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Photo: TGCHC issues contempt notice to DGP over non-installation of CCTVs in police stations
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has issued a contempt notice to the Director General of Police (DGP) for alleged non-compliance with its order directing the installation of CCTV cameras in all police stations across the state. A division bench comprising Chief Justice M S Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar asked the DGP to explain why…
Photo: AI generated image: IANSPIL seeks safeguards for innocent bank customers in cyber fraud cases
Seeking protection for innocent bank customers caught in the crossfire of cyber fraud investigations, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Jharkhand High Court seeking safeguards against account freezing, police action and criminal proceedings when suspicious money is transferred into their accounts without their knowledge. The PIL, filed by advocate Achyut Swaroop…
Photo: IANS/X/@HemantSorenJMMCabinet approves Rs 7,214 crore plan for 100 more CM Schools of Excellence
The Jharkhand Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday, approved a series of major decisions covering education, healthcare, employment, infrastructure, policing and disaster management. Education: 100 more schools to get CM School of Excellence tag The Cabinet approved the development of 100 additional government schools as CM Schools of Excellence, taking the…
Photo: TGCHC orders FIR against Namkum officials over land deals, missing revenue records
The Jharkhand High Court has directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to register an FIR against officials and employees of Namkum circle allegedly involved in irregularities in land transactions and the disappearance of original revenue records. The bench of Justice Rajesh Shankar, while hearing the matter, also directed the ACB to submit a sealed report on…
Photo: TGCBJP lays siege to CM residence, leaders detained
Stepping up its attack on the Hemant Soren government over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, the BJP on Monday gheraoed the Chief Minister’s residence and demanded a CBI probe into the JPSC and JSSC examination controversies, besides seeking Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s resignation. The BJP action came hours after thousands of students marched towards the…
Photo: TGCHC questions vacancy of JPSC chairman’s post
The Jharkhand High Court has taken serious note of the vacancy in the post of chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), questioning the state government over keeping such an important constitutional position vacant. PSC Chairman L Khiangte resigned from his post on July 21 amid a CID probe into alleged irregularities in the…
Photo: TGCHC pulls up RIMS over delay in appointments, equipment procurement, building repairs
The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday expressed strong displeasure over the delay in filling vacant posts, procuring essential medical equipment, and repairing dilapidated buildings at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) related to RIMS, a division bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar termed the…
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Father taking away his own child is not kidnapping, rules HC
In a significant ruling reinforcing a father’s legal status as the natural guardian of his minor child, the Jharkhand High Court has held that a father cannot be charged with kidnapping merely for taking his own son with him. The court also ruled that vague allegations of assault without specific averments of bodily injury or…
HC clears way for restoration of tribal land in Morabadi
Bringing an end to a 23-year-old legal battle over prime land in Ranchi’s Morabadi area, the Jharkhand High Court has upheld the restoration of the disputed property to a Scheduled Tribe claimant under Section 71A of the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act, reaffirming the law’s objective of protecting tribal land from illegal transfers. Dismissing writ petitions…
Jharkhand HC ends 55-year-old Dumka church property dispute
The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday brought an end to a decades-old legal battle over the ownership and management of church properties in Dumka by dismissing two appeals that had been pending since 1992. The case originated from two civil suits filed in 1971 over the administration of the Santhal Mission of Northern Churches (SMNC)…
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