Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Aniruddha Bose
Justice Aniruddha Bose who celebrates his 64th birthday today, had served the High Courts of Calcutta and Jharkhand as a Judge prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court in 2019.
Jharkhand High Court
Jharkhand High Court quashes order by jail authorities of blacklisting food supplier for 5 years
The Jharkhand High Court said that a show cause notice specifying grounds for the proposed action is mandatory in order to enable the other party to answer the case before passing blacklisting orders.
Electricity connection cannot be refused due to outstanding dues of erstwhile owner: Jharkhand High Court
Jharkhand High Court quashed the communication by JBVNL rejecting electrical connection due to outstanding dues of the erstwhile owner of the premises.
Know Thy Judge | Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra- The 14th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
Former Judge of Uttaranchal High Court, Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was recently elevated as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. At his swearing-in ceremony, Justice Mishra stated that his priority will be to impart justice to the poor and downtrodden while expediting old cases.
‘Some contradiction and infirmities in evidence not enough to vitiate prosecution story’; Jharkhand High Court reiterates
Jharkhand High Court concurred with the Trial Court’s decision and held that the prosecution has proved the charge beyond all shadow of doubt which cannot be said to suffer from an error.
Jharkhand High Court acknowledges customary provision for adoption of child in Santhal Community
Jharkhand High Court refused to disturb the findings of Trial Court and Appellate Court in a title suit for succession by an adopted son, whose adoption was questioned on the ground of customary provisions of Santhals.
‘Great risk involved in witnesses evidence based on pure memory’; Ingredients of Section 50 of Evidence Act not satisfied: Jharkhand High Court
While dealing with an appeal in a Title suit for partition, Jharkhand High Court considered the admissibility of disputed relationship of a mother and son through witnesses lacking ‘special means of knowledge’ as required under Section 50 of the Evidence Act, 1872.
Jharkhand High Court | A married woman cannot invoke section 376(2)(n) of the IPC on the pretext of false promise of marriage
Jharkhand High court held that amarried woman cannot invoke section 376(2)(n) of the IPC, after establishing a relationship with man other than her husband
Jharkhand High Court | Judicial review seeks to ensure fairness in treatment and not the fairness of conclusion; petition dismissed
Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J., while dismissing the writ petition dealing with a service matter preferred by the
Whether a petition can be entertain applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers
Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if
Whether a petition can be entertained applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers
Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if
Jharkhand High Court| Date of application or Date of death – From when is the monetary compensation on account of death of an employee to be paid?
Jharkhand High Court: S.N. Pathak, J., allowed the writ petition directing Central Coalfields Limited (‘CCL') to modify the monetary compensation
Centre notifies appointment of Additional Judge, Pradeep Kumar Srivastava of Jharkhand HC
President appoints Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, to be an Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, for a period of two years with
Does Lokayukta have power to pass directions upon disciplinary authority to take action against erring officials? Jharkhand HC elaborates in light of Jharkhand Lokayukta Act, 2001
Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., addresses a very pertinent question of whether the Jharkhand Lokayukta Act, 2001 provides power for
Supreme Court Collegium reiterates its earlier recommendation for elevation of 1 Judicial Officer as Judge in Jharkhand HC
Supreme Court Collegium has, on reconsideration, resolved to reiterate its earlier recommendation for the elevation of Shri Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, Judicial Officer
Patna, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh High Courts gets New Judges
Appointment of Two Judges [Patna High Court] President appoints Nawneet Kumar Pandey and Sunil Kumar Panwar to be the Judges of Patna
Jhar HC | “Duty of Forest Guards is to guard not only forest but also animals”; HC emphasises on need to protect fauna along with flora
Jharkhand High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Ranjan, CJ., and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., addressed the disturbing incident pertaining to death
Jhar HC | Mere holding ticket for passenger train will not suffice purpose to declare deceased not a bonafide passenger under S. 2 (29) in a benevolent legislation like Railways Act, 1989; Contrary evidence must
Jharkhand High Court: Kailash Prasad Deo J. allowed the appeal and directed respondent-Railway to pay a sum of Rs 8 Lacs in
SC Collegium approves proposal for elevation of 5 Judicial Officers as Judges of Jharkhand HC
Elevation of 5 Judicial Officers as Judges in Jharkhand High Court Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of the
Jhar HC | “Look into the security measures of the court premises of each and every Judgeship of the State of Jharkhand”; Suo motu cognizance taken in Judge Uttam Anand Death case
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., took suo motu cognizance to monitor