Regular Appointment Can't Be Terminated Without Due Process: Jharkhand High Court While Staying Cancellation Of Recruitments Via JPSC Exams

While staying Jharkhand government's orders cancelling recruitments made through 11th to 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission Exams, the High Court High Court prima facie observed that regular appointments cannot be disturbed or terminated without following the principles of natural justice.The Court made the observation while staying a notification cancelling the recruitment of Food...

Jharkhand High Court Extends Continuation Benefit Under SC Orders To Consumer Commission Members Who Retired Before May 21, 2025

The Jharkhand High Court has modified a State Government notification which restricted the benefit of continuation in office under the Supreme Court's Manendra Bhaskar Limaye ruling to Presidents and Members of Consumer Commissions who retired on or after May 21, 2025.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Deepak Roshan held that the Supreme Court's directions did not restrict the benefit...

Insistence On Prior Complaint Or Documentary Proof Of Injury To Establish Matrimonial Cruelty “Absurd”: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has observed that insisting on a prior police complaint regarding assault and torture, or documentary proof of injuries, to establish matrimonial cruelty is “absolutely absurd and unwarranted”.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava made the observation while setting aside an appellate court's decision acquitting a husband of the offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The High Court restored his conviction and sentence imposed by the trial...

Holding Ambedkar Jayanti Meeting In School Was Not Attempt To Unduly Influence Lok Sabha Polls: Jharkhand High Court Quashes Case

The Jharkhand High Court has held that merely organising a meeting in a school hall to celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti does not amount to undue influence at an election under Section 171F of the IPC.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary quashed criminal proceedings against two persons who were booked over a meeting held during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The first petitioner was the principal of Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir. The allegation was that he organised a meeting in the...

Mere Assault On Woman Without Specific Overt Act Towards Commission Of Rape, Is Not Attempt To Rape: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that an assault on a woman, in the absence of any specific overt act towards the commission of rape, would not by itself constitute an attempt to rape.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava altered the conviction of a man from attempt to rape under Sections 376/511 of the Indian Penal Code to the offence of outraging the modesty of a woman...

Caste Certificate Issued In Husband's Name Cannot Impact Reservation Benefit When Error Was Committed By State: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has directed the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) to reconsider the candidature of a woman whose selection for the State Civil Services was rejected because the caste certificate uploaded by her had been issued on the basis of her husband's name.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Deepak Roshan held that the candidate could not be made to suffer for an...

Jharkhand High Court Stays State Government's Decision To Cancel Appointments Made Through 11th-13th JPSC Exams

The Jharkhand High Court in an interim on Thursday (August 20) stayed State Government orders cancelling recruitments made through 11th to 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission Exams, PTI has reported.Notably, the State Government had recently cancelled the JPSC exams after several weeks of student protest over alleged irregularities in the conduct of such examinations. The high court...

Taunting Wife Over Complexion, Low IQ And Communication Skills Alone Doesn't Constitute Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court recently quashed a cruelty case against a man, holding that allegations of taunting his wife about her complexion, low IQ and poor communication skills, by themselves, were insufficient to make out an offence of cruelty under Section 498A IPC.For context, Section 498A of the IPC defines cruelty as a). any wilful conduct that is likely to drive the woman to commit...

Relationship With UAPA Accused Not Enough To Treat Woman's Property As 'Proceeds Of Terrorism': Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has set aside the attachment of a scooty belonging to the wife of a man accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for collecting levy for the banned outfit Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC). The Court said her relationship with the accused was not enough to conclude that the vehicle had been bought from proceeds of terrorism.A Division Bench of...

Advertisement Boards On Road Dividers Must Be At Least 12 Feet Above Road Surface: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has directed the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) to ensure that advertisement boards fixed on streetlight or electricity poles on road dividers are placed at least 12 feet above the road surface.A Single Judge Bench comprising of Justice Ananda Sen held that advertisement boards placed at a low height pose a danger to commuters and can also create blind spots....

Bachelor Of Computer Application Falls Under Science Stream, UGC's 2014 Notification Has Retrospective Effect: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) degree falls under the Science stream. It further held that the UGC's 2014 notification classifying BCA under Science was clarificatory and would operate retrospectively.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad upheld orders directing the appointment of candidates whose...

Loans Taken By Husband Cannot Reduce His Maintenance Obligation Towards Wife: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a husband cannot ordinarily rely on loans taken for “future wealth construction” to reduce his income for determining maintenance or permanent alimony. The Court held that voluntary loan repayments, particularly for creating assets, cannot override the obligation to maintain the wife.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice...