Bilaspur : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has firmly dismissed a writ appeal filed by the Hasdeo Aranya Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, upholding a previous decision that allows mining operations to continue in the Parsa East and Kete Basen (PEKB) coal block. The Division Bench, led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal,…
Bilaspur : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has delivered a significant ruling in the ongoing coal levy scam investigation, dismissing a batch of appeals filed by former IAS officer Ranu Sahu and several of her family members. The division bench, led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, upheld the provisional attachment…
Bilaspur : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has upheld the life imprisonment of a Raipur man for the repeated sexual assault of a minor, a case solidified by DNA evidence that proved he was the biological father of the victim’s child. The Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, dismissed…
Bilaspur : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the pollution of Lemehai Talab in Raipur, labeling the petition as a “misconceived” attempt to settle a private grievance under the guise of public interest. The Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, expressed strong…
Bilaspur – The High Court of Chhattisgarh has reinforced the principle that participating in a government tender does not grant a bidder an automatic right to a contract, even if they are declared the lowest bidder. In a recent judgment, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Judge Ravindra Kumar Agrawal dismissed a…
Bilaspur – The High Court of Chhattisgarh has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a man accused of raping and murdering a minor girl in Bijapur district, finding that DNA evidence and other circumstances conclusively established his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal…
Bilaspur – The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has set aside a government tender for dietary services at the District Hospital in Jashpur, holding that the evaluation process was arbitrary and violated the principles of fairness and equality under Article 14 of the Constitution. The case arose from a writ petition filed by Adhishri…
Bilaspur – The High Court of Chhattisgarh has set aside a government hospital tender in Jashpur, holding that authorities acted arbitrarily by denying relaxation benefits meant for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), thereby violating principles of fairness in public procurement. In its order dated 9 April 2026, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha…
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…