A seminar on “Rule of Law: The Foundation of Justice” was organized by the District Bar Association, Balodabazar at the District Court premises on 21 November 2025. The event was graced by the distinguished presence of Hon’ble the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Mr. Justice Ramesh Sinha, as the Chief Guest, who…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned the conviction of Prasen Kumar Bhargav, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged abduction and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2019. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru delivered the ruling on 20 November 2025, holding that the…
In a major legal victory for medical students, the Chhattisgarh High Court has declared two key rules governing post-graduate (PG) medical admissions as unconstitutional. The court ruled that these rules unfairly disadvantaged candidates who completed their MBBS degree outside of Chhattisgarh, even if they were native residents of the state, holding that they violated the…
The Supreme Court has refused to block Crocs Inc. USA from pursuing its passing-off cases against several Indian footwear makers, including Bata India and Liberty Shoes. With this, a July 2025 order of the Delhi High Court that revived Crocs’ suits has been confirmed, and the cases will now return to a single-judge bench for…
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has once again highlighted why Article 32 is one of the most important parts of the Constitution. He said it was designed to give every citizen a direct route to the Supreme Court whenever their fundamental rights are violated. This ensures that no one is left without help when…
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and ruled that homeowners cannot be forced to build commercial spaces on the ground floor if their property has always been used for residential purposes. The Court said the owners have a permanent legal right to use the house only…
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and aviation regulators to respond to a petition that challenges rising airfares, dynamic pricing and high ancillary charges in the civil aviation sector. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta has given four weeks to file replies. The petition argues that airlines use algorithms that…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 872 : 2025:CGHC:55966 Bilaspur, November 17, 2025 — In a judgment delivered on November 17, 2025, the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur partly allowed an appeal in a narcotics matter and reduced an appellant’s conviction and sentence after recalculating the active psychotropic content of seized injections. The court…
The Election Commission of India has issued a detailed clarification before the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision across 12 states and union territories. The Commission underlined that Aadhaar serves only as proof of identity and cannot be treated as proof of citizenship during the electoral roll verification process. The ECI stressed that voting…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a transfer petition filed by IAS officer Janak Prasad Pathak after neither he nor his counsel appeared for the scheduled hearing. The petition, linked to an ongoing rape and atrocity case in Janjgir-Champa, was rejected when the court noted that no representation or request for adjournment had been filed….