Chhattisgarh HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of News Report Flagging Dilapidated Condition Of Police Quarters In Raipur, Calls For State's Affidavit

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of a news report published in a Hindi daily which highlighted the dilapidated conditions of Police Quarters located in Amanaka, Raipur, and the failure of the State to construct new houses funds being sanctioned.The news report revealed that 24 houses in the Quarters are nearly 34 years old, and the condition is such that the...

Chhattisgarh High Court Seeks State's Stand On Plea Challenging Alleged Domicile Based Reservation In PG Medical Admissions

The Chhattisgarh High Court sought the State's stand on a plea challenging vires of Rule 11(a) and portion of Rule 11(b) of the State Medical Post Graduate Admission Rules 2021 on the ground that it grants institution and residence based reservation in PG medical admissions. The plea challenges Rule 11(a) which it claims gives preference in admission to those candidates who have either...

Safe Harbour No Shield: Chhattisgarh HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Flipkart-Linked Delivery Staff For Delivering Knives Used In Murder

The Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to quash FIR against employees of Elastic Run– a logistics company providing delivery services to Flipkart, which delivered a prohibited knife that was subsequently used as a weapon for committing robbery and murder.The specific allegation against the employees of ElasticRun— Dinesh Kumar Sahu (Senior Area Manager) and Harishankar Sahu (Delivery...

211 Knives Bought Online Seized, 677 Cases Lodged: Chhattisgarh High Court Sounds Alarm Over Unregulated Knife Supply

The Chhattisgarh High Court expressed concern over "alarming" number of knives purchased via e-commerce websites after the State submitted that it had seized 211 knives which were bought online and 677 cases were registered between January 1-June 30 this year.In an affidavit submitted by the Additional Chief Secretary, the Court was informed that a total of 211 knives purchased online...

Cash Deposits During Demonetisation Not 'Unexplained Money' If Traceable To Previous Year's Balance: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that cash deposits during demonetisation are not unexplained money if traceable to previous year's balance. Section 69 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 requires the assessee to provide proof of income and provide a proper explanation of the source of such unexplained income. Justices Sanjay K. Agrawal and Deepak Kumar Tiwari stated that the factum...

Chhattisgarh High Court Flags Shortcomings In Medical Services Across State, Seeks Affidavit On Steps To Provide Better Facilities

The Chhattisgarh High Court has flagged multiple shortcomings in the available medical and healthcare facilities in various hospitals across the State, particularly in terms of shortage of doctors, overcrowded hospitals, non-availability of reagents, and absence of adequate night-duty staff.Referring to affidavits submitted by the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, a...

Chhattisgarh High Court Initiates Suo Moto Case Over Railway's Refusal To Fund Treatment Of Electrocuted Contract Worker "Battling For Life"

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of Railway Department's refusal to the fund the treatment of a young contract worker "battling for his life" after coming in contact with an Overhead Equipment (OHE) while repairing a leakage at the Railway Coaching Depot.While the Railway officials were reported to have attempted to "distance themselves" from the responsibility,...

'No Clinching Evidence Of Victim's Minority': Chhattisgarh High Court Reduces Punishment Of Man Convicted For Raping Niece

The Chhattisgarh High Court has altered the order of conviction against a man accused of having forcible sexual intercourse with niece, who had taken his refuge after being sexually assaulted by her father, on the ground that no clinching or legally admissible evidence is available on record to establish her minority.While modifying the conviction from Section 376(3) IPC which penalizes rape on...

Chhattisgarh High Court 'Shocked' After Phenyl Found In Meal Cooked For School Students, Calls For Food Safety Protocols

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken a strict note of a shocking incident which occurred at Pakela Residential Potacabin School, where phenyl was allegedly mixed by a teacher in the vegetables cooked for 426 students of the school.Remarking that the said act is not only an “act of negligence” but also a “criminal act which put the lives of students at stake”, a Division Bench...

Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Toddler's Death In Anganwadi Centre Due To 'Unlawfully' Dumped DJ Equipment

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news report published in a Hindi Daily revealing the tragic death of a three-year old girl, who sustained a grievous head injury from an iron pipe unlawfully dumped within the Anganwadi premises at Talapara.Against this backdrop, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru stated,“… the...

'Systemic Failure': Chhattisgarh HC Takes Suo-Motu Cognisance Of News Report On Security Guard Giving Injection To Patient At District Hospital

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a news report published in a Hindi daily pertaining to an incident at District Hospital, Gariyabad, where a female security guard was allegedly found administering injection to a patient in place of a staff nurse.Noting that the incident raises grave concern upon “the very functioning, supervision, and integrity of the...

Taunting Husband For Being Unemployed During Financially Vulnerable Period Amounts To Cruelty: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that taunting husband for being unemployed and making unfounded demands during a financially unstable period, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, amounts to 'mental cruelty' and constitutes a valid ground for divorce.The present case involved the wife (respondent)— who was a school principal school in Kurud, taunting her advocate husband (appellant) on...