Jharkhand High Court
Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava Takes Oath As Permanent Judge Of Jharkhand High Court
Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, who had been serving as an Additional Judge, has been appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Jharkhand High Court.His Order of appointment issued by the Ministry of Law & Justice stated, "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Pradeep Kumar...
Jharkhand HC Grants Permission For "Hanumant Katha" Event Featuring Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, Says State Couldn't Substantiate “Law & Order Problem"
The Jharkhand High Court has granted permission to the Hanumant Katha Aayojan Samiti (Samiti) to conduct the "Hanumant Katha '' event, despite the State authorities initially denying approval.The Court while granting permission to the Samiti, stated, “There is no doubt that the respondents can impose restriction, but ground for such restrictions should be in consonance with the...
Court Allows Former CM Hemant Soren To Attend Jharkhand Assembly Floor Test, Rejects ED's Objection
A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ranchi has granted permission to the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, to be present in the state Assembly for the upcoming floor test scheduled for February 5.The decision comes amidst allegations of money laundering and fraudulent land acquisition against Soren, for which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sought...
Jharkhand High Court Schedules Hearing Of Hemant Soren's Petition Against ED Arrest On February 5
The Jharkhand High Court has scheduled the hearing for the petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, challenging his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on February 5.Initially, the Court had set the matter for February 2. However, during the hearing on the same day, Soren's Counsel requested the withdrawal of the writ petition as Soren had...
Jharkhand High Court Adjourns Hearing Of Hemant Soren's Petition Against ED Arrest Till Tomorrow
The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday (February 1) posted to tomorrow the petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, challenging his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) yesterday.Soren's petition was heard today by a division bench consisting of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary, commencing at 10:30 am.During the...
President Appoints Arun Kumar Rai As Judge Of Jharkhand High Court
The President has appointed Arun Kumar Rai as the Judge of the Jharkhand High Court.The Notification issued by the Ministry of Law & Justice states, “In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Arun Kumar Rai, to be a Judge of the Jharkhand High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of...
S.100(5) CrPC | Witnesses Of Search And Seizure Not Required To Attend Court Unless Specially Summoned: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court, in a recent decision partially allowing a revision application in a case spanning 28 years, emphasized that establishing the fact of recovery merely requires the prosecution to present the seizure list as evidence.Justice Ambuj Nath observed, “In order to prove the factum of recovery, it is sufficient for the prosecution to adduce the seizure list in evidence....
Jharkhand High Court Quashes Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated Against Lawyer On 'Malafide Complaint' By Opposite Party In Litigation
Last week, the Jharkhand High Court annulled disciplinary proceedings initiated by the State Bar Council against a lawyer accused of engaging in an "illicit" physical relationship with his client. The complaint was lodged by the client's husband while being involved in a matrimonial dispute with her.The lawyer challenged the commencement and continuation of the disciplinary inquiry initiated...
Jharkhand High Court Weekly Round Up: January 15 - January 21, 2024
Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 9-19]Pratima Devi v Union of India 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 9M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited v Anant Kumar Singh 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 10Vinod Shankar Jha vs State of Jharkhand & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 11Kunwar Ganjhu v Union of India 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 12Mithilesh Kumar Saw @ Mithlesh Saw & ors. vs The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw...
'Obligatory For Woman To Serve Elderly Mother-In-Law, It Is A Part Of Indian Culture; Demand To Live Separately Is Unreasonable': Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court has observed that serving elderly mothers-in-law or grandmothers-in-law is both a cultural practice and an obligation for women in India. The Court also underscored that the wife's insistence to live separately from such in-laws is unreasonable."It is the culture in India to serve the old aged mother-in-law or grandmother-in-law as the case may by the wife in order...
Determination Of Value Of Excisable Goods For Assessment Falls Within Exclusive Jurisdiction Of Supreme Court: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the determination of the value of the excisable goods for the purpose of assessment falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India under Section 35L of the Central Excise Act, 1944.The bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Deepak Roshan has observed that the appeals are not maintainable, and the same would lie before...
"Knowingly Associated With & Voluntarily Aided Banned Terrorist Organisation": Jharkhand High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of UAPA Accused
The Jharkhand High Court recently dismissed an appeal filed against the rejection of bail by the Special Court to a UAPA accused allegedly connected to the banned terrorist organization CPI(Maoist).A division bench of Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava observed, “The facts disclosed by the appellant were duly corroborated during course of investigation by way...