Jharkhand High Court
'High Time That No Mercy Is Shown': Jharkhand High Court Orders Demolition Of Illegal Structures In Jamshedpur Within One Month
In a significant order aimed at curbing rampant illegal constructions in Jamshedpur, the Jharkhand High Court has directed the Jharkhand Notified Area Committee (JNAC), Jamshedpur to demolish illegal structures raised by the private respondents within one month.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing a PIL concerning...
Breaking | Jharkhand High Court Orders Paramilitary Force At ED Ranchi Office Following Police Raid, Stays FIR Against Officials
The Jharkhand High Court has stayed further investigation and proceedings in an FIR registered by the State Police against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials. The Court also directed the Home Secretary, Government of India, to depute CISF or BSF, or any other suitable paramilitary force, at the Directorate of Enforcement office in Ranchi. The order comes in the backdrop of the...
Concealing Age, Murder Conviction Before Marriage Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a person concealing material facts such as their age and conviction for life imprisonment in a murder case before solemnisation of marriage amounts to mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, warranting dissolution of marriage. The Court observed that such concealment, in this case by the wife, breaks the thread of trust between spouses, causing...
Plea In Jharkhand High Court Seeks FIR Over Alleged HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion To Minor Thalassemia Patients
A writ petition has been moved before the Jharkhand High Court seeking registration of an FIR over allegations that HIV-infected blood was transfused to minor Thalassemia patients at the Blood Bank of Chaibasa Sadar Hospital, West Singhbhum, in October 2025.Advocate Md Shadab Ansari, appearing for the Petitioners, has stated in the plea that the Petitioners are minor children suffering...
Accepting Terminal Benefits Under EPF Forfeits State Pension Rights: Jharkhand High Court
A Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court comprising Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Rajesh Kumar held that an employee who voluntarily switches to the EPF scheme, accepts all EPF/terminal benefits, and remains silent for years is estopped from later claiming pension from the State. Background Facts The employee was initially appointed as a Chowkidar in the Food...
Accessing Intimate Photographs From Wife's Phone & Threatening To Circulate Them Amounts To Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that unauthorised access to a spouse's intimate photographs, coupled with threats to circulate them on social media and acts of physical and sexual violence, constitutes cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. The Court observed that such conduct amounted to “character assassination” of the wife by her own husband.A Division Bench comprising Justice...
'Abused Power Of His Post': Jharkhand High Court Denies Bail To Suspended IAS Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey In Land Scam Case
The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday (January 6) rejected the bail application filed by former Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner (DC) and suspended IAS officer Vinay Kumar Choubey booked by the Anti Corruption Bureau an alleged land scam case. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi was hearing a regular bail application filed by the petitioner, who was arraigned as an accused in an FIR registered...
Breach Of Compromise Terms By Accused Is Insufficient To Justify Cancellation Of Bail: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the failure to comply with the terms of a compromise or a promise to make payment is not, by itself, a ground to cancel bail once granted.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary was hearing a matter in which the petitioner sought to quash an order passed by the Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, whereby the anticipatory bail granted to...
'No Institution Can Boast Of It Being Complete Without Respect For Ladies': Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan Retires From Jharkhand High Court
When bidding farewell to the Jharkhand High Court upon his superannuation, Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan on Thursday (January 8) emphasised the need for greater sensitivity towards women and highlighted infrastructural gaps within court premises. He noted that having daughters changed his perspective of life. Chief Justice Chauhan observed:“I have always tried to be sensitive towards...
Jharkhand High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Person Convicted For Rape & Murder Of Five-Year-Old Girl
The Jharkhand High Court recently commuted the death sentence of an accused convicted of the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl to life imprisonment, holding that the possibility of reform and rehabilitation of the accused could not be ruled out.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai was hearing a matter in which the accused, Indar Oraon, had been...
Jharkhand High Court Scraps 'Net Charges' Formula For Electricity Duty Levy, Flags Excessive Delegation
The Jharkhand High Court on Monday struck down a proviso introduced by a state amendment to the Bihar Electricity Duty Act, 1948 that allowed electricity duty to be levied as a percentage of consumers' “net charges”. The court held that the legislature had delegated its taxing power to the executive without laying down any policy guidance. It further held that empowering the state...
Jharkhand High Court Annual Digest 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 98Jharkhand High Court Quashes Prevention Detention Based On Station Diary Entries, Questions State For Not Lodging FIR If Crime Was Made OutCase Title: Ganesh Singh @ Nishant Singh v. The State of JharkhandLL Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 1The Jharkhand High Court quashed a preventive detention order issued under Jharkhand Control of Crimes...