Ranchi, Feb 5 (IANS) A special CBI court in Ranchi on Thursday sentenced three convicts to life imprisonment for the 2022 murder of teenager Rupesh Pandey, a case that had triggered widespread outrage and communal tension across Jharkhand.The convicts — Mohammad Aslam Ansari alias Pappu Mian, Mohammad Gufran and Mohammad Kaif — were each sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000 each.The court ordered that failure to pay the fine would invite additional punishment. Following …
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New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday held that West Bengal government employees are entitled to Dearness Allowance (DA) as a legally enforceable right under the statutory pay rules and directed the state government to pay arrears for the period between 2008 and 2019.While constituting a high-level committee to finalise a binding payment schedule, a Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra partly upheld the 2022 Calcutta High Court judgment, which had ruled in fav…
Ranchi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday stayed the CBI probe into the case involving students of Dhanbad Institute of Technology (DIT) who were prevented from appearing in examinations, until further orders.A division bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar passed the order while hearing an appeal filed by the state government and the Jharkhand University of Technology (JUT).The matter has been posted for further hearing on January 29.During the pr…
Ranchi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has expressed deep displeasure over the lack of proper arrangements for the disposal of biomedical waste at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), the state’s largest medical college and hospital in Ranchi.Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Jharkhand Human Rights Confederation, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar on Monday expressed dissatisfaction with the response submi…
Ranchi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Friday stayed with immediate effect the Ranchi Police probe into the alleged assault on money-laundering accused Santosh Kumar at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Ranchi.The interim order was passed by a Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi while hearing a criminal writ petition filed by the ED challenging the FIR and subsequent police action against its officials.During the hearing, the High Court observed that the functioning of a fe…
Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into a case in which students were denied permission to appear for examinations despite being admitted to a Dhanbad-based technical institution duly approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).The High Court passed the order while hearing a writ petition filed by the Principal of the Dhanbad Institute of Technology.The court made strong observations regarding the conduct of the Jharkhand Universit…
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has expressed strong displeasure over the response filed by the state government and the jail administration in connection with the viral video showing prisoners accused in liquor and GST scams dancing inside Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi.Terming the government’s affidavit incomplete and unsatisfactory, the court observed that merely suspending lower-rung employees cannot be considered adequate action in such a serious matter.A division bench …
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Jharkhand High Court’s decision permitting the declaration of results and the appointment of successful candidates in the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission’s (JSSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the special leave petitions (SLPs) challenging the Jharkhand High Court’s order, observing that the ruling was “correct and balanced” and…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Centre on Friday notified the appointment of Bombay High Court judge, Justice Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak, as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, following the retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on January 8. A notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice said that the President, in exercise of powers conferred by the Constitution of India and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), was pleased to appoint Justice Sonak a…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday notified the appointment and transfer of Chief Justices of several High Courts, acting on the recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant.A notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice said that the President, in exercise of powers under Article 222 of the Constitution, has transferred Justice Soumen Sen, Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, to serve as the Chief Justice of t…