Top Law News Woman’s rights over deceased husband’s property cease if remarriage proven: Chhattisgarh HC July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that rights of a woman over the property of her deceased husband would cease if her remarriage is “strictly proven” as per the law. A bench of Justice Sanjay K Agrawal made the observation in a recent order, while dismissing an appeal related to a property suit filed against […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court rights over deceased husband's property cease if remarriage proven Woman's rights over deceased husband's property cease
Top Law News Three granted anticipatory bail in Antagarh bypoll case April 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chhattisgarh High Court Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to former chief minister Raman Singh’s son-in-law Dr Puneet Gupta, former minister Rajesh Munat and BJP leader Maturam Pawar in connection with the alleged 2014 Antagarh bypoll fixing. All three accused had filed separate pleas seeking pre-arrest bail. The hearing was going on before Justice Goutam Bhaduri. […] Read more » Antagarh bypoll case Chhattisgarh High Court
Top Law News Supreme Court Acquits Two Men Sentenced To Death By Chhattisgarh High Court March 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “It is difficult to draw an inference that the appellants had committed the crime.” In yet another judgment delivered on Tuesday, the Supreme Court acquitted two men whose death sentence was confirmed by the Chhattisgarh High Court. The bench comprising Justice AK Sikri, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice MR Shah, acquitted Digamber Vaishnav and Girdhari […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Justice AK Sikri Justice MR Shah Justice S Abdul Nazeer Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Graft case: Delhi court grants bail to ex-HC judge Quddusi September 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Chhattisgarh High Court judge Ishrat Masroor Quddusi has “deep roots in the society” and cannot tamper with evidence, a Delhi court today said while granting him bail in connection with an alleged medical college corruption case. It, however, directed the 67-year-old former judicial officer to surrender his passport to the CBI within two days […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Court Delhi court grants bail to ex-HC judge Quddusi featured graft case Ishrat Masroor Quddusi Law Legal News medical college corruption case
Top Law News 11 new judges for 3 HCs June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eleven judges to three high courts have been appointed. The fresh appointments — six in the Madras High Court and two each in the high courts of Chhattisgarh and Punjab and Haryana– come at a time when the government and the judiciary continue to have differences over a key document which guides nomination of judges […] Read more » 11 new judges for 3 HCs Chhattisgarh High Court Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court
Top Law News Not coerced by police to surrender, says Panda May 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Surrendered Naxal Podiyam Panda today informed the Chhattisgarh High Court that he was not coerced by the police to surrender. Panda was produced before the high court here in response to a habeas corpus petition (plea to produce the person) filed by his wife, Muiye, last week, Additional Advocate General Prafull Bharat said. He informed […] Read more » Additional Advocate General Chhattisgarh High Court Court featured Law Legal News Naxal Podiyam Panda Prafull Bharat
Top Law News 18 new judges likely to be appointed by next week September 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Nearly 18 new judges are likely to be appointed by next week, days after five judges were elevated as chief justices. Sources said files relating to fresh appointments have been cleared at the highest level and may reach Rashtrapati Bhawan in the coming days. While most of the fresh appointments relate to Madras High Court, […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Rajasthan High Court Rashtrapati Bhawan
Top Law News Married daughter eligible for compassionate appointments: Chhattisgarh HC December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A married daughter is eligible to get government job of her deceased’s father on compassionate grounds, the Chhattisgarh High Court has observed. Justice Sanjay K Agrawal made the observation yesterday while hearing a petition filed by Sarojani Bhoi (28) who had challenged the state government on the ground that she was not given the job […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Court featured Law Legal News Married daughter eligible for compassionate appointments: Chhattisgarh HC
Bar, Bench & Firm News Resolution of election disputes take long periods in India: SC February 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The resolution of election disputes in this country takes unacceptably long periods in most cases, which “reduces the adjudicatory process into a mockery of justice”, the Supreme Court today said while advocating setting up of benches in high courts to exclusively deal with election petitions. “We are sad to state that invariably the resolution of […] Read more » against repeated adjournments Chhattisgarh High Court Justice J. Chelameswar Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman mockery of justice Resolution of election disputes
Top Law News Chhattisgarh HC clears decks for township project April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The decks for the state government’s ‘Kamal Vihar’ integrated township development project by dismissing all 23 petitions filed by land owners and farmers challenging land acquisition policy and its environmental clearance has been cleared by the Chhattisgarh High court. Delivering the verdict, Justice Prasant Mishra dismissed all the pleas on the ground of merit thus […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Minister Raman Singh decks for the state government Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat integrated township development project Justice Prasant Mishra Kamal Vihar Raipur Development Authority (RDA) RDA Chairman Sunil Soni
Top Law News PIL challenges appointment of C’garh energy secy April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been admitted by the Chhattisgarh High Court by challenging the appointment of Aman Singh, a non-IAS officer, as the state’s Energy Secretary. The division bench of Justices Sunil Sinha and Prashant Mishra also sought a reply from Singh within three weeks. Nitin Sinha, a Raipur resident, who has filed the petition, contends that appointment […] Read more » Aman Singh Chhattisgarh High Court IAS Justices Prashant Mishra Justices Sunil Sinha Nitin Sinha non-IAS officer PIL Raipur
Top Law News Former IAS officer gets 7 years’ jail for rape September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Chhattisgarh court on Monday sentenced a former IAS officer, Manku Ram Sarthi, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually exploitinga woman government staffer for about eight months. District and sessions judge of Jashpur, Prabhat Kumar Shastri, also imposed a penalty of Rs.10,000 on the 66- year- old retired officer. Delivering the judgment in […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court District and sessions judge of Jashpur forced the woman to maintain a sexual relationship Former IAS officer gets 7 years' jail for rape former IAS officer Manku Ram Sarthi guilty of misusing his official position Jashpur district collector Prabhat Kumar Shastri rigorous imprisonment for sexually exploiting Sarthi guilty of raping a supervisor Sarthi was sent to jail Sarthi was the Jashpur collector sexually exploiting a woman government staffer threatening the victim with dire consequences
