Category: Jharkhand

After invalidating the Jharkhand High Court’s full court resolution that set a 50% aggregate mark requirement for district judge selection, the Supreme Court declared that increasing the aggregate marks after the exam was completed was “unjust and impermissible”. Setting cut-off marks has been given to the High Court, but it must be done before the start of an exam, according to a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar.

The High Court administration cannot use the rule to make a general decision to deviate from the rules specified selection criteria, the court further stated. The bench stated that although the “no change in the rule midway” principle has become an essential component of the service legal precedent, the court would continue to follow it.

In order to fill the current announced vacancies, the High Court should recommend candidates who have been selected based on merit or other criteria. This recommendation should be made without following the full court resolution, which mandates that each candidate receive 50% of the possible points. The court granted the writ petitions filed by Sushil Kumar Pandey and others.

In the case in question, the High Court on March 23, 2023, adopted a resolution by the entire court establishing a 50 per cent aggregate score (combined marks from the main exam and viva voce) as the minimum requirement for recommendation to the 22 district judge positions in the recruitment process that was started in 2022.

Applying a higher aggregate mark is not prohibited by the rules or regulations, according to the High Court. Additionally, it stated that simply being on the selection list did not grant a candidate any legal claim to be appointed to the position in question. The bench did note that it was “impermissible” for the High Court administration to have attempted to depart from the statutory guidelines governing the selection process itself.

“If precluding a candidate from appointment is in violation of the recruitment rules without there being a finding on such candidate’s unsuitability, such an action would fail the Article 14 test and shall be held to be arbitrary,” the court stated. Better candidates should be found, which is the rationale behind the full court resolution. However, the court made clear that this is not the same as finding a candidate who was rejected from consideration for an appointment to be unfit.

by Swapnil Angel Samad

Swapnil Samad has pursued Bachelors in Mass Communication. He is an author and editor working with TIND Posting in the head office situated in Jamshedpur. Swapnil has great experience in fact finding and news researching.

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Judge Rajesh Shankar of the Jharkhand High Court heard a contempt petition regarding the appointment of para teachers to assistant teacher positions. After the hearing, the state government was instructed by the court to abide by the ruling. The case’s next hearing has been set for March 22.

Previously, all qualified para teachers who had applied as non-para teachers were to be called for counselling regarding the appointment of assistant teachers by the single bench. On behalf of Sudhir Kumar Rajak and others, a contempt petition has been filed in the High Court.

On behalf of the applicants, senior advocates Tejaswita Safalta and Ajit Kumar made an appearance. He stated that the government began appointing people to the position of assistant teacher in 2016. Para teachers were granted a 50% reservation in this.

A large number of para teachers applied under the non-para category. However, the only reason the state government denied them the privilege was because they were ineligible for paraprofessional appointments.

The single bench had previously ordered that qualified para teachers, whose number exceeded that of the final candidate chosen, be included in the counselling process in this particular case.

In the division bench, the government had submitted a petition in opposition. Yet the appeal filed by the state government was turned down. Consequently, a contempt petition was submitted after which the judge instructed to follow the court order.

by Swapnil Angel Samad

Swapnil Samad has pursued Bachelors in Mass Communication. He is an author and editor working with TIND Posting in the head office situated in Jamshedpur. Swapnil has great experience in fact finding and news researching.

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In Gumla’s Sisai police station area, three people were killed by being stabbed to death near Kanshi Dand in the middle of Potro Sakrauli Road. The deceased Sahus, Nageshwar and Munna Sahu, as well as the accused murderer, Nandkishore Sahu, are all brothers. The three brothers’ ancestral home is close to the village’s Kadokocha. The RKD company, which was building the four-lane road for levelling, was given the land. A tree that was in the field fell during levelling.

Nandkishore Sahu with his two sons Sasendra and Shiv Kumar Sahu, had gone to cut this tree on Friday with an axe. Land and trees have been found in Jamabandi. After learning of the situation, Nageshwar Sahu, his son Pawan Sahu, his brother Munna Sahu, and their son Vikas Sahu went to the field and began to refuse to cut down trees. The two sides got into an argument over this and went from the fields and headed towards the road.

The issue got worse during this period. That angered Nandkishore so much that he and his two sons went after his own brothers Nageshwar, Munna and nephew Pawan Sahu, injuring one nephew Vikas Sahu gravely. For better medical care, he was brought and to Ranchi. The place where he struggles for his life. Sasendra Sahu, Nandkishore Sahu’s son, has also sustained injuries in this dramatic situation.

