High Court
Jharkhand High Court
Ranchi
The Jharkhand High Court was established in 2000, when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar. It has jurisdiction over the state of Jharkhand.
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Directs State to Make Human Rights Commission Fully Functional Within Three Months: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has directed the State Government to fill all vacant posts of Chairperson and Members of the Jharkhand State Human Rights Commission (JSHRC) within three months. The order was passed in two Public Interest Litigations, W.P (PIL) No. 1252 of 2020 and W.P (PIL) No. 460 of 2022, by Chief Justice…
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Contractual Employees Cannot Face Adverse Consequences for Approaching Court, Reinstatement Directed: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ordered the reinstatement and regularisation of nine contractual employees who had worked for years in the Engineering Cell of the Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Government of Jharkhand. Justice Deepak Roshan passed the order on 14.09.2026 in W.P.(S) No. 315 of…
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Desire to Make Husband a Gharjamai Not Cruelty, Visiting Parental Home Not a Ground for Divorce: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Rahul Choubey challenging the Family Court’s refusal to grant him divorce from his wife, Poonam Pathak, on the ground of cruelty. The couple married on 21.11.2008 at Patna according to Hindu customs. They have one child. According to Rahul Choubey, differences…
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Property Sale Alone Cannot Justify Tenant Eviction, BSFC Must Follow Rent Laws: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi has held that tenants cannot be evicted from a property merely because the property has been sold in an auction by the Bihar State Financial Corporation (BSFC). The case was filed by five tenants—Kanti Lal Jain, Chandra Shekhar Verma, Jasraj Jain, Ashok Kumar Bhartiya @ Ashok…
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Former Railway Clerk’s Conviction Upheld in ₹100 Bribery Case, Jail Term Reduced: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the conviction of Kali Shankar Dhobi, a former parcel clerk at Hatia Railway Station, in a corruption case dating back to 1995. The case began after a complaint to the CBI alleged that Dhobi demanded ₹100 in addition to the prescribed ₹203 charge for booking a motorcycle. A trap was…
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Predicate Offence Acquittal Must Attain Finality to End PMLA Proceedings, Appeal Cannot Act as a ‘Blanket Shield’: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered by the Directorate of Enforcement under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing the petition filed by…
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Interim Custody of 4-Year-Old Girl Granted to Mother, Family Court Order Set Aside: Jharkhand High Court
The Karkardooma Court in New Delhi has acquitted Aman Verma in a cheque dishonour case filed by Deepak Kumar. The complainant said he had given the accused financial help of ₹17,42,000 between December 2017 and November 2020 and that ₹16,67,000 remained unpaid after ₹75,000 was returned. The disputed cheque, for…
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Reporter Cannot Be Held Criminally Liable for Merely Publishing Report Based on Police Officer’s Statement: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed an acquittal appeal filed by Bimlendu Narayan Ball, Head Clerk of A.S. College, Deoghar. The case concerned a Prabhat Khabar news report that the appellant said had lowered his reputation by reporting allegations about irregular admissions and an earlier FIR. A Judicial…
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Lifting a Woman’s Clothes After Entering Her House at Night Not Sufficient to Constitute Attempt to Rape: Jharkhand High Court
Quick Summary The Jharkhand High Court considered the conviction of Kamalendu Mahto @ Khokaa in a case arising from an incident on December 27, 1999. The prosecution alleged that he entered a woman’s house around midnight, came over her body, lifted her saree and attempted to rape her. The High Court found that the…
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Government Pleader’s Plea Against Termination Dismissed, Court Says Dignified Renunciation of Office Expected, Not Chase for Lost Briefs: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the termination of a government pleader's engagement, holding that the authorities were legally entitled to end the engagement by giving the notice prescribed under the applicable terms. Justice Deepak Roshan, sitting as a Single Judge Bench, observed that…
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Oral Evidence and Long Separate Possession Can Establish Family Oral Partition: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a long-running dispute concerning partition of family land, holding that there was no sufficient ground to interfere with the concurrent findings of the authorities below. The Court found that the claim of an earlier oral family partition was supported by evidence, admissions and…
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Seven-Year Consensual Relationship Cannot Be Treated as Rape Due to Subsequent Refusal to Marry: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that a consensual physical relationship between two adults cannot, by itself, be treated as rape merely because the man subsequently refused to marry the woman. The Court held that where there is no specific allegation showing that the man had no intention to marry the woman at the…
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Desire to Make Husband a Gharjamai Not Cruelty, Visiting Parental Home Not a Ground for Divorce: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Rahul Choubey challenging the Family Court’s refusal to grant him divorce from his wife, Poonam Pathak, on the ground of cruelty. The couple married on 21.11.2008 at Patna according to Hindu customs. They have one child. According to Rahul Choubey, differences…
