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TopicJharkhand High Court

Topic: Jharkhand High Court

10 convicts from Jharkhand, including 6 on death row, move SC over long-pending verdict on appeals

New Delhi: Ten convicts from Jharkhand, including six who are on death row, have moved the Supreme Court, complaining against the delayed disposal of...

After SC rap, Jharkhand HC scrambles to clear murder appeal backlog—verdicts in 2 of 4 cases delivered

An HC bench acquitted 2 facing life imprisonment in a 2011 murder case, and 3 others convicted and sentenced to life in 2012 in connection with a murder case registered in 2009.

Jharkhand HC rules patients with physical & mental illness entitled to same insurance benefits

A single-judge bench of Justice Ananda Sen was hearing a plea by a former Bharat Coking Coal Limited employee, whose wife’s claim for psychiatric treatment was denied by BCCL.

‘Reason to believe not guilty’ — What Jharkhand HC said while granting bail to Hemant Soren

Enforcement Directorate arrested Soren in a money laundering case 31 January this year. HC found no evidence of Soren being involved in the acquisition of the Ranchi land as ED claimed.

Jharkhand HC grants bail to former CM Hemant Soren in ‘land scam’ case

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case linked to land scam. The...

Jharkhand HC dismisses Rahul Gandhi’s plea to quash proceedings against him in defamation case

BJP worker Naveen Jha filed a criminal complaint against Gandhi after he had referred to Union Minister Amit Shah as a 'murderer', during one of his public speeches in Chaibasa in 2019.

Jharkhand High Court denies maintenance to wife for ‘refusing to live with aged mother-in-law’

The judge advised the warring couple to get guided by ancient scriptures and resolve their differences to live together ‘for the welfare of the son’.

‘Half-baked truth, unclean hands’ — what SC said while dismissing PILs against Hemant Soren

Allegations by petitioner against Jharkhand CM Soren were 'not at all substantiated by anything worthy to be called evidence', Supreme Court ruled.

Charge sheet in Dhanbad judge’s death cites forensic reports, but CBI says probe still on

CBI says 'larger conspiracy behind judge's murder 'under probe'. HC says 'disappointed' with probe agency's progress and pace of investigation in the case.

Dhanbad judge’s death intentional, three-wheeler drivers deliberately hit him, CBI tells HC

CBI submitted 4 forensic reports to Jharkhand HC that said Judge Uttam Anand's accident was planned and he was intentionally hit by the three-wheeler drivers.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?