Chhattisgarh High Court
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...
S.12(1)(b) HMA | Mental Illness Of Spouse To Be Proved By Doctor, Mere Prescriptions Insufficient To Seek Annulment: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that for seeking annulment of marriage under Section 12(1)(b) Hindu Marriage Act on the ground of mental illness/disorder of spouse, sufficient evidence has to be led in the form of medical experts' testimony and reports of clinical diagnosis if any.It thus said that mere filing of medical prescriptions is insufficient for proving mental illness of...
Chhattisgarh High Court Orders State To Pay ₹25K To Each Student Fed 'Dog-Licked' Meal In Govt School
The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to pay compensation worth Rs.25000/- to every student of Government Middle School, Lachchhanpur, who consumed mid-day meal licked by a dog.The Court had earlier taken suo-motu cognizance of an August 3 news-report published in a Hindi daily, which reported that students had allegedly been served dog soiled meals in the school by...
Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo-Motu Cognizance Of 'Unregulated' Knife Trade, Increasing Stabbing Incidents
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of news report claiming unregulated availability of knives in paan shops, general stores and gift shops, which it states has contributed to increase in stabbing incidents across Bilaspur, directing the state to inform on steps taken to curb the same. The Court referred to a news report published in a Hindi Daily claiming that sharp...
Chhattisgarh HC Expresses Concern Over Discontinuance Of Buses In Bilaspur, Warns Transport Commissioner Of Contempt Over Misleading Affidavit
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken a strict stance on the discontinuance of city bus services in Bilaspur, noting that despite their brief revival following the Court's earlier intervention, the ongoing suspension is causing major hardship to the city residents.Referring to a news report which revealed that city buses were inoperational for the last 4 days due to a breakdown, a Division...
Chhattisgarh High Court Asks NHAI To Prevent Highway Accidents Due To Stray Animals
Taking note of recurring instances of road accidents on national highways caused as a result of stray cattle lying on the roads leading to loss of human and animal lives, the Chhattisgarh High Court said that measures taken by State and NHAI to curb such incidents were insufficient. The court took note of an affidavit filed by the Chief Secretary in response to its July 16 order regarding...
Chhattisgarh High Court Designates Three Lawyers As Senior Advocates
The Chattisgarh High Court on Thursday (August 7) designated three lawyers as senior advocates with immediate effect. The notification issued by the High Court's Registrar General states:"In exercise of powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961, read with Rule 7 of the High Court of Chhattisgarh (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2018 and in pursuance of the Judgment...
Individual Hardship No Ground To Challenge Vires: Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds State Law Fixing Fee-Structure Of Private Schools
The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld the validity of 'Chhattisgarh Non-Government Schools Fees Regulation Act, 2020' and 'Chhattisgarh Non-Government Schools Fees Regulation Rules 2020', challenged on the ground that it allegedly curbed autonomy of private unaided schools in fixing fee and administration.In doing so the court underscored that hardship caused to an individual if any cannot be...
[S.22 BNS] “Erratic Behaviour, Classic Signs Of Psychotic Disorder”: Chattisgarh HC Overturns Murder Conviction Over Accused's Unsound Mind
The Chhattisgarh High Court has used grounds of insanity to overturn a conviction of a 25 year old man (appellant) who murdered his father and grandmother after stating “I am Hanumanji, Bajrang Bali, Durga.”The appellant was convicted under Section 302 (punishment for murder) and Section 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt) of IPC and sentenced to undergo life...