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Former Railway Clerk’s Conviction Upheld in ₹100 Bribery Case, Jail Term Reduced: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the conviction of Kali Shankar Dhobi, a former parcel clerk at Hatia Railway Station, in a corruption case dating back to 1995. The case began after a complaint to the CBI alleged that Dhobi demanded ₹100 in addition to the prescribed ₹203 charge for booking a motorcycle. A trap was…
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Lifting a Woman’s Clothes After Entering Her House at Night Not Sufficient to Constitute Attempt to Rape: Jharkhand High Court
Quick Summary The Jharkhand High Court considered the conviction of Kamalendu Mahto @ Khokaa in a case arising from an incident on December 27, 1999. The prosecution alleged that he entered a woman’s house around midnight, came over her body, lifted her saree and attempted to rape her. The High Court found that the…
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CBI Conviction of BCCL Clerk in 1993 Bribery Case Upheld, Sentence Reduced to Period Already Undergone: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant judgment by the Jharkhand High Court, the case of Samir Kumar Choudhary, who was convicted under the Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has been reviewed. The court upheld his conviction but reduced his sentence considering the facts and…
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PIL Closed After State Assures Annual Health Insurance Coverage for Lawyers: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant development concerning the welfare of advocates, the Jharkhand High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking financial assistance, health insurance and life insurance benefits for practicing lawyers after the State Government assured the Court that annual health insurance coverage for…
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‘State Cannot Exercise Unfettered Discretion in Tender Matters or Deviate from Notice Conditions Without Reasons’: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court delivered a crucial judgment holding that the State cannot exercise unlimited or arbitrary powers in tender matters. The Court emphasized that government authorities must act fairly and cannot deviate from tender conditions without proper reasons, reinforcing the principles of transparency and…
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CBI Probe Ordered into FIR Against ED Officers Over Alleged Assault on Accused at Ranchi Office: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court delivered an important judgment concerning a dispute between officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Jharkhand Police during the investigation of the Peyjal Scam. The case was heard by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi in a criminal writ petition. The Court examined whether the FIR…
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State’s Bid to Stall Compliance of Court Orders by Citing Proposed SLP Before SC Termed ‘In Bad Faith’: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court passed a strong order criticizing the conduct of the State authorities for seeking adjournment on the ground of filing a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court. The matter arose from the seizure of a vehicle bearing Registration No. JH01FW 0020 in connection with Doranda P.S. Case No.…
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Senior Citizens Act Should Safeguard Parents’ Rights, Not Weaken Them: Jharkhand High Court
On February 10, 2026, the Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi delivered an important judgment safeguarding the rights of two elderly parents under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Court set aside an order passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Ramgarh, and reaffirmed that the special…
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Divorce Granted to Wife; Blackmail Using Private Photographs Held to Constitute Mental Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has delivered a significant judgment explaining the meaning of mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a), Hindu Marriage Act. The Court held that emotional blackmail, humiliation, and misuse of a wife’s private photographs by the husband destroy the foundation of marriage and amount to mental…
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Pension Claim Raised After 16 Years Rejected; Court Upholds Bihar Government’s Stand in EPF vs Pension Dispute: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has delivered a significant ruling clarifying the legal position on pension claims by employees who have opted for the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme. In State of Bihar vs. Savitri Devi & Others, the Court held that an employee who consciously opted for EPF and accepted all terminal…
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Bail Denied to Suspended IAS Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey in Land Scam Case; Court Says He ‘Abused Power of His Post’: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court on January 06, 2026 rejected the regular bail application filed by former Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner and suspended IAS officer Vinay Kumar Choubey in a major alleged land scam case investigated by the Anti Corruption Bureau. The judgment was delivered by Hon’ble Justice Sanjay Kumar…
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Legal Heirs Of Deceased Driver Eligible For Compensation Under Personal Accident Cover Despite Driver's Fault: Jharkhand High Court
In the case M.A. No. 04 of 2024, Kuraisa Bibi and others (the appellants) have filed an appeal challenging the dismissal of their compensation claim by the Principal District Judge-cum-M.A.C. Tribunal, Palamau at Daltonganj, in M.A.C.C. Case No. 21 of 2022. The appellants are the legal heirs of Asmuddin Ansari, who…
