Ranchi, April 1 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to furnish details on the filling of long-pending vacancies in key constitutional bodies by April 13.The constitutional bodies with pending vacancies include the Lokayukta, the State Human Rights Commission, and the State Information Commission.A division bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a batch of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) and related contempt petit…
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Ranchi, March 26 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over 437 deaths reported in judicial and police custody across the state since 2018, flagging major gaps in mandatory judicial probes.The figure was disclosed in an affidavit filed by the Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Prisons and Disaster Management, Vandana Dandel, during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court on custodial deaths.A division bench of Chief Justice M.S. S…
Ranchi, March 26 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday pulled up the state government as well as the Forest Department regarding the lax attitude toward the conservation of tigers at the Palamu Tiger Reserve. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), a division bench of Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar expressed deep displeasure over the fact that, despite clear prior orders, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) failed to file an affidavit personally; inst…
Ranchi, March 12 (IANS) Taking a strong view of rising air pollution and illegal mining activities in Dhanbad, the Jharkhand High Court on Thursday pulled up the administration during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL).A division bench headed by Chief Justice M.S. Sonak directed the Deputy Commissioner and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Dhanbad, the Member Secretary of the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, and the Municipal Commissioner of Dhanbad to appear in per…
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a shocking incident in Ranchi’s Doranda police station area on Tuesday, a young man was dragged for several kms by a luxury Mercedes car after he protested against the vehicle hitting a woman, officials said. The accused driver, identified as High Court advocate Manoj Tandon, has been taken into custody.The incident occurred near Rajendra Chowk in the Doranda area of the city. According to reports, the Mercedes first struck a woman. When a young man who was present at …