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The Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed a compensation award in favour of a married daughter substituted after her mother's death, holding she falls outside the Act's definition of dependant.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh held that a self-styled Sharia court's order purporting to dissolve a Muslim woman's marriage has no legal authority and cannot alter her rights.
A Division Bench upheld the quashing of a Commission order directing recovery of Rs 21 lakh from a harvester dealer, holding such directions exceed the Commission's statutory recommendatory functions.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh held that a penalty under Section 20(1) of the RTI Act cannot stand unless deliberate and mala fide intent of the Public Information Officer is firmly established.
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court set aside a Single Judge order, holding that eight years of qualifying service for promotion must be computed from the calendar year of joining under Rule 6(2) of the Rules of 2003.
The Chhattisgarh High Court set aside an execution order directing payment of back wages to a retired CISF constable, holding the Executing Court had travelled beyond the decree passed in second appeal.
The Division Bench held that income-tax orders accepting the Rs 60 crore cash source do not immunise the property from PMLA attachment, and that disputed facts must be resolved before the Adjudicating Authority.
Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha modified a Family Court order that cut off maintenance once Raghav Lahre turned 18, holding disability must govern entitlement, not age alone.
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a writ appeal by a son and daughter-in-law against their eviction from a residential property, holding that an independent title claim cannot bar a Maintenance Tribunal's protective jurisdiction over a 93-year-old senior citizen.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh quashed an FIR and charge-sheet against two Assam residents who reshared a Facebook cartoon about the Chhattisgarh Governor, accepting their unconditional apology and the State's consent for settlement.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur set aside the rejection of an inter-state bus permit granted only because the applicant's father had alleged tax dues of Rs.28 lakh.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh quashed an FIR, charge-sheet, and criminal case against a woman accused of bigamy and cheating, holding that the foundational ingredients of both offences were absent from the prosecution material.
A Division Bench at Bilaspur quashed an FIR and charge-sheet under the Immoral Traffic Act against an adult woman, holding that prosecuting a consenting sex worker violates binding Supreme Court directions.
The Chhattisgarh High Court refused bail to the former Secretary of the CGPSC, accused of leaking question papers to his own son who was a candidate in the State Civil Services Examination, 2021.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh noted that the state's Draft Committee has finalised the Chhattisgarh Kolahal Niyantran Bill, 2026 and directed authorities to keep enforcing existing noise pollution rules until the legislation is enacted.
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha dismissed a petition seeking to quash an FIR, charge-sheet, and cognizance order in a SC/ST Act case arising from a social media post.
The Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur held that picking up an accused from Haryana and transporting him across States without transit remand made the entire detention unconstitutional, vitiating the subsequent remand orders.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh struck down a CBI phone-tap authorisation for covering a period 27 days before the original order existed, while allowing the broader prosecution to continue.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh held that recovery of excess pay due to wrong pay fixation cannot be made from a retired Class-III employee, even where a consent letter was obtained under pressure.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh substituted adverse observations against an RTI applicant, replacing "habitual information seeker" and "bombarded" with neutral language in a review petition.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh quashed a January 2026 remission rejection, finding the State mechanically relied on adverse police and district authority opinions while ignoring jail conduct and reformation.
Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that a Rent Controller cannot suspend judicial work for an entire day solely because a Bar Association moves a condolence notice, directing expeditious disposal within three months.
A Division Bench dismissed a writ petition alleging OMR sheet manipulation in NEET UG 2026, holding that mere self-prepared comparison charts cannot establish tampering of official examination records.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh refused to interfere with a one-stage pay reduction imposed on a CISF constable who uploaded offensive social media posts against the Indian Army and Para-military Forces.