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Average Income of Previous Years Not a Basis for Compensation: Last Earned Salary of Deceased Upheld in Accident Case by: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent judgment, the Jharkhand High Court reviewed a motor accident claim case where the Oriental Insurance Company Limited appealed the compensation awarded to the family of the deceased. The case highlighted issues related to the deceased’s income, dependency of family members, and the appropriate interest rate…
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Preventive Detention Based on Station Diary Entries Quashed, State Questioned for Not Filing FIR If Crime Was Evident: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent ruling, the Madhya Pradesh High Court, in WP No.12082 of 2024, quashed the decision to cancel the selection process for the position of Fisheries Inspector. The petition was filed by Ms. Kritika Mandloi and others against the decision of the State of Madhya Pradesh. The petitioners had successfully applied…
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Survey Commissioner Cannot Be Appointed Solely for Evidence Collection: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent judgment delivered by the High Court of Jharkhand, the petition filed by Krishna Mistry was allowed, setting aside the order passed by the Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-III, Deoghar. The order, which had allowed the appointment of a survey pleader commissioner, was found to be flawed and was subsequently…
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Survey Commissioner Cannot Be Appointed For Evidence Collection: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent judgment, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi examined a petition concerning the appointment of a Survey Pleader Commissioner in a civil dispute. The petitioner, Krishna Mistry @ Krishna Vishwakarma, challenged the order dated 09.02.2023 passed by the Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-III, Deoghar, in MCA No.…
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Private Party Requires Advocate General's Written Consent To Seek Contempt Punishment: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant ruling, the Jharkhand High Court dismissed a contempt petition filed by Advocate Abhishek Krishna Gupta. The Court observed that the petition was not maintainable under the Contempt of Courts Act due to the petitioner's lack of locus standi and failure to fulfill mandatory legal requirements necessary…
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Cops Sentenced for Unlawful Arrest of Flipkart Employees Over Alleged OTP Misuse, Arnesh Kumar Guidelines Ignored: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court recently held two police officers in criminal contempt for making unlawful arrests of two employees from Instakart, a logistics company under Flipkart. The court found that these actions were in violation of the Supreme Court guidelines from the Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar case, which set…
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Employer Liable to Pay 10% Interest for Delayed Gratuity Payment as Per Central Government Notification: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant ruling, a single judge bench of the Jharkhand High Court, led by Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary, has held that employers must pay interest at a rate of 10% per annum if they fail to pay gratuity within the specified time period. This decision came after the case of Tata Steel Limited, where the…
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Custody Orders Must Be Respected Unless Challenged And Modified By Higher Court: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant development in the case of W.P. (Cr.) No. 330 of 2023, the High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi, has granted custody of a minor child to his father after an intense legal struggle and police intervention. The petitioner, the father of the child, had previously approached the court alleging that the child…
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Court Orders Monthly Medical Camps For Elderly Prisoners Suffering From Cataract, Diabetes, And Hypertension: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent ruling, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi has granted relief to Laxman Ram, an inmate facing conviction, by ordering medical treatment for the cataract in his left eye. The court issued directions for urgent surgery after the appellant's condition worsened, and the surgery could not be delayed for the…
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Title Disputes Cannot Be Resolved Through Suits Filed Under Section 6 Of The Specific Relief Act: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent ruling from the High Court of Jharkhand, the court addressed the issue of impleadment of parties in a property dispute under the Civil Procedure Code, Order 1 Rule 10(2). The case involved a petition filed by Randhir Kumar and Rahul Kumar Kashyap, who sought to be added as defendants in a suit for the…
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Contempt Notices Issued to State Education Officials for Defying Orders; Salaries Withheld: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent order passed by the High Court of Jharkhand, the Court took strong action against several officials from the State of Jharkhand for not complying with a previous order. The order, dated 12th December 2024, concerns the ongoing litigation involving petitioners Deepak Kumar and Rashmi Prasad, who had filed…
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About the Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court was established in 2000, when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar. It has jurisdiction over the state of Jharkhand.
Seat
Ranchi
State / UT
Jharkhand
Region
East India
