Chhattisgarh High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Withdrawal Of ₹500 & ₹200 Notes, Not More Than One Saving Account Per Person

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹200 notes from circulation and stopping reprint of all the denominations above ₹200 in the future.While terming the petition to be a ‘Publicity Interest Litigation’, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey said,“The petitioner...

S. 20(1) RTI Act Which Prescribes Penalty For Default In Supplying Info Within Specified Time Not Mandatory: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the provision of ‘penalty’ prescribed under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act), for default in supply of information within the period specified under Section 7(1), is not mandatory in nature. While dismissing a writ appeal against the same conclusion reached by a Single Judge Bench, the Division Bench of Justice Sanjay...

Chhattisgarh High Court Grants 3 Months Time To The Assessee For Depositing Pre-Deposit Before CESTAT

The Chhattisgarh High Court grants 3 months time to the assessee for depositing pre-deposit before the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT).The bench of Justice Parth Prateem Sahu rejected the prayer in respect of the waiver of the mandatory pre-deposit.The petitioner, Nava Raipur Atal Nangar Vikas Pradhikaran, is a statutory body created through a notification...

Chhattisgarh High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Murder, Rape Of 12 Year Old To Life Imprisonment

The Chhattisgarh High Court, while partly allowing a criminal appeal filed by a POCSO convict, has commuted the death sentence awarded to him by the lower court to imprisonment for life.The division bench of Chief Justice Mr. Ramesh Sinha and Justice Mr. Sanjay K. Agrawal said:“We are of the opinion that this is not the rarest of rare case in which major penalty of sentence of death awarded...

Judicial Officer Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Appointed As Additional Judge Of Chhattisgarh High Court

The union government on Thursday issued a notification for appointment of judicial officer Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh. The announcement in this regard was made by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Twitter. The Supreme Court Collegium on April 12 had recommend that Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, Judicial Officer, be appointed as a Judge of the High...

Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Chief Secretary To File Personal Affidavit Explaining Inaction To Identify Fake Disability Certificates

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday ordered the Chief Secretary of the State Government to file a personal affidavit showing as to why no steps are taken to verify the physical disability certificates as per a circular issued by him in 2019.The petitioner had earlier approached the High Court in 2019, by filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) wherein he had highlighted the frequent misuse...

Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Reimbursement Of Additional Tax Liability On Companies Involved In Construction In Pre-GST Regime

The Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed the reimbursement of additional tax liabilities on companies involved in construction in the pre-GST regime.The bench of Justice Rajani Dubey has directed that the petitioners shall make a fresh claim before the respondent authorities, agitating their grievance, and upon the claim being made, the respondent authorities shall proceed ahead with the...

“Under Hindu Law Marriage Is Sanskar, Not Contract”, Pre-Condition For Marriage To Deprive Wife From Motherhood Can’t Be Effected: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently ruled that setting a pre-condition for marriage to deprive the wife from begetting child of her own cannot be enforced in law. The Division Bench of Justice Goutam Bhaduri and Justice N.K. Chandravanshi said,“To deprive a woman from motherhood as a pre-condition for marriage cannot be given a priority. The type of condition set forth by husband only...

100% Reservation For Women Unconstitutional: Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Advertisement For Nursery Demonstrator, Asst Prof Recruitment

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday nullified Note-2 under Schedule-III of the Chhattisgarh Medical Education (Gazetted) Service Recruitment Rules, 2013 (‘the Rules’) and the consequent advertisement made for direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professor (Nursing) and Demonstrator, wherein 100% of the seats were reserved for women.While declaring the above scheme...

Departmental Enquiry Can't Be Dispensed Merely On Ground That Minor Penalty Is Imposed On Employee: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Friday, directed to restore the payment and annual increment of an official of SAIL on the ground that no departmental enquiry has been initiated against him. The petitioner was posted as Deputy General Manager (Inspection Deptt.) at Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) and was entrusted with the job of organizing inspection of the refractory material at...

Congress 'Toolkit' Case : Supreme Court Dismisses Chhattisgarh Govt's Appeals Against HC Stay On FIR Against BJP Leaders Raman Singh, Sambit Patra

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petitions filed by the State of Chhattisgarh challenging Chhattisgarh High Court's order staying investigation in the FIR lodged against Dr. Raman Singh, BJP National Vice President and former Chief Minister and BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra for their tweets claiming that the Congress party has prepared a toolkit to tarnish the image of the country...

Section 167(2) CrPC -Holidays Will Be Counted In Computing Statutory Period For Default Bail: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court arrived at a computation for the delay in filing the charge sheet, where the date of arrest is to be excluded and the date when charge-sheet was filed is to be included. It also held that the grant of default bail is an indefensible right under Section 167(2) CrPC, and the same cannot be defeated by filing a subsequent charge sheet.The petitioner, represented...