Tag: Jharkhand High Court
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…
Photo: IANS6 Years, No Trace: Jharkhand HC Expresses Displeasure Over Missing Bokaro Girl
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Monday once again expressed strong displeasure over the slow progress in the investigation into the disappearance of a teenage girl from Bokaro, who has been missing for nearly six years. After reviewing the case records and the current status of the probe, the court directed the Superintendent of Police…
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)…
She grew up with grandma, but court says it’s time to go home
When 17-year-old Ananyia (name changed) stood before the court, her choice was simple. She wanted to stay with the woman who had tucked her into bed, paid her school fees and raised her from infancy—her maternal grandmother. The Jharkhand High Court, however, had a far more difficult choice to make. It had to decide not…
Photo: AI imageHC upholds conviction in judge Uttam Anand’s murder case
In a judgment carrying strong words on the safety of judicial officers and the sanctity of the justice system, the Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeals of Lakhan Kumar Verma and Rahul Kumar Verma, holding that the killing of Dhanbad Additional District and Sessions Judge Uttam Anand was a deliberate act and not…
Photo: AI ImageSC rejects claim of Oraon tribal custom allowing uncle-in-law to adopt niece’s husband as ‘Ghardamad’
In a significant ruling on tribal customary law, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that there is no evidence of any recognised Oraon custom permitting an uncle-in-law to adopt his niece’s husband as a ghardamad (resident son-in-law), reiterating that any party relying on a customary practice must prove its existence through clear and consistent evidence.…
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HC acquits woman convicted in 2004 LWE encounter case
In a powerful indictment of mechanical criminal prosecution, the Jharkhand High Court has acquitted a woman who spent more than seven years behind bars after being convicted in a 2004 anti-Naxal operation, observing that she appeared to have been prosecuted “only for the reason that she happens to be the wife of an extremist.” Setting…
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