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Jharkhand High Court Weekly Roundup: April 14 - 20, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 31 To 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 35NOMINAL INDEXM/s. Bokna Raiyat Rojgar Committee vs The Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 31Reliance General Insurance Company Limited vs Lilmuni Madaiyan @ Lilmuni Madyan 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 32M/s. BLA Infrastructure Private Limited Versus State of Jharkhand 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 33The State of Jharkhand vs The State of Jharkhand 2025...
Abandoned Watercourses Not Under 'Village's Common Land' Can Be Transferred As Private Property: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the transfer of an alleged Gram Panchayat land disturbing the water course of drain, to a private developer, observing that the watercourse was already abandoned long time ago.Referring to Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Rules, Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said, "the abandoned paths or watercourses...
'Abrupt Transfer Will Cripple Judicial Efficiency': Senior Advocates At Karnataka HC Ask CJI To Recall Resolution On Transfer Of 4 Judges
Senior Advocates practising in Karnataka High Court have written to the Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna expressing deep sense of concern, anguish, disappointment and anxiety regarding the Collegium resolutions to transfer four Judges of the Karnataka High Court to other High Courts of the Country.The letter states that the Senior Advocates along with the office bearers of the...
"Further Incarceration Would Violate Rights Under Article 21": Madras HC Grants Bail To Former DMK Functionary Jaffer Sadiq Arrested By ED
The Madras High Court has granted bail to former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq and his brother Mohammed Saleem who were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a PMLA case. Considering that the trial was not likely to be completed in the near future, Justice Sunder Mohan opined that further incarceration would violate the rights under Article 21 of the Constitution....
'Investigating 100 Kg Gold Declarations Made By Actress Ranya Rao & Co-Accused Together': DRI Opposes Bail Pleas Before Karnataka HC
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) informed Karnataka High Court on Monday (April 21) that it is investigating declarations made to Customs Department regarding gold purchase to the tune of 100 kg, by Kannada Actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao and other co-accused together. While opposing the bail applications filed by Ranya Rao and Tarun Konduru Raju, who have been arrested in the...
Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Misused On Ground That Already Employed Family Member Is Financially Unsupportive: Chattisgarh HC
The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected a plea of a woman who sought compassionate appointment after the death of her husband on the grounds that the family was financially well, despite her claim that the earning member of the family was unable to support her.Referring to the compassionate appointment scheme, which was relied on by the deceased's wife on the ground that it provided no bar...
'Sword Of Conviction Kept Hanging For 26 Yrs': P&H HC Reduces Sentence In Food Adulteration Case, Flags Listing Of Plea After 15 Yrs
The Punjab & Haryana High Court reduced the sentence in food adulteration case to already undergone observing that the convict was facing the agony of the legal proceeding since 1999.It is pertinent to note that when a conviction is recorded under the provisions of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA), "neither the accused can be granted the benefit of Probation of Offenders Act,...
Delay Not Explained: Rajasthan HC Upholds Order Rejecting Plea To Produce Sale Deed's Certified Copy Moved 13 Yrs After Suit Was Filed
The Rajasthan High Court upheld a trial court order rejecting the plaintiffs' plea to bring on record a sale deed 13 years after plaint was filed, stating that merely because the suit was at the stage of plaintiff's evidence, it gave the plaintiff no inherent right to produce a document which was in their knowledge from the time of filing the suit.In doing so the high court further observed...
Non-Bailable Warrant Must Only Be Issued After Recording Reasons For Its Necessity: Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Bail Cancellation Order
Observing that issuance of non bailable warrant "must not be exercised in a mechanical manner and must be adopted sparingly and only upon recording cogent reasons that reflect the necessity of such a stringent course," the Punjab & Haryana High Court set aside the bail cancellation order in a cheque bounce case.Justice Sumeet Goel noted that the petitioner, after the grant of bail,...
Madras High Court Considers Bringing In SOP For Dealing With Children Who Have Undergone Trauma By Witnessing Crimes
The Madras High Court is in the process of bringing in a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for dealing with children who have undergone trauma by witnessing crimes. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice N Senthilkumar has asked the Central and the State governments to look into the issue. The State government on Monday informed the court that after the court's previous order,...
Can't Cancel Appointments On Mere Allegation Of Discrepancies In Degrees Of Candidates: Rajasthan HC Forms Panel To Conduct Inquiry
The Rajasthan High Court formed a 3-member committee headed by the Secretary of the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board for conducting factual inquiry into the allegations against certain individuals regarding discrepancies in the degrees submitted by them at the time of appointment by the education department. Justice Dinesh Mehta in his order formed the committee observing that until the...
Allahabad High Court Grants UOI 10 More Days To Decide On Representation To Cancel LoP Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship
Today, the Allahabad High Court granted 10 more days to the Union of India to decide on a representation filed before it, seeking the cancellation of the citizenship of Congress leader and LOP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. A bench of Justice Attau Rehman Masoodi and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I is presently dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a BJP Member...