Chhattisgarh High Court
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds State Policy on Transfer of RTE Students to Government Schools Following Closure of Private Unaided School
Court Rules No Automatic Right for RTE Students to Transfer to Another Private School; State's Obligation Under Article ...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Termination of Professor During Probation, Rules No Departmental Enquiry Needed for Non-Punitive Dismissal
Division Bench clarifies that termination based on unsatisfactory performance during probation is a straightforward admi...
Chhattisgarh High Court Acquits Accused in Abetment to Suicide Case Citing Lack of Mens Rea
Court Emphasizes Need for Clear Instigation and Proximity to Suicide Act, Setting Aside Conviction under Section 306 IPC...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Graduation Percentage Screening for District Judiciary Recruitment
Court rules that minimum educational qualification alone does not guarantee right to written exam; objective shortlistin...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Reproductive Autonomy: Allows IVF Treatment Despite Husband Crossing Age Limit Under ART Act
Court Rules Separate Gender-Specific Age Limits in ART Act, 2021; Denial of IVF to Wife Within Age Limit Solely Due to H...
Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Police Authorities to Objectively Assess Candidate's Criminal Antecedents Before Appointment
Court holds mere inclusion in waiting list and partial FIR disclosure do not guarantee appointment; mandates comprehensi...
Chhattisgarh High Court Dismisses Decades-Old Service Arrears Claim for Delay and Laches
Court refuses to entertain writ petition filed after over 30 years without proof of representation submission, emphasizi...
Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Municipal Corporation's Sealing of Licensed Nursing Home, Affirms Exclusive Jurisdiction of District Collector
Court holds that Municipal Corporation lacks statutory power to seal nursing homes licensed under Nursing Home Act, 2010...
Chhattisgarh High Court Rules Against Retrospective Extension of Study Leave for Doctors
Court holds government order relaxing study leave from 24 to 36 months applies prospectively only; prior sanctioned leav...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Board of Revenue Decision Invalidating Revenue Mutation Based on Unregistered Relinquishment Deed
Court Rules Registration Mandatory for Property Title Transfer; Finality of Delay Condonation Prevents Reopening of Limi...
Chhattisgarh High Court Acquits Pratap Singh: Conviction Set Aside Due to Judicial Overreach
The High Court finds misuse of Section 165 of the Indian Evidence Act and applies the principle of parity, leading to th...
Chhattisgarh High Court Denies Pension Claims of Retired Panchayat Employees
Court Rules Panchayat Employees Are Not Government Servants and Lack Statutory Pension Rights...
WhatsApp Abuse by Husband Amounted to Mental Cruelty, Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Wife Divorce
Court says Family Court can rely on electronic material under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act; rejects wife’s bid to...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Dismissal of Husband’s Plea for Restitution of Conjugal Rights
Court says wife had reasonable cause to live separately amid allegations of dowry demand, ill-treatment and withholding ...
Wife calling husband dark, fat not sufficient ground for divorce: HC rejects man's divorce plea
The HC held that the husband had failed to prove the requisite "animus deserendi", or intention to desert, on the part o...
Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Increment Cut for Assistant Draftsman Over Missing Show-Cause Notice
Court holds that even a minor penalty under Rule 16(1)(a) of the CCA Rules cannot be imposed without prior written notic...
Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses Divorce, Says Husband Failed to Prove Cruelty or Desertion
Court upholds Family Court’s order, finding no cogent evidence of mental cruelty or animus deserendi; wife’s claim for r...
Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes SC Commission’s Finding on Atrocities Case Against Assistant Professor
Court holds State Scheduled Castes Commission cannot declare charge under SC/ST Act “proved” or direct FIR; role is limi...
Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Tribunal Order Allowing Rectification of Defective Stage Carriage Permit Application
Court Rules that Incomplete Permit Applications Must Be Decided on Original Material Without Post-Adjudication Rectifica...
Chhattisgarh High Court Acquits Accountant in Bribery Case, Says Demand of Illegal Gratification Was Not Proved
Court holds that mere recovery of tainted money is not enough for conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act with...
Mere recovery of tainted cash cannot lead to conviction in bribery case: Chhattisgarh HC
The complainant also said his signatures on police documents and panchnamas were obtained at a rest house without their ...
Chhattisgarh High Court Rules Married Daughter Not Entitled to Compensation Under Employees' Compensation Act, 1923
Court Quashes Award of Compensation to Married Daughter as She Does Not Qualify as a "Dependant" Under the Act; Clarifie...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Real Estate Tribunal's Ruling: Oral Agreements Recognized Under RERA, 2016
Court dismisses appeal by property developer, affirms that complainant who paid Rs. 25 lakh under oral agreement is an "...
Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Termination of Assistant Professor Over Non-Disclosure of Old Criminal Cases
Court Emphasizes Objective and Holistic Assessment of Criminal Antecedents Before Termination in Government Service...
Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Disclosure of Information Denied Under RTI in Termination Case
Court Holds that Section 8(1)(c) and 8(1)(j) Exemptions of RTI Act Misapplied; Orders Department to Provide Information ...
Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Dismissal Order, Reinstates Police Constable Due to Biased Disciplinary Enquiry
Court Rules Enquiry Officer's Role as Prosecutor Violated Principles of Natural Justice; Directs Fresh Inquiry in Accord...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Reduction of Promotional Quota for Assistant Engineers from 70 percent to 40 percent , Rejects Petitioners’ Challenge
Court Rules No Vested Right to Promotion Exists and Policy Decision to Alter Quota Is Within Employer’s Domain; Reductio...
Religious bodies cannot assume authority of courts, says Chhattisgarh HC
The court held that the Idara-E-Shariya Islami Court could not be recognised as a court constituted under the Constituti...
Chhattisgarh High Court Strikes Down "Idara-E-Shariya Islami Court's" Authority to Declare Divorce; Rules Private Religious Bodies Cannot Function as Parallel Judicial System
Court declares document purporting to dissolve marriage through Triple Talaq as legally void; emphasizes that religious ...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Quashing of Backward Classes Commission Order Directing Recovery in Private Commercial Dispute
Court Rules Commission’s Powers Are Recommendatory, Not Adjudicatory, Emphasizing Limits in Handling Private Monetary Cl...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Suspension of Govt Employee Beyond 90 Days if Charge-sheet Served Timely
Court Clarifies Suspension Does Not Automatically Lapse After 90 Days if Departmental Chargesheet is Served; Orders Fres...
Justice Mohapatra sworn in as chief justice of Chhattisgarh HC
He also served as Additional Standing Counsel for the state of Odisha and the Orissa Public Service Commission, and repr...
Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Penalty Imposed on Public Information Officer for Alleged RTI Non-Compliance
Court Emphasizes Necessity of Proving Malafide Intent Before Imposing Penalty under Section 20(1) of RTI Act, 2005...
Chhattisgarh High Court Rules Qualifying Service for Police Promotions to be Counted from Calendar Year of Joining, Not Actual Date
Court directs State to consider Sub Inspectors (Radio) for promotion as on January 1, 2025, affirming statutory provisio...
Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Divorce to Husband on Grounds of Mental Cruelty; False Criminal Case and Unreasonable Demands Cited
Court Rules that Wife's False Dowry Allegations, Persistent Demands for Separate Residence, and Objectionable Communicat...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Cancellation of Land Leases Granted Under IDSMT Scheme, Quashes Criminal Prosecution Against Municipal Officials
Court Rules Municipal Council's Deviation from Lease Terms Justifies Cancellation; Individual Liability for Collective D...