The Chhattisgarh High Court on November 14 expanded its ongoing suo motu inquiry into health and safety conditions in thermal power plants across the state. The court ordered that 37 more units be added as respondents after recent inspection reports revealed several areas where plants were still failing to meet safety standards. The direction came…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (SC) 1313 The Supreme Court has overturned a Rajasthan High Court order that had reinstated a Branch Post-Master removed from service for misappropriating depositors’ money. The top court said the misconduct was clearly proved and the High Court should not have interfered with the findings of the departmental authorities. During…
The first matter, State of Chhattisgarh v. Dinesh Yadav (2025 Local Law (CG) 871 : 2025:CGHC:55508-DB), involved a challenge to an acquittal order where the State sought leave to appeal after a delay of 588 days. The division bench led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha held that departmental movement of files and routine administrative steps…
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The Supreme Court has taken a stern view of the prolonged incarceration of a man who has spent four years in jail without the trial moving forward. Despite the charge sheet in the case being filed on 13 January 2022, charges are yet to be framed. The Court said it was troubled by the lack…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 1316 The Supreme Court has ruled that long custody and the likelihood of delay in trial cannot dilute the strict requirements of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The Court said judges must record clear satisfaction on the twin statutory conditions before granting bail in…
The Chhattisgarh High Court on November 14, 2025 recorded that the state has already released substantial sums to repair and maintain police residential buildings, and directed the Director General of Police to file a personal affidavit about pending administrative approvals for new police accommodation. The court’s order reproduces the DGP’s personal affidavit, which says an…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 871 : 2025:CGHC:55508-DB The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected the State’s application for leave to appeal an acquittal, finding the 588-day delay in filing unexplained and inordinate. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru dismissed the Criminal Miscellaneous Petition after hearing the…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 870 : 2025:CGHC:55587 The Chhattisgarh High Court on November 14, 2025, granted anticipatory bail to Tikeshwar Lahre, who had sought protection from arrest in a case arising from a reported shortage of paddy at the Kosir Paddy Society. The court, headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha, heard submissions from…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 869 The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside an acquittal and restored a conviction in a cheque dishonour case, delivering a judgment that underlines the courts’ expectation that accused persons rebut statutory presumptions with clear evidence. In ACQA No. 1007 of 2024, decided on 14 November 2025, Justice Sanjay…