Advocate Can't Be Prosecuted For Financial Loss Caused Due To His Opinion Unless Intention To Defraud Is Present: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that merely because an advocate's opinion has caused financial loss to a person or institution cannot be a ground for prosecuting him. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad added that there has to be some evidence that the said act was committed with the sole intention of defrauding the person/institution...

Enforcement Of Foreign Award Cannot Be Refused U/S 48 Of Arbitration Act Unless It Is Against Public Policy: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court bench of Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari has held that enforcement of a foreign award cannot be refused under section 48 of the Arbitration Act unless it is shown that the award is against the public policy of India. The court further observed that even during Covid-19 pandemic, the Banking Sector continued to provide essential services and in the Notification,...

Station Master's Heated Exchange With Wife Sends Train To Maoist-Affected Region: Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Divorce For Cruelty

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently granted divorce to a station master-husband against his wife on the ground of 'cruelty' as the latter not only raised severe allegations on the character of the former but also her casual approach towards her on-duty husband led a goods train to a prohibited maoist-affected region.Setting aside the order of the Family Court, which denied divorce to...

Dead Tiger: Chhattisgarh High Court Registers Suo-Moto Case Over Suspected Poaching In Guru Ghasidad National Park, Seeks Status Report From State

The Chhattisgarh High Court has registered a Suo-moto case based on a newspaper article revealing the death of a tiger suspected to have been killed by poaching. The article reported the discovery of a dead tiger in the unreserved Guru Ghasidas National Park, raising concerns about poaching. The bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad directed...

State Can Re-Advertise Temporary Teaching Posts with New Qualifications; Guest Lecturer Cannot Claim Re-Appointment: Chhattisgarh HC

Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court refused to allow a guest lecturer to continue in the post, who protested against her replacement with a candidate with higher qualifications. The bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru observed that a guest lecturer appointed on a temporary basis cannot claim re-appointment from the next session as a matter of right,...

Three Elephants Dead Due To Electrocution: Chhattisgarh HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Directs State To Notify 'Remedial Steps'

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday (November 4) initiated a suo motu PIL petition taking cognizance of newspaper reports highlighting the "menace of leaving live electric wires" in Raipur's Chuhkimar forest division which reportedly lead to the death of three elephants due to electrocution.The high court took note of two newspaper reports from October 27–one published by Times City, Time...

Wife Insulting Husband's Religion & Gods Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the conduct of a wife in insulting religion of her husband, his religious beliefs and his Gods amounts to mental cruelty.The Division Bench of Justice Rajani Dubey and Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal referred to Hindu epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata and Manusmriti and held –“In Hinduism, the wife is regarded as the "Sahadharmini" (Equal Partner...

Chhattisgarh HC Initiates Suo-Moto PIL Over Dumping Of Garbage Around Rs. 2 Crore Oxygen Zone In Bilaspur, Seeks Municipal Corp's Response

The Chhattisgarh High Court yesterday took suo-moto cognizance of a news article published in a local daily highlighting the alleged failure of the Bilaspur Municipal Corporation in maintaining the Oxygen Zone built at the cost of Rs.2 crores on two and a half acres of land in Bilaspur's Vyapar Vihar. The bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru expressed...

'Game Rule Can't Be Changed After Its Commencement': Chhattisgarh HC Quashes State's NRI Quota Notice Affecting MBBS Admissions

In a major relief to the students who appeared for NEET (UG) 2024 and secured admission to the medical colleges in the state of Chhattisgarh under the NRI quota, the Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside an order of the State Medical Education Department adversely affecting the admissions of such students (under the NRI quota) who are already taking classes. A bench of...

Imposition Of Bond For Medical Officers Who Took Study Leave Is Justified, But Prohibition On Legal Recourse Is Not; Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru upheld the conditions imposed on an Ayurvedic Medical Officer's study leave, including the denial of advance increments and the requirement to serve a bond. The Court held that the conditions were legally justified and consistent with government policy. However, it quashed a...

Chhattisgarh High Court Reiterates That Dismissal Could Be Considered Excessive If Absence Was Due To Personal Hardship And Employee Had Long Record Of Service; Orders Reinstatement Of Police Constable

Chhattisgarh High Court: Justice Sachin Singh Rajput set aside the dismissal of Kudiam Bhima, a constable in the Chhattisgarh police force, and ordered his reinstatement with continuity of service. The court found that the disciplinary inquiry failed to establish that Bhima's unauthorized absence was willful or deliberate, his submissions were improperly disregarded by the inquiry...

Resignation Rejected Due To Incomplete Formalities; Chhattisgarh HC Dismisses Employer's Appeal To Enforce It; Holds Incomplete Resignation Cannot Be Acted Upon

Chhattisgarh High Court: Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru dismissed the corporation's appeal and upheld the Single Judge's decision that the acceptance of Shailendra Kumar Khamparia's resignation was invalid due to non-compliance with required conditions. The court ruled that Khamparia's resignation could not take effect without fulfilling the...