Bilaspur : The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that challenged the State’s policy governing the purchase and sale of tendu leaves, holding that courts should not interfere in economic and socio-economic policy matters unless there is a clear legal or constitutional violation. The division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha…
Bilaspur: The High Court of Chhattisgarh has reduced the compensation awarded in a land acquisition dispute involving South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), while setting aside a direction to consider a job claim. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal. The case relates to Mahendra…
Bilaspur : In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation has challenged the acquittal of Amit Jogi in the 2003 murder case of Ram Avtar Jaggi. The matter is currently being heard by the High Court of Chhattisgarh, before Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, which is examining multiple appeals and…
Bilaspur : The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the conviction of several accused in a major drug trafficking case involving the seizure of more than 650 kilograms of ganja from a truck with a hidden compartment. The judgment was delivered on March 24, 2026, by a bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra…
Bilaspur : the Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a civil appeal filed by a Bilaspur-based coal trader seeking recovery of over ₹21 lakh from a brick manufacturing firm, holding that the claim was unsupported by reliable and independent evidence. The dispute arose between Lalwani and Sons, a coal supplier, and Cheema Bricks, a brick kiln…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by senior doctor Dr. Vevek Choudhary, who had challenged the state government’s decision to start criminal proceedings in a medical equipment purchase case. The matter relates to the procurement of PET-CT Scan and Gamma Camera machines worth about ₹18.45 crore for Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital…
Bilaspur : The Chhattisgarh High Court has cleared a Labour Inspector accused in a corruption case, saying the prosecution could not prove that he demanded or accepted a bribe. The decision came on March 11, 2026, when Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha allowed the appeal filed by Suresh Kurre. A trial court had earlier convicted him…
Bilaspur : The Chhattisgarh High Court has ordered a fresh trial in a case where a police constable is accused of embezzling over ₹26 lakh in government funds, while criticizing the prosecution for failing to present any evidence. The case involves Satya Prakash Bhagat, a constable posted in the Superintendent of Police (SP) office in…
Bilaspur : The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a writ appeal filed by a Raipur resident who sought financial assistance under the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Samman Nidhi Scheme meant for people detained during the Emergency period. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal upheld an earlier decision…
Bilaspur : The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a man convicted of murdering a youth in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district, finding that the chain of circumstantial and forensic evidence clearly established his guilt. In a judgment delivered on March 13, 2026, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar…