Jharkhand High Court Distributes Tablet Devices To 496 Judicial Officers To Boost Digital Efficiency

In a significant move aimed strengthening the digital infrastructure of the judiciary, the Jharkhand High Court has distributed Samsung Galaxy Tablet devices to 496 judicial officers serving in various civil courts across the state of JharkhandThis initiative was undertaken on the recommendation of the Computer and Digitization Committee of the High Court of Jharkhand and approved by the...

Sale Of Goods At Concessional Rates Alone Does Not Constitute A Sham Transaction: Jharkhand High Court Quashes SCN

The Jharkhand High Court stated that sale of goods at concessional rates alone does not constitute a sham transaction. The Division Bench of Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Deepak Roshan observed that “notices under Section 61 have been issued to assessees and instead of pointing out discrepancies in the returns filed by assessees, the competent officer has embarked...

Jharkhand HC Quashes Provisions Of RTE Amendment Rules Levying Inspection Fee, Security Deposit On Private Schools

The Jharkhand High Court has partly allowed a batch of writ petitions challenging the Jharkhand Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (First Amendment) Rules, 2019. The Court struck down as unconstitutional the provisions requiring private schools to pay application and inspection fees and to maintain a security deposit for recognition, holding that the State lacked legal...

'Gravest Charge Not Proven': Jharkhand HC Modifies Late CISF Personnel's Dismissal To Compulsory Retirement In Widow's Plea

Partly allowing a plea by the widow of a deceased CISF personnel–dismissed from service for misconduct, the Jharkhand High Court observed that it would be improper to relegate the widow to the disciplinary proceeding and that the punishment of dismissal from service was disproportionate when the gravest charge was not proved. Justice Ananda Sen was hearing a plea of one Jayanti Devi...

Court Cannot Set Aside Entire Arbitral Award Due To Fraud In One Claim When Other Claims Rest On Different Grounds: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court bench of Chief Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Rajesh Shankar has held that when two claims decided in an arbitral award are mutually unrelated, the court, under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act), cannot set aside the entire arbitral award solely because a fraud was committed concerning one of the claims, while...

Jharkhand High Court Weekly Roundup: April 28 - May 04, 2025

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Desertion Requires Intent, Not Just Separation: Jharkhand High Court Rejects Husband's Divorce Appeal

The Jharkhand High Court has held that desertion as a ground for divorce cannot be established merely through physical separation unless it is proven that the separating spouse intended to permanently sever the marital relationship. The Court, while upholding the Family Court's decision denying divorce, emphasised that desertion requires both the fact of separation and the intention to...

Results For Govt School Teacher Recruitment To Be Out Between July-September: Staff Selection Panel Submits Revised Timeline To Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court took on record a fresh affidavit filed by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) setting out revised timelines for completing recruitment of 26,000 teachers in government schools for Classes 1-8 in two categories which is proposed to be completed between July to September this year. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao and...

Not Denied That Parasnath Hill Is Sacred To Jain Community: Jharkhand HC Orders State To Implement Bar On Tourism, Liquor & Non-Veg Food

Noting State's acceptance of Parasnath Hill being "sacred religious place" to the Jain Community, the Jharkhand High Court directed enforcement of a 2023 memorandum which prohibits sale or consumption of liquor, serving of non-vegetarian food and stays plan for tourism and eco-tourism activities. A Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Deepak Roshan in its order passed a slew...

Jharkhand HC Asks State To Consider Changing Law To Make Govt Or Insurer Liable For 'Fixed Sum' For Injuries/ Death In Road Accident

Upholding Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal's order awarding compensation in a fatal accident caused by a police vehicle, the Jharkhand High Court asked the state government in its capacity as 'welfare state' to consider amending the law to make the government/insurer liable for a "fixed sum" in road accidents resulting in injuries or death. The Court also ruled that government was liable for...

Jharkhand HC Quashes ITAT Relief To Assessee For Relying On Overruled Precedent In TDS Default Case, Remands Matter For Fresh Adjudication

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Circuit Bench, Ranchi, after finding that it was solely based on a precedent that had been overruled by the Supreme Court. The Tribunal had earlier deleted the entire addition made by the Assessing Officer under Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, on the ground that the payments in question...

High Court Directs State To Submit Timeline For Filling Long-Vacant Posts In Jharkhand RERA

The Jharkhand High Court has directed the State to submit a timeline for appointments to the post of Chairman, Adjudicating Officer and other vacant positions of the Jharkhand Real Estate Regulatory Authority (JHARERA).The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Rajesh Shankar in its direction said, “Timeline for completing the appointment process to the...