Srijan Scam: Patna High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Accused In Money Laundering Case

The Patna High Court has rejected the bail application of Pranav Kumar Ghosh, an accused in a money laundering case related to the "Srijan Scam".Ghosh, a former Secretary of Srijan Mahila Vikas Sahyog Samiti Limited (SMVSSL), was arrested in 2021. The predicate offences relate to alleged fraudulent transfers and misappropriation of huge sums of government money under a conspiracy...

Patna High Court Asks Bihar Govt To File Reply On Steps Taken For Appointment Of Members In Various State Commissions

The Patna High Court has directed the State to file an affidavit within three weeks detailing the actions taken to appoint members to the State Scheduled Caste Commission, State Schedule Tribes Commission, Mahadalit Commission, and the State Commission for Women in Bihar. The division bench of Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarthy passed the order on a petition filed by...

'Temporary Employee With Over 15 Years Of Continuous Service Eligible For Pension': Patna High Court

Observing even if an employee has served in a temporary capacity without confirmation, their service can be considered for pension benefits if it is continuous and exceeds 15 years, the Patna High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by its Registrar General against a single judge's ruling.The single judge had asked the high court to consider an Ex-Cadre Assistant's period of temporary service...

Patna High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of 26-Year-Old Convicted For Murder, Rape Of Minor; Sentences Him To Life Imprisonment

The Patna High Court has commuted the death penalty awarded to a 26-year-old in a case of rape and murder to life imprisonment with no premature release or remission before undergoing actual imprisonment for a period of 25 years.“In the present case, the appellant, on the date of filing of the appeal in 2021, was 24 years. He has a family with his wife and two infants, as has emerged from...

Patna High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Requirement To Secure Minimum 35% Qualifying Marks In Interview For Civil Judge (Junior Division) Post

The Patna High Court has dismissed a petition challenging a rule requiring the candidates to secure minimum qualifying marks of 35 percent at the interview stage of 31st Bihar Judicial Services Examination.The division bench of Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Harish Kumar dismissed a petition filed by Swati Swarnim, a law graduate from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University against...

Patna High Court Quashes Librarian's Appointment, Says Plea Of Preference To Female Candidate Has No Meaning When Others Merit Not Considered

While interpreting a clause in the recruitment advertisement which stated that preference had to be given to female candidates, the Patna High Court observed that the plea of preference to a female candidate would have no meaning when merit of other candidates have not at all been considered and such female candidate has been directly appointed.The court made the observation while quashing...

Complaint Alone Insufficient To Justify Revocation Of Arms License, Requires Evidence Of Breach In Public Peace Or Safety: Patna High Court

Patna High Court has directed the District Magistrate, Patna to re-evaluate the cancellation of an arms license, stating that the mere existence of a complaint is insufficient grounds for revocation unless it poses a threat to public peace or safety. The above direction was issued by Justice Harish Kumar while disposing of a writ application filed by one, Rajnish Singh, who sought to implement...

Decision On Construction Of Govt Buildings Like Panchayat Sarkar Bhawan Is State Policy, Can't Be Subject Matter Of PIL: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought the issuance of a direction to construct the Panchayat Sarkar Bhawan of Gram Panchayat Raj in Amaithi, at Sasaram in the village of Masona. The petitioner, Mahendra Singh, a resident of Masona, argued that construction should be prioritized in his village due to its higher population compared to Susadi...

Vyapar Mandal Election Must Comply With Provisions Of Bihar Co-Operative Societies Act And Rules: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed in the form of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the guidelines issued by the Chief Election Officer of the Bihar State Election Authority regarding the election to the Managing Committee of the Vyapar Mandal Co-operative Societies. The bench of Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Madhuresh Prasad...

Patna High Court Rejects Sherghati College's Plea For Retrospective Affiliation For 2020-21 Session

The Patna High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the management of Prof. Vijay Shankar Rai Mahila College, Sherghati, Gaya, for retrospective affiliation of the college from the academic year 2020-21. The court also declined to issue a directive for a special examination for the students of session 2019-20.Justice Anil Kumar Sinha said the doctrine of legitimate expectation as argued by...

Trademark Infringement: Patna High Court Asks District Court To Expedite Trial In Suit Filed By Hero Cycle Against Hero Ecotech In 2014

The Patna High Court has dismissed Punjab-based Hero Cycle Limited's petition against a Patna Court's decision to recall its order of debarring the defendants from filing written statement in a 2014 trademark infringement suit.Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra noted that the Supreme Court, while restoring injunction granted in favour of Hero Cycle in 2016, had requested the trial court to expedite...

Bridge Collapse Incident| 'Shocked': Patna High Court Seeks State Govt's Report, Directs For Presence Of Construction Company's MD

Expressing shock over the collapse of the under-construction four-lane Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge built over the Ganga River in Bihar's Bhagalpur on June 4, the Patna High Court on Wednesday directed the Managing Director of M/S S.P. Singla Construction Pvt. Ltd., which was constructing the bridge, to remain personally present before the Court on June 21, the next date of the...