Employee Who Repeatedly Declines Promotion Not Entitled To ACP/Time-Bound Financial Upgradation: Chhattisgarh High Court

A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Justice Parth Prateem Sahu and Justice Sachin Singh Rajput held that an employee who voluntarily refuses a regular promotion is not entitled to financial upgradation under the Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme, as the scheme is meant to alleviate stagnation caused by lack of promotional opportunities. [2026 LiveLaw...

Delay In Acquiring TET Qualification Due To COVID-19 Cannot Be Grounds To Deny Compassionate Appointment: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a candidate cannot be denied compassionate appointment merely because he could not acquire the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) qualification within the prescribed period when the examination itself was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court observed that where the delay was attributable to the authorities and not to the candidate, such...

Vehicle Cannot Be Confiscated Under Excise Act Before Authority Verifies Excess Quantity Of Seized Liquor Bottles: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that confiscation of a vehicle under Section 47-A of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act cannot be sustained on the basis of a presumption that all seized bottles contained liquor exceeding the statutory limit. The Court observed that before invoking the power of confiscation, the competent authority must satisfy itself on the basis of reliable evidence that...

State Backward Class Commission Is Advisory Body, Cannot Pass Recovery Orders In Commercial Disputes: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the Chhattisgarh State Backward Class Commission is an advisory and recommendatory body and has no jurisdiction to direct recovery of money in a commercial dispute. The Court observed that while the Commission's advice may ordinarily be binding on the State Government under the Chhattisgarh Rajya Pichhda Varg Aayog Adhiniyam, 1995, it cannot usurp...

MSME Council Award Passed Without Terminating Conciliation & Following Arbitral Procedure Is A Nullity: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that an order passed by a Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC) without formally terminating conciliation proceedings and without conducting arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, is a nullity in the eyes of law. Such an order can be challenged even at the execution stage as a...

Private School Not Subject To RTI Merely Because PSU Paid Fees For Its Employees' Wards: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a private educational institution does not become a "public authority" under the Right to Information Act, 2005 merely because a Public Sector Undertaking reimburses the deficit arising from concessional fees charged to the wards of its employees. The Court observed that such a contractual financial arrangement cannot be construed as...

'Voice Recording Of Bribe Demand Inadmissible Without S.65B Evidence Act Certificate & Voice Sample Authentication': Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted two public servants convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the demand of illegal gratification beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court observed that in the absence of a certificate under Section 65-B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, coupled with the absence of voice samples or any FSL report,...

'Mere Eye-Wash': Chhattisgarh High Court Slams ₹500 Fine On Cop For Submitting False Report, Seeks Explanation From SSP

The Chhattisgarh High Court has termed as a "mere eye-wash" the imposition of a fine of Rs. 500 on an Investigating Officer for furnishing incorrect information before the Court that a bail applicant had 19 criminal antecedents. Observing that portraying a person as having multiple criminal antecedents when no such antecedents existed was a very serious matter, the Court directed the...

Chhattisgarh High Court Permits Undertrial To Take NEET Exam Under Police Custody, Declines Temporary Bail

The Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed a 21-year-old man accused of abetting suicide, who is currently in judicial custody, to appear in the upcoming NEET-UG examination under police custody/escort.[2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 44]An urgent mentioning was made before the Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha by the counsel appearing for the accused/applicant. A prayer was made to grant temporary bail to...

Rape Convict Can Be Charged With Abetment Of Suicide If Victim Ends Life Due To Trauma Of Assault: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that commission of rape on a woman leads to loss of her dignity and self-esteem in Indian society, which are sufficient to lead her to take the extreme step of taking away her own life and therefore, a rape convict can be held guilty for abetting suicide of the victim. [2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 43]Upholding conviction of the appellant/accused under Section 306...

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...

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...