Jharkhand High Court
'Mere Wish Of Wife That Husband Should Live As 'Gharjamai' Is Not Cruelty': Jharkhand High Court Refuses Divorce To Husband
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a wife's mere wish that her husband live as a Gharjamai cannot constitute cruelty for the purpose of seeking divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad was hearing an appeal filed by the husband challenging the dismissal of his divorce petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the ground of cruelty.The parties had married on 21.11.2008 at Patna and had an...
JPSC Selection Row: Jharkhand High Court Appoints Retired HC Judge To Monitor SIT Probe After Candidates Allege Harassment
The Jharkhand High Court has appointed retired high court Justice Gautam Kumar Chaudhary to monitor/observe the ongoing SIT probe over alleged irregularities into the 11th to 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission Exams, over allegations of harassment of candidates. The high court had in an interim order last month stayed State Government orders cancelling recruitments made through 11th to 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission Exams. The court was hearing a batch of writ petitions...
Property Sold In Auction Cannot By Itself Be Ground To Evict Existing Tenants: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the sale of a property by the Bihar State Financial Corporation (BSFC) cannot, by itself, be a ground to evict tenants occupying the premises, observing that eviction can only be sought in accordance with the grounds prescribed under the Jharkhand Building (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ananda Sen was hearing...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judges, Additional Judges At Four High Courts
The Central Government on Saturday (September 19) notified the appointment of 14 judicial officers as judges and additional judges for High Courts at Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointments:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India,...
Govt Employee's Suspension Cannot Continue Beyond 3 Months Without Charge-Sheet: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that a government employee's suspension cannot ordinarily continue beyond three months where no charge-sheet has been served, holding that prolonged suspension without initiation of disciplinary proceedings cannot be permitted to operate as a form of punishment.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad was hearing a...
Mistake Of Law By Quasi-Judicial Authority Cannot Be Basis For Disciplinary Proceedings Without Improper Motives: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a mistake of law or wrong interpretation of law by a quasi-judicial authority, while exercising lawful jurisdiction, cannot by itself form the basis for disciplinary proceedings. The Court said that such allegations must disclose extraneous considerations or improper motives.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Pradeep...
Predicate Offence Acquittal Must Attain Finality To End PMLA Proceedings; Appeal Can't Be 'Blanket Shield': Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that an acquittal in a predicate offence must attain finality before it can bring money laundering proceedings against the accused to an end, observing that an acquittal which remains open to appellate challenge cannot be used as a “blanket shield” against proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).A Single Judge Bench of...
Supreme Court Collegium Approves Three Appointments To Jharkhand High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of three Judicial Officers as Judges of the High Court of Jharkhand.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Supreme Court Collegium held on September 10, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Collegium.The Judicial Officers approved for appointment are Shri Manoj Prasad, Shri Akhil Kumar, and Shri Ram Sharma.Read The...
Jharkhand High Court Grants Interim Custody Of 4-Year-Old To Mother, Notes “Pain And Sacrifice” Associated With IVF Process
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the welfare and best interests of a minor child must be the paramount consideration in custody matters and, while granting interim custody of a four-year-old girl to her mother, took note of the fact that the child was born through IVF and the mother had endured the “pain and sacrifice associated therewith.”A Division Bench of Justice Sujit...
Jharkhand High Court Refuses To Release Land Acquired Decades Ago, Notes Use By NLU Ranchi For Public Purpose
The Jharkhand High Court has refused to direct the release of 2.98 acres of land acquired under Land Acquisition Case No. 21 of 1957-58, noting that part of the land has been handed over to the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi and another part has been utilised for construction of the Ring Road. The Court held that “once the land is acquired, that can be...
News Reporter Publishing Report Based On Police Officer's Statement Not Liable For Defamation: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a reporter cannot be fastened with criminal liability for publishing a news report based on a statement made by a police officer, where the reporter merely reports what was stated by the officer. The Court observed that the respondent was “merely a Reporter” who had published what had been stated by the SDPO and that “the publication of a news item...
'Husband's Refusal To Re-Marry After 'Halala' Not Offence': Jharkhand High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man After Wife's Subsequent Marriage
The Jharkhand High Court has held that after divorce and the wife's subsequent marriage with another man, the husband's refusal to re-marry does not amount to a cognizable offence or a legal wrong under Muslim personal law or general criminal law. The Court observed that “the husband's refusal does not amount to a cognizable offence or a legal wrong under Muslim personal law or the...