The Chhattisgarh High Court has put a stay on the recovery order issued by the CEO of the Kabirdham district panchayat against the former sarpanch of Dashrangpur. The court has also asked the state authorities to file their replies. The petitioner served as sarpanch from January 2020 to February 2025. During this period, a complaint…
A seminar on “Rule of Law: The Foundation of Justice” was organized by the District Bar Association, Balodabazar at the District Court premises on 21 November 2025. The event was graced by the distinguished presence of Hon’ble the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Mr. Justice Ramesh Sinha, as the Chief Guest, who…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned the conviction of Prasen Kumar Bhargav, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged abduction and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2019. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru delivered the ruling on 20 November 2025, holding that the…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 872 : 2025:CGHC:55966 Bilaspur, November 17, 2025 — In a judgment delivered on November 17, 2025, the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur partly allowed an appeal in a narcotics matter and reduced an appellant’s conviction and sentence after recalculating the active psychotropic content of seized injections. The court…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a transfer petition filed by IAS officer Janak Prasad Pathak after neither he nor his counsel appeared for the scheduled hearing. The petition, linked to an ongoing rape and atrocity case in Janjgir-Champa, was rejected when the court noted that no representation or request for adjournment had been filed….
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…
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…
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…