Ranchi, Nov. 2 -- The Jharkhand High Court on Monday imposed a cost of Rs 8,000 on the state government for seeking additional time to file its response to a petition filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials seeking quashing of an SC/ST Act case registered against them.
The court of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary directed the state government to deposit the amount with the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA). The matter will be heard again after four weeks, according to advocate Dheeraj Kumar.
This is the second cost imposed in the case for seeking additional time to file a response. On October 1, the court had imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 while granting four weeks to the Chief Minister's side to submit its reply. The to...