The Supreme Court has declined a request for an urgent hearing on the worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR, saying the matter is already set to be heard later this month. The bench, led by Chief Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran, made the remark after lawyers pressed for an immediate hearing on…
The Supreme Court has directed authorities across the country to clear stray dogs from sensitive public spaces, including schools, hospitals, railway stations, bus depots, and sports complexes. The dogs must be moved to authorised shelters after undergoing sterilisation and vaccination under the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2023. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 851 The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the life sentence of Jawahar Chandra for the murder of a 12-year-old girl from Janjgir-Champa, closing the door on his appeal and confirming the trial court’s findings on homicide and destruction of evidence. A division bench led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 850 The Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur has set aside a 1998 acquittal and convicted 11 men for the 1994 murder of a villager in Mahasamund district, ordering them to serve life imprisonment. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru delivered the judgment…
Citation : Local Law (CG) 849 The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld a Single Bench order directing the State to issue appointment letters to candidates selected in the Chhattisgarh State Civil Services Examination-2021 who are not named in the CBI charge sheets and against whom no adverse material presently exists. A Division Bench of Chief…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 848 The High Court of Chhattisgarh has affirmed a 2018 trial court decision dismissing a suit for specific performance over agricultural land in Rajnandgaon, holding that the alleged 2003 sale agreement was doubtful and that subsequent buyers were protected as bona fide purchasers. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas delivered the…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 847 The High Court of Chhattisgarh has dismissed at the admission stage a second appeal filed by Ashok Kumar Ubrani, effectively affirming the title of the late Rameshwar Prasad Tiwari’s legal representatives over a 0.12-acre plot at Torwa, Bilaspur (Khasra No. 450). Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas pronounced the judgment…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 846 The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur set aside the conviction of Farida Mirza in a 2018 narcotics case, holding that the prosecution failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that all seized packets contained ganja and that key procedural safeguards under the NDPS Act were not followed. Justice…
Date: 6th November, 2025 : In a significant step towards strengthening judicial infrastructure in the State of Chhattisgarh, the Newly Constructed Additional Bar Room at the District & Sessions Court, Balodabazar was graciously inaugurated today through a virtual ceremony. The event also witnessed the Virtual Bhoomi Poojan and Laying of Foundation Stone for the upcoming…
The Office of the Chairperson (Deputy Commissioner) invites applications for the posts of Protection Officer (Institutional Care) and Project Coordinator (Child Helpline 1098) at the District Child Protection Unit and Child Helpline, Nicobar, under Mission Vatsalya. The engagement will be purely on a contractual basis. Name of the Posts: Essential Qualifications and Experience: How to…