Illegal mining case: Jharkhand HC dismisses PIL filed against CM Hemant Soren, his relatives

The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday dismissed the PIL filed against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his relatives in an illegal mining case. The PIL was filed by one Sunil Kumar Mahato. The court said the petition is the repetition of an old PIL that was filed by Shiv Shankar Sharma. “There’s nothing new in this PIL,” the court said. […]

Jharkhand HC to hear Heman Soren’s plea against ED summons on October 3

 The Jharkhand High Court has deferred the hearing on a writ petition filed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren against the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons. The matter will be heard on October 13. Chief Minister Hemant Soren had earlier filed a writ petition in the Jharkhand High Court challenging the summons issued against him in a money […]

Pooja Singhal case: Money laundering done through various shell companies, ED tells Jharkhand HC

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday informed the Jharkhand High Court that the investigation by the agency against suspended Jharkhand mining secretary Pooja Singhal and others suggests that money laundering has been done through various shell companies. The ED said that the MGNREGA scam in Khunti district and other related corruption […]