Compassionate Appointment A One-Time Benefit; Acceptance Even Under Protest Forbids Subsequent Claims For Upgradation: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that compassionate appointment is a one-time benefit, and if a post offered on compassionate basis is accepted even under protest, it constitutes exhaustion of the benefit and it cannot further be pressed for higher entitlement or upgradation.Dismissing a writ petition filed by a Gardener (Mali), who had accepted the post under protest, and claimed that he...

'May Compromise Privacy': Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Trial Court Order Denying Defence Access To Social Media Accounts Of Alleged Rape Victim

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently upheld a trial Court order which rejected the prayer of the accused/defense seeking access to the social media accounts, i.e. Facebook and Instagram profiles of an alleged rape victim on the ground of possible breach of her privacy.Justice Arvind Kumar Verma discarded such request of the defense, which was made to verify authenticity of the...

Chhattisgarh HC Allows Plea Of Daily Wage Helper In Ayurvedic Health Care Centre Seeking Regularisation Of Services After Two Decades

The Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed a petition seeking regularisation of services of an employee working in State's Ayurvedic Health Care Centre as Aushdhalay Sevak (Helper) on daily wage for two decades.Ordering a proper assessment of the employee's case and records, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held,“Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and...

"Aiding Leak Of Question Paper More Heinous Than Murder": Chhattisgarh High Court Denies Bail To Ex-PSC Chairman

The Chhattisgarh High Court has denied bail to the former Chairman of the State Public Service Commission, who was accused of leaking the State Service Examination paper and giving undue advantage to his family members.Justice Bibhu Datta Guru, while dismissing the bail application, strongly condemned the paper leak and remarked:“…a person who indulges in facilitating leakage of...

Section 348 BNSS | Court's Power To Recall, Re-Examine Witness Must Be Exercised With Great Caution: Chhattisgarh High Court Reiterates

The Chhattisgarh High Court has reiterated that Section 348 of BNSS (erstwhile Section 311 CrPC) which grants court power to summon any person or examine them, or recall and re-examine already examined person, can only be invoked to meet ends of justice, for strong and valid reasons and must be exercised with great caution. Section 348 of BNSS bestows upon the Court the power to summon, at...

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Misused On Ground That Already Employed Family Member Is Financially Unsupportive: Chattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected a plea of a woman who sought compassionate appointment after the death of her husband on the grounds that the family was financially well, despite her claim that the earning member of the family was unable to support her.Referring to the compassionate appointment scheme, which was relied on by the deceased's wife on the ground that it provided no bar...

Marks Deducted For Typing Words Not Dictated: Chattisgarh HC Rejects Candidate's Plea Alleging Wrong Calculation In Stenographer's Test

The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected a plea of a candidate who challenged his non-selection to the post of Stenographer on account of wrongful calculation of marks during skill test.A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, held,“From perusal of the answer sheet of the appellant, it is quite vivid that the appellant has typed the word which was...

“Private Agenda”: Chhattisgarh High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Release Of Sanctioned Amount Of ₹20 Lakh For 'Malhar Mahotsav'

The Chhattisgarh High Court, by an order dated 2.04.2025, has dismissed a PIL filed by the President of Bilaspur Lokhit Sanskritik Seva Samiti, Malhar, praying before the Court to direct the state authorities to release a sanctioned amount of Rs.20 lakh for the smooth organisation of Malhar Mahotsav, which had not been organised for the past six years due to financial constraints.In this...

'Husband Never Complained Of Adultery': Chhattisgarh HC Acquits Man Convicted For Having Sex With Married Woman On False Promise Of Marriage

The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned an order of conviction passed by a Sessions Court against a man, holding him guilty of adultery under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC') for having repeated sex with a married woman on the false assurance of marriage, since the husband of such woman did not make any complaint of adultery before any competent Court.While passing the order...

Collector's Refusal To Call For Originals In Case Of Deficient Stamp Duty Doesn't Curtail Court's Power To Impound Document: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a decision taken by a Collector (Stamps) to not exercise power under Section 48B of the Indian Stamp Act which empowers him to order production of original instrument in case of deficiency in stamp duty, would not curtail power of the Court to impound the document under Section 33. Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey in his order said, “In the present case,...

Chhattisgarh HC Rejects Employee's Plea For Back Wages After Acquittal In Appeal, Says Subsequent Acquittal Doesn't Operate Retrospectively

Dismissing a writ petition filed by an employee, who was convicted of a crime but later acquitted and demanded back wages thereafter, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the subsequent acquittal of the employee does not entitle him to back wages as such acquittal does not operate retrospectively to wipe out the legal consequences of the conviction.The petitioner had prayed that he...

'Consensual Intercourse, Victim Habituated To Sex': Chhattisgarh High Court Acquits Man Of Rape Charges After 6 Yrs In Jail

The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a man convicted for commission of offences under Section 376(2)(n) (repeated rape on same woman) of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC') and Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act ('POCSO Act') after finding lack of evidence to suggest minor age of the victim so also upon being convinced that...