Attempt to Rape Requires a Specific Proximate Overt Act; Otherwise Liability Lies Under Section 354 IPC 1. Introduction In SHANKAR RAM v. STATE OF JHARKHAND (2026 JHHC 24070, decided on 12-08-2026),...
Limaye-II Continuation Benefit Is Not Cut Off by 21.05.2025: Reemployment with Deemed Uninterrupted Service for Pre–Limaye-I Consumer Commission Appointees 1. Introduction The Jharkhand High Court,...
Non-notified Executive Letter Cannot Invalidate SC Caste Certificate; Husband-name Mention Not a Ground to Deny Reservation Where Caste/Domicile Are Undisputed 1. Introduction Case: CHANCHALA KUMARI...
Dowry-Cruelty Proof in Revision: No Mandatory Prior Police/Medical Record; Specific Role Required to Convict Non-Resident In-Laws 1. Introduction The Jharkhand High Court in Sushma Devi v. The State...
Article 226 Restraint Against Interfering with Law-and-Order Possession Orders Under BNSS, 2023 Where Title/Possession is Disputed 1. Introduction The Jharkhand High Court in Md Shahid Raja v....
MACP Parity Across Administrative Bifurcation and the Bar on Supplementing Reasons by Affidavit 1. Introduction The Jharkhand High Court (Deepak Roshan, J.) in SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH v. THE STATE OF...
Unregistered/Sada Kurfanama in Santhal Pargana: Validity Tested by Tasdik Niyamawali & 12-Year Possession Benchmark for Protection from Eviction 1. Introduction The decision in BENI MADHAV JHA v....
Mandatory Zero FIR, Time-Bound Sexual-Offence Trials, and Integrated Survivor Rehabilitation under BNSS 2023: Jharkhand High Court’s Institutional Directions Case: COURTS ON ITS OWN MOTION v. THE...
Industrial Traffic Must Not Disproportionately Occupy Public Roads: Strict Enforcement of Internal Parking (Rule 41, Jharkhand Building Bye-laws, 2016) and State Duty to Ensure Trauma Care as Article...
Dismissal for Long Unauthorized Absence Requires Proof of Willfulness; Mental Illness and Proportionality Mandate Lesser Penalty Consideration 1. Introduction This Letters Patent Appeal (L.P.A. No....
Section 23 Autonomy After the 2000 Amendment: State Government Cannot Control Pay Revision in State Financial Corporations 1) Introduction This common Division Bench decision of the Jharkhand High...
Full Pay for Suspension Period Requires Full Exoneration or Wholly Unjustified Suspension under DVC Regulation 100 1. Introduction In GAJENDRA PRASAD v. DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION THROUGH ITS...
Article 21’s Right to Health Enforced Through Time-Bound, Fully Functional District Burn Units in Jharkhand Case: ONKAR VISHWAKARMA v. STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH SECRETARY FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLY...
Rule 139(c) Pension Cut Requires Rule 43(b)-Compliant Proof of Grave Misconduct and Whole-Service Assessment 1. Introduction Case: THE STATE OF JHARKHAND v. BRAJESHWAR SINGH (L.P.A. No.102 of 2025),...
Suppression of First Information and Unreliable Eyewitness Identification: Death Sentence Set Aside for Want of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt 1. Introduction The Jharkhand High Court (DB) decided...
Departmental Promotions: Newspaper Publication Cannot Substitute Direct Notice to Employees; Promotion May Be Antedated to the Date Juniors Were Promoted When Non-Consideration Was Department-Caused...
Substantive Compliance with Section 2A(2) ID Act: Copies to Conciliation Officer Suffice; Labour Court Must Decide on Merits and Avoid Hyper-Technical Dismissals Case: DINESH PODDAR v. THE STATE OF...
Concealment of Pre‑Marital Live‑in Relationship as “Fraud” under Section 12(1)(c) HMA; One‑Time Enhanced Permanent Alimony on Rajnesh v. Neha Parameters 1. Introduction The Jharkhand High Court...
Disclosure/Blackmail Using a Spouse’s Private Photographs Constitutes “Mental Cruelty” Under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act 1. Introduction In DEBLEENA DUTTA v. SUMAN KUMAR RUJ (2026...
Shared Parenting Not a Default in High-Conflict Custody Disputes: Commentary on Rajanand Choudhary v. Jyoti I. Introduction The judgment of the Jharkhand High Court in F.A. No. 06 of 2023 and F.A....