
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The intention of both the parties where to go for arbitration, is at Ranchi and the proceeding after permission of the High Court was also conducted at Ranchi and in the agreement, the seat is also said to be at Ranchi. Thus, Ranchi court is having jurisdiction.

Jharkhand High Court
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Section 21(4) of Mental Healthcare Act provides that every insurer shall make provision for medical insurance for treatment of mental illness on the same basis as is provided for physical illness.

Jharkhand High Court
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‘Liberty of a citizen of the country must be kept at the highest pedestal and there must be impeccable evidence to curtail the same.’

Jharkhand High Court
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The issues of the under-trial prisoners or inmates in judicial custody, are required to be medically examined, particularly, the old age inmates where the likelihood of the issue of Cataract, Diabetes, Blood Pressure and other old age ailments are likely to grief such inmates.

Jharkhand High Court
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In the present case, there are concurrent findings that the accused persons abused the informant while he was discharging his duty in his office-cum-chamber and insulted him before public and subordinates. Further, the informant was pressurized to issue death certificate, which he was otherwise not agreeable to issue, after explaining the reasons.

Jharkhand High Court
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In violation of the constitutional mandate to make appointment on regular basis, the State of Jharkhand appointed the appellant on daily wage basis and subsequently, on contractual basis and were utilizing the services of the appellant. There was no valid explanation for the same.

Disciplinary action after retirement
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“Where the disciplinary proceeding itself is without jurisdiction, upholding the same on the specious plea that it was not challenged on the ground of lack of jurisdiction would be tantamount to giving imprimatur to a patently illegal proceeding”

Jharkhand High Court
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In the present case, the petitioner has helped one lady against the allegation of incumbent sitting Chief Minister, which clearly suggests that maliciously the case was registered against the petitioner and the investigation was also made with pre-occupied mind.

Jharkhand High Court
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Mere presence of the antecedents will not lead to a presumption about the active involvement of the accused in any activity, without any material proof in support.

Jharkhand High Court
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Even if the ticket was not recovered from his person while preparing the inquest report of the deceased, mere filing of the affidavit on behalf of the appellant was sufficient to raise the presumption that the deceased was bona fide passenger.

Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao
Know thy Judge

Sworn in as 16th Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand on 25-09-2024, Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao, a 3rd generation Judge, also served as Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh.

Jharkhand High Court
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The prosecution case has crumbled like a house of cards. Neither the circumstances have been proved which can lead to a conclusion that the accused was complicit in offence, nor any consistent prosecution version has come which can be relied upon.

Jharkhand High Court
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It is alleged that the local MLA-the petitioner and his supporters visited Hospital to show their sympathy to the victim and her family member and after taking name, address and photograph of victim, it was sent to media and other organization from the petitioner’s mobile number.

Criminal Law Monthly Roundup August 2024
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Criminal law discussions that unfolded at the Supreme Court and various High Courts in the month of August

Jharkhand High Court
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The intention of the legislature is derived by considering the meaning of the words used in the statute, with a view to understand the purpose or object of the enactment, the mischief, and its corresponding remedy that the enactment is designed to actualise.