21 January 2026 – The High Court of Chhattisgarh has quashed criminal proceedings against a Bhilai-based hotel owner and directed the State of Chhattisgarh to pay ₹1 lakh as compensation, holding that his arrest and detention were illegal and in violation of constitutional safeguards. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha found that…
The Supreme Court Bar Association has approached the Supreme Court of India seeking national guidelines to protect the privacy and dignity of women and girls in workplaces and educational institutions. The petition, filed under Article 32, asks the Court to step in after repeated reports of coercive and degrading practices where women were forced to…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 1304 In a landmark decision protecting the presumption of legitimacy of children born within marriage, the Supreme Court has ruled that a DNA test cannot be directed as a matter of routine to determine paternity, especially when such an order risks illegitimizing a child and violates the right to…
छत्तीसगढ़ हाईकोर्ट ने एचआईवी मरीज की पहचान उजागर करने पर दिखाई सख्ती, 2 लाख मुआवजा रायपुर के डॉ. भीमराव अंबेडकर अस्पताल में एचआईवी संक्रमित महिला की पहचान उजागर करने की घटना पर छत्तीसगढ़ हाईकोर्ट ने सख्त रुख अपनाया है। मुख्य न्यायाधीश रमेश सिन्हा की अगुवाई वाली बेंच ने राज्य सरकार से जवाब मांगते हुए कहा…
Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Plea for Right to Lawyer During Interrogation The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Union government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that seeks recognition of a citizen’s right to have a lawyer present during police interrogations. The plea, filed by practising lawyers, argues that the…
Citation : 2002 Local Law (CG) 29 The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the state to pay enhanced compensation to two families whose relatives were killed in the anti-Sikh violence of 1984. Delivering the order, Justice Fakhruddin allowed the writ petition in part and said the victims’ families should receive ₹2,00,000 for each death, with…
Chhattisgarh HC orders compensation for false arrest and police abuse The Chhattisgarh High Court, in a strong judgment safeguarding personal liberty and condemning police misconduct, quashed criminal proceedings against a man falsely accused of theft and ordered compensation to be paid by the investigating officer. The ruling, delivered on 12 March 2001 by Justice R….