Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of One Judicial Officer As Jharkhand High Court Judge

On Thursday, the Supreme Court collegium recommended the appointment of Arun Kumar Rai, a judicial officer, as a judge of the Jharkhand High Court. The recommendation, originally made by the Jharkhand High Court collegium in September of the previous year, underwent scrutiny by the only consulting judge in the Supreme Court familiar with Jharkhand High Court matters. The candidate's...

Railway Claims Tribunal Unjustified In Withholding Interest On Compensation From Date Of Accident Till Delay Condonation: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court recently observed that the Railway Claims Tribunal erred in withholding interest on compensation payable to a bereaved family, for the period between the date of accident and the date on which the application for delay in making a claim before the Tribunal was allowed.Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava observed, “The Tribunal has awarded maximum amount of compensation...

Jharkhand High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 08 To January 14, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 1-8]Rahul Yadav @ Hari Kumar Yadav, vs. The State of Jharkhand & Anr 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 1Gautam Kumar Banarjee vs. Dr. C.P. Vidyarthi & Anr 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 2Steel Authority of India Ltd vs. The State of Jharkhand and others 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 3CTET Utteern Abhiyarthi Sangh vs. State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 4Branch Manager,...

Local Body Elections Can Be Held Without Completing 'Triple Test Formalities' For Identifying OBC Seats: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court in a significant judgement has observed that non-completion of the 'triple test formalities' for identifying seats to be reserved for OBC category is not at all a ground to defer or delay election of local self-governmentJustice Ananda Sen observed, “the Hon'ble Supreme Court directed that the Election should be notified even if the “triple test formalities” has...

S.125 CrPC | 'Pious Duty Of Son To Maintain His Old Aged Father': Jharkhand High Court Upholds Family Court's Maintenance Order

The Jharkhand High Court has recently upheld the order of a Family Court directing the younger son of a man to provide him with a monthly maintenance of Rs. 3000.Justice Subhash Chand observed, “Though from the evidence adduced by both the parties, it is found that the father is having some agricultural land yet is not able to cultivate the same. He also depends upon his elder son, with...

CGST Act | Jharkhand High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings For Noncompliance With GST Summons Under Section 70

Underscoring the importance of due process and compliance with statutory requirements, the Jharkhand High Court, in a significant ruling, quashed criminal proceedings for non-compliance with summons issued under Section 70 of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (CGST Act).Notably, Section 70 of the CGST Act empowers concerned officers to issue summons to persons to give evidence and...

Heavy Earth Moving Vehicles Under MVA Can Only Be Driven By Licensed Individuals: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that registration of mining equipment, including drill masters and dumpers is mandatory under the Motor Vehicles Act. However, the Court has further said that the issue of whether a vehicle is taxable or not will depend upon the test as to whether the vehicle is proposed to be used for transporting goods from one place to another.Brief FactsThe petitioner,...

MACT Can't Disbelieve Claimant's Testimony Regarding Monthly Income In Absence Of Rebuttal Evidence By Opposing Party: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has observed that a Motor Accident Claim Tribunal is not entitled to discredit the sworn testimony of a claimant regarding their income unless there is counteracting evidence presented by the opposing party.Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava observed, “It appears that learned tribunal while deciding the income of the claimant failed to take into notice the evidence...

Residents Who Cleared CTET & TET Exams From Neighboring States Allowed To Apply For Teacher Appointment Process In Jharkhand: High Court

In a significant ruling, the Jharkhand High Court has granted permission to residents of Jharkhand who had successfully cleared the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) and Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) from neighboring states to participate in the recruitment examination for Assistant Teacher positions in Jharkhand.The Court passed such a direction upon noting that Jharkhand had not...

POCSO Act | Repeatedly Following, Watching Or Contacting Child With Sexual Intent Amounts To Sexual Harassment : Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that engaging in persistent acts of following, watching, or contacting a child with sexual intent constitutes sexual harassment under Section 11(4) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.Justice Subhash Chand observed, “In the FIR itself, it has been stated that the minor victim girl of the informant was sexually harassed by the...

[MV Act] Insurer Charging Additional Premium For Employee Can't Deny Liability To Compensate For Hired Driver's Death Citing Negligence: Jharkhand HC

In an important order, the Jharkhand High Court has held that an insurance agency is liable to pay compensation for a motor vehicle accident claim for a hired driver in the event of his death, even if the accident is caused due to the driver's negligence. This liability arises once the insurer has accepted additional premium to cover indemnity of vehicle owner.Justice Pradeep Kumar...

Jharkhand High Court Annual Roundup 2023 [Citations 1 - 88]

NOMINAL INDEX [Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 1 to 88]The State of Jharkhand & Ors. v. Tata Steel Limited & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 1M/s Om Prakash Kashyap Versus UOI 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 2Prem Prakash vs. Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 3Pushpa Dave @ Devi and Ors. v. Sri Udai Kumar Rajgarhia & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 4M/s Subhash Singh Choudhary Versus The State of Jharkhand...