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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Jharkhand High Court
Jharkhand HC directs Central Coalfields Limited to constitute Medical Board to determine age of man seeking compassionate appointment on his father’s death
The exclusion of one class of legitimate children from seeking compassionate appointment merely on the ground that the mother of the applicant was a plural wife of the deceased employee would fail to meet the test of a reasonable nexus with the objective sought to be achieved.
‘Unjust retention of money or another’s property is against fundamental principles of justice, equity and good conscience’; Jharkhand HC imposes Rs. 5 lakhs cost on JBVNL
“The imposition of cost on the party which started litigation without any just cause or took false and frivolous defences is necessary to discourage the dishonest litigant.”
Jharkhand High Court dismisses criminal contempt proceedings against State’s Advocate General and Additional Advocate General
“An advocate has to fearlessly uphold the interest of his client by all fair and honourable means without regard to any unpleasant consequences to himself or any other, but he must exercise restraint in using intemperate language during arguments in the Court.”
Supreme Court disposes of Hemant Soren’s plea complaining against delay by HC in deciding his arrest by ED in land scam case
Hemant Soren had resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Jharkhand on January 31, 2024.
New era of accessibility, efficiency & transparency; Jharkhand HC launches Android App & QR Directory
The App has been developed in house by the technical team and will provide ease to the stakeholders of Justice dispensation system to avail services like case status, cause list, orders and judgements, display board, e-filing, certified copies and other services.
‘Victim did not raise an alarm despite having opportunity to do so’; Jharkhand High Court set aside conviction and sentence of a man convicted u/s 366A, 376 of IPC
The Court opined that radiological age of the victim has been assessed to be eighteen years and from the tenor of her cross-examination, it is apparent that she has wilfully left the house of her father and accompanied appellant to various places.
Justice Aniruddha Bose Bids Farewell to the Supreme Court: A Throwback to his Stellar Tenure
Justice Aniruddha Bose, who retires on 10-04-2024 after a tenure of 5 years, had served the High Courts of Calcutta and Jharkhand as a Judge and Chief Justice respectively prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court in 2019.
Murder convict acquitted by Jharkhand High Court after eight years due to insufficient circumstantial evidence
The Court noted that the conviction was solely based on last seen evidence and it was not corroborated with any evidence, hence it could not be said to be just and proper.
Affidavit of Disclosure required to be filed by wife in maintenance cases, despite ex parte order on husband; Jharkhand High Court
Even if the proceeding was ex-parte against the petitioner, still the required affidavit was to be filed by the wife so as to find out her assets/liabilities/source of income etc.
Jharkhand High Court seeks State’s reply after inquiry on implementation of Ayushman Scheme across State hospitals
Jharkhand High Court was dealing with matter seeking release of the amount for hospitals who imparted treatment to persons under Ayushman Scheme.
Govt Bids and Tenders | Court cannot substitute its own view on Expert Committee’s observations: Jharkhand HC refuses to interfere
The Expert Committee’s conclusion reflected that none of the specifications of Tender Document could be met by Mediana Defibrillator, a fact which led to disqualification of the petitioner’s bid.
Free fight without any intent to humiliate a member of SC/ST not an offence under SC/ST Act: Jharkhand HC
Jharkhand High Court said that it was apparent that the incidence took place on 11-01-2008 for which the case and counter case were lodged.
Award by Facilitation Council without recording failure of conciliation or reference to arbitration void; Jharkhand High Court remits matter
Jharkhand High Court noticed that the Facilitation Council proceeded with an award, with no record of failure of conciliation or parties going for arbitration.
High Court’s jurisdiction specifically excluded under Section 35G of Central Excise Act: Jharkhand HC
Jharkhand High Court said that one of the issues involved relates to determination of valuation of excisable goods and/or rate of duty of excisable goods, amongst other things, for the purpose of assessment.
Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Hemant Soren’s arrest by ED; asks to first approach Jharkhand High Court
The Court took note that Soren had earlier filed a plea under Article 226 of the Constitution before the High Court but opted for withdrawal of the same to approach the Supreme Court.
Know Thy Judge | Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, the 8th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court
Hailing from a family of Judges, Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh served as a Judge and Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court prior to being appointed as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court.
‘Duty of woman to serve ailing mother-in-law’: Jharkhand High Court cites Indian culture; rejects maintenance to wife
The wife restricted the mother-in-law from touching the baby and even threatened fabricating false cases against the family members.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Judge, Jharkhand High Court
The Collegium recommended the transfer of Justice Chandrashekhar from Jharkhand High Court to Rajasthan High Court.
Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, 14th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, retires
Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court in February 2023 and had made it emphatically clear that his priority will be to impart justice to the poor and downtrodden while expediting old cases.