Jahanvi Agarwal On 22nd September, the Jharkhand High Court restrained the State authorities from suspending internet services on examination days without seeking prior judicial approval. The directive came in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the suspension of Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Jharkhand Government has taken a significant step towards the welfare of its legal community by approving a comprehensive benefits package for lawyers, which includes provisions for insurance, stipends, and pensions. In a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 1st July 2024, the Jharkhand High Court took suo motu cognizance of an error in the Universal LexisNexis edition of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bare Act. The court directed the publisher to issue a corrigendum in Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent ruling, the Jharkhand High Court delved into the intricate matter of spousal maintenance, recognizing the husband’s moral responsibility to sustain his wife’s lifestyle akin to that of their matrimonial home. However, it firmly underscored that Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Jharkhand High Court ordered the State to pay compensation of ₹5 lakh to the person who was illegally detained for four months. He was later released after it was found that he was not guilty of Read more
Q. Being the first advocate from Jharkhand High Court to have won a judgment in your favor in proceedings conducted through video conferencing, do you feel online proceedings can be conducted comparatively more smoothly? A. Video conferencing has been a Read more