Chhattisgarh High Court
Employment Of Family Member On Low-Paid Post Can't Be Ground To Deny Compassionate Appointment: Chhattisgarh HC
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that compassionate appointment cannot be denied solely because another family member is employed, without assessing the family's actual financial distress, especially when the policy's humanitarian object is to provide immediate relief.Background Facts The father of the petitioner was working as a Sanitary Worker under the Municipal Corporation, Ambikapur. He...
Acquittal On Merits Doesn't Automatically Confer Right To Full Back Wages: Chhattisgarh HC
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that an employee dismissed due to criminal conviction is not entitled to back wages merely because he is acquitted, since the principle of “no work no pay” applies and acquittal does not automatically erase the consequences of the conviction.Background Facts...
Policy Protecting Near-Retirement Employees Doesn't Apply If Over 1 Year Of Service Remains: Chhattisgarh High Court
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that Clause 1.6 of the Transfer Policy (protecting employees with less than one year of service from transfer) does not apply when the employee has more than one year of service remaining before retirement.Background Facts The appellant was working as a Forest...
Chhattisgarh High Court Issues Summer Vacation Directions, Mandates Video Conferencing Hearings & Work From Home For Staff
The High Court of Chhattisgarh has issued directions for the Summer Vacation, 2026, in view of the circulars issued by the Supreme Court regarding optimum utilization of fuel and car-pooling arrangements.As per the circular issued by the Registrar General Rajnish Shrivastava, hearings before the High Court shall be conducted through video conferencing during the vacation period....
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Acquittal In 2010 Dantewada Naxal Attack Which Killed 76 Security Personnel, Laments State's 'Flawed Probe'
The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld acquittal of all 10 accused persons in an April 2010 attack which occurred in Tadmetla forest of Dantewada, claiming lives of 75 CRPF personnel and one member of State Police.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal found the investigation conducted by the police as “flawed”. Expressing displeasure over the...
Shiksha Karmis Under Panchayat Rules Not Entitled To School Education Department Pay Scales : Chhattisgarh HC
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that service of Shiksha Karmis governed by Panchayat rules are not entitled to pay scales or other benefits applicable to teachers of the School Education Department. Background Facts The appellants were appointed as Shiksha Karmi (Grade-III/II) under...
Chhattisgarh HC Bench Recuses As Judge's Niece Appears As Counsel; Calls CJ's Recusal Norms Circular An 'Interference'
A division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court last week took strong exception to a circular issued by the Registrar (Judicial) under the direction of the Chief Justice concerning the recusal norms. The bench termed it an "interference in the functioning of the Court".The strong observation came as the Bench [Justice Sanjay S Agrawal and Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas] recused itself from hearing...
Valid Caste Certificate Essential To Prove SC/ST Act Offence; Mere Oral Claim Of Caste Not Enough: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that in cases involving an offence under Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, it is imperative for the prosecution to establish that the complainant/victim belonged to the Scheduled Caste/Tribe community, and that the offender does not, thereby making filing of a valid caste certificate a sine...
Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses Relief To Professor Accused Of Forcing Hindu Students To Offer Namaz At NSS Camp
The Chhattisgarh High Court last week refused to quash a criminal case against a professor working at Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, for allegedly forcing Hindu students to offer Namaz during an NSS camp in March last year.A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal noted that the charge-sheet reveals prima facie evidence against him, which...
Merit-Cum-Seniority; Seniority Can't Be Applied Mechanically Not Evaluating Merit: Chhattisgarh HC
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that under the principle of merit-cum-seniority, the DPC must first make a comparative assessment of merit, and seniority can be used only as a tiebreaker, not as the sole basis for promotion. Background Facts The appellant was appointed as a Jail...
Delay In Recruitment To Specialised Medical Posts Particularly For Mental Healthcare Causes Prejudice To Public: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has lamented the prolonged delay in recruitment to specialised posts— particularly in the field of mental healthcare, such as MD Psychiatrist, causing prejudice to the citizenry.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal was hearing a Public Interest Litigation concerning the lack of adequate mental...
