'No Action Against Consensual Sex Work': Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Immoral Trafficking Case Against Sex Worker

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that where it is clear that the sex worker is an adult and is participating with consent, the police must refrain from interfering or taking any criminal action. The Court observed that continuation of the criminal proceedings based on such a basis would amount to subjecting a woman to the very harassment against which the Supreme Court had issued specific directions.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal was...

Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment Of 3 Judicial Officers As Chhattisgarh High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.The decision was taken at the Collegium's meeting held on August 18, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Supreme Court.The three judicial officers whose appointments have been approved are Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant and Sudhir Kumar.Click here to read...

Homemaker's Financial Difficulties Not 'Sufficient Cause' To Condone Delay: Chhattisgarh High Court

Dismissing an application seeking condonation of 224 days of delay, the Chhattisgarh High Court held that the explanation offered, that the applicant is a homemaker of advanced age and is dependent upon her children who are facing financial and medical difficulties, is insufficient cause to condone delay.Emphasizing that delay could be condoned only if the litigant shows diligence, bona fide,...

Police Cannot Register FIR On Same Allegations If They Initially Treated Complaint As 'Non-Cognizable': Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that where the police initially treated a complaint as a non-cognizable dispute, registering an FIR on the very same allegations without any fresh material indicates that the dispute has been given a criminal colour. The Court further observed that non-fulfilment of a promise or breach of contractual terms cannot attract criminal liability in the absence...

'Ruining Career Of Aspirants More Heinous Than Murder': Chhattisgarh High Court Denies Bail To Ex-CGPSC Secretary In Exam Paper Leak Case

The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected the bail plea of former Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) Jeevan Kishor Dhruv, observing that prima facie material indicated his involvement in a conspiracy to leak confidential question papers to allegedly benefit his son who was subsequently selected as Deputy Collector.“Having considered the entire fact situation of...

'Pendency No Ground For Laxity': Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Strict Enforcement Of Existing Law During Pendency Of Noise Pollution Bill

The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to continue strict enforcement of the existing statutory provisions and executive instructions regulating noise pollution, observing that pendency of the legislative process for the proposed Chhattisgarh Kolahal Niyantran Bill, 2026 cannot be construed as a ground for any laxity. The Court directed all concerned authorities to...

Telephone Interception Cannot Be Retrospectively Validated By MHA Confirmation Order: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a confirmation order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Telecommunications (Procedure and Safeguards for Lawful Interception of Messages) Rules, 2024 is only confirmatory in nature and cannot retrospectively validate or enlarge the scope of an interception authorisation. The Court observed that Telephone interception is an exception to...

Excess Salary Paid Due To Wrong Pay Fixation Can't Be Recovered From Class-III & IV Employees Despite Undertaking: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that recovery of excess payment from Class-III and Class-IV employees is impermissible in law even if such employees have submitted an undertaking or consent letter agreeing to the recovery. The Court observed that the petitioner's contention that he had submitted the consent letter and deposited the amount under pressure and threat that his retiral dues...

Keeping Person In Police Custody Under Guise Of 'Voluntary Cooperation' Violates Article 22: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that investigating agencies cannot keep a person in their custody under the guise of "voluntary cooperation" to circumvent the constitutional safeguards against arrest, observing that such a course would violate Article 22 of the Constitution. The Court ruled that a mere endorsement on a notice stating that a person is voluntarily accompanying the...

Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses To Quash SC/ST Act Case Against Woman Over Instagram Remarks On Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

The Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a woman accused of posting objectionable remarks against Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on Instagram, holding that the allegations in the charge-sheet, if taken at their face value, prima facie disclose the commission of cognizable offences. The Court further held that disputed questions relating to the alleged remarks,...

Chhattisgarh High Court Modifies Judgment In RTI Case, Substitutes 'Bombarded' & 'Habitual Information Seeker' With Neutral Expressions

The Chhattisgarh High Court has modified its earlier judgment by substituting the expressions "habitual information seeker" and "bombarded" with the more neutral expressions "regular information seeker" and "placed on the PIO". The Court observed that although the earlier expressions were not intended to create an adverse impression and were merely observations, substituting them would...

Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Departmental Exam Result, Says Syllabus Can't Be Changed Through Admit Cards Issued Days Before Exam

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that introducing a new subject in a departmental examination only through admit cards issued a few days before, or even hours before, the examination cannot be treated as a valid or adequate prior notification of the syllabus. The Court further observed that if the omission of a subject from the published syllabus was due to a clerical or typographical...