Sakrauli has an unpleasant atmosphere.

There was an unpleasant environment at the Sisai block headquarters and the deceased’s village home, Sakrauli, as a result of the brutal murder of three people and the serious injuries of two others in Potro village of Sisai. There was silence on the village’s streets and the majority of the homes were seen to be locked. Individuals arrived at the scene, having somehow locked their homes, and with tears in their eyes, they recounted the horrific murders of their own brother and nephew. After the incident, there is silence in the village.

The land dispute was going on for about 7 years

For the past seven years, there has been a land dispute that led to this horrific murder. Pappu Sahu and Sasendra Sahu, Nand Kishore Sahu’s two sons, were using a JCB on Friday to level the land between the villages of Sakrauli and Potro. Nandkishore and his sons were using an axe to chop a dry tree on this land. Pawan, Munna, Vikas, and Nageshwar Sahu arrived at the same moment, claimed the tree, and demanded a portion. A disagreement about this resulted in a physical altercation.

Following this, Nandkishore Sahu and his two sons used an axe to attack everyone. After killing Nageshwar Sahu, Pawan, Munna, and Vikas, the three pursued and killed them. As a result of this, Vikas Sahu suffered severe injuries and Nageshwar Sahu, Pawan, and Munna died instantly.

SP came to the place of incident and started investigating.

SP Harvinder Singh arrived on the scene late at night after the murder. He collected a variety of incident-related information from the people during this time. The SP further directed SHO Meenketan Kumar to file a report about the murder at the police station and to prosecute the accused with severe consequences. It has been instructed to setup a camp to keep order in the spot.

by Swapnil Angel Samad

Swapnil Samad has pursued Bachelors in Mass Communication. He is an author and editor working with TIND Posting in the head office situated in Jamshedpur. Swapnil has great experience in fact finding and news researching.

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Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi will host the state-level Agrotech Kisan Mela on its campus from March 2–4. Farmers, or annadata, will learn about a wide range of cutting-edge technologies at this fair, including those related to agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, biotechnology, dairy technology, food processing, fish farming, and agricultural mechanisation.

The event will feature 125 stalls from various departments, faculties, regional research centres, agricultural science centres of BAU, ICAR Institutes, banks, insurance companies, voluntary organisations, and manufacturers in addition to numerous state government departments. Additionally, vendors of farm goods will be exhibiting their innovations, goods, and services.

There will be a special display of horticulture and animals.

A horticultural display is planned that will feature processed horticultural crop materials along with fruits, flowers, vegetables, spices, medicinal, aromatic, and ornamental plants. On the other hand, the three-day fair will also feature an exhibition of various animals and birds, including cows, buffalo, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and ducks. On the second day of the fair, March 3, there will be a seminar for women farmers.

Farmers from various state districts will participate.

To get a firsthand look at the technology, farmers from different districts will also visit the technology park and different BAU fields. Additionally, video programmes centred around agriculture and related technologies will be planned. BAU students will also be presenting cultural programmes for farmers and other guests on the evenings of March 2 and 3.

by Swapnil Angel Samad

Swapnil Samad has pursued Bachelors in Mass Communication. He is an author and editor working with TIND Posting in the head office situated in Jamshedpur. Swapnil has great experience in fact finding and news researching.

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The tribal communities in West Singhbhum’s villages have started to celebrate the Maghe festival in full swing. The Education Department has decided to celebrate the Maghe festival in schools throughout the West Singhbhum district on February 23, 2024, in observance of this tradition.

A holiday has been proclaimed for all district schools, including government, non-government, and private aided schools, in honor of this celebration. Minority schools will also be observing this holiday. About this decision, the District Education Superintendent has released a corrigendum.

Following requests to modify the previously announced holiday on February 6th from a number of social and educational organizations, the holiday announcement was made. Consequently, the new holiday date is set for February 23rd. A portion of the December 28, 2023, memorandum has been revised to include all private, aided, government, and non-government elementary schools, including minority schools.

The community has embraced the Education Department’s decision because it shows that it respects and acknowledges regional traditions and customs.

What is Mage Parab?

This is a tribal celebration mostly observed by the Ho people of West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha, along with a few Munda and Bhumij communities. It honors the deity Singbonga, who according to Ho mythology is the creator of mankind, and occurs in the month of January–February

In addition to communal hunting and feasting, ritual sacrifices and offerings to Singbonga, singing and dancing around bonfires, and rekindling social ties and bolstering community spirit, people celebrate the mage parb.