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    Jaggi Murder Case: Supreme Court Stays Amit Jogi Conviction Stays Life Sentence Imposed by Chhattisgarh High Court
    Jaggi Murder Case: Supreme Court Stays Amit Jogi Conviction Stays Life Sentence Imposed by Chhattisgarh High Court
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    Jaggi Murder Case: Supreme Court Stays Amit Jogi Conviction Stays Life Sentence Imposed by Chhattisgarh High Court

    Supreme Court of India stayed conviction of Amit Jogi in Ramavatar Jaggi murder case. Apex court halted Chhattisgarh High Court order imposing life sentence and directing surrender.

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    Interference Of Court Functioning: Chhattisgarh HC Judge Objects To CJ’s Bench-Hunting Circular, Recuses After Niece Appears
    Interference Of Court Functioning: Chhattisgarh HC Judge Objects To CJ’s Bench-Hunting Circular, Recuses After Niece Appears
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    Interference Of Court Functioning: Chhattisgarh HC Judge Objects To CJ’s Bench-Hunting Circular, Recuses After Niece Appears

    The Chhattisgarh High Court addressed judicial recusal and professional ethics as a judge stepped aside after his niece appeared as counsel, stating that the Chief Justice’s new bench-hunting circular “appears to be an interference of the Court functioning.”

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    Supreme Court Grants Interim Relief, Allows Chhattisgarh Court Worker to Continue LL.B Third-Year Exams
    Supreme Court Grants Interim Relief, Allows Chhattisgarh Court Worker to Continue LL.B Third-Year Exams
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    Supreme Court Grants Interim Relief, Allows Chhattisgarh Court Worker to Continue LL.B Third-Year Exams

    The Supreme Court granted interim relief to a Chhattisgarh court employee, permitting him to appear for the remaining third-year LL.B. exam papers as a regular student. The Court allowed this despite clear restrictions imposed under his service rules.

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    Litigants Should Not be Penalised for Their Lawyers’ Negligence: Chhattisgarh High Court
    Litigants Should Not be Penalised for Their Lawyers’ Negligence: Chhattisgarh High Court
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    Litigants Should Not be Penalised for Their Lawyers’ Negligence: Chhattisgarh High Court

    The Chhattisgarh High Court held that litigants should not suffer due to their lawyers’ negligence in conducting cases. Citing precedent, it emphasized that parties cannot be expected to monitor proceedings constantly and should not be penalised for counsel’s default.

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    Major Judicial Upgrade: Supreme Court Collegium Approves Elevation of 8 Judges as Permanent
    Major Judicial Upgrade: Supreme Court Collegium Approves Elevation of 8 Judges as Permanent
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    Major Judicial Upgrade: Supreme Court Collegium Approves Elevation of 8 Judges as Permanent

    The Supreme Court Collegium on March 24, 2026 approved elevation of Additional Judges as Permanent Judges in Chhattisgarh High Court and Madras High Court, strengthening judicial capacity and ensuring continuity in adjudication.

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    Father-In-Law Must Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law And Her Child: Chhattisgarh High Court
    Father-In-Law Must Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law And Her Child: Chhattisgarh High Court
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    Father-In-Law Must Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law And Her Child: Chhattisgarh High Court

    The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld a Family Court ruling directing a father-in-law to provide maintenance to his widowed daughter-in-law and her minor daughter. The bench affirmed that the statutory obligation applied despite his appeal before the judges today.

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    Attempt To Convert Administrative Or Personal Grievances Into A Criminal Prosecution: Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Complaint Against Chief Justice, Judges
    Attempt To Convert Administrative Or Personal Grievances Into A Criminal Prosecution: Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Complaint Against Chief Justice, Judges
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    Attempt To Convert Administrative Or Personal Grievances Into A Criminal Prosecution: Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Complaint Against Chief Justice, Judges

    The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a 2016 complaint against Navin Sinha and P Diwaker, with a bench led by Ramesh Sinha finding no cognizable offence or specific allegations.

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    Section 2(2) Serves a Protective Function, Not Exclusionary; It Cannot Deny Hinduised Tribal Person Benefits of the Act: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows ST Man’s Mutual Divorce Plea
    Section 2(2) Serves a Protective Function, Not Exclusionary; It Cannot Deny Hinduised Tribal Person Benefits of the Act: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows ST Man’s Mutual Divorce Plea
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    Section 2(2) Serves a Protective Function, Not Exclusionary; It Cannot Deny Hinduised Tribal Person Benefits of the Act: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows ST Man’s Mutual Divorce Plea

    The Chhattisgarh High Court set aside a Family Court order rejecting a mutual-consent divorce petition because the husband belonged to a Scheduled Tribe, ruling that Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 protections cannot bar couples married under Hindu customs.

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    Blacklisting Order Must Meet Standards Of Fairness, Proportionality, And Properly Reasoned Decision-Making: Chhattisgarh High Court
    Blacklisting Order Must Meet Standards Of Fairness, Proportionality, And Properly Reasoned Decision-Making: Chhattisgarh High Court
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    Blacklisting Order Must Meet Standards Of Fairness, Proportionality, And Properly Reasoned Decision-Making: Chhattisgarh High Court

    The Chhattisgarh High Court delivered a significant judgment on writ petitions, partially granting them and quashing orders that had blacklisted multiple construction companies for three years. The High Court ruled that , Blacklisting Order Must Meet The Standards Of Fairness, Proportionality, And A Properly Reasoned Order

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    Chhattisgarh Liquor ‘Scam’: High Court Grants Bail to Former CMO Officer Saumya Chaurasia in ED & EOW Cases
    Chhattisgarh Liquor ‘Scam’: High Court Grants Bail to Former CMO Officer Saumya Chaurasia in ED & EOW Cases
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    Chhattisgarh Liquor ‘Scam’: High Court Grants Bail to Former CMO Officer Saumya Chaurasia in ED & EOW Cases

    The Chhattisgarh High Court granted bail to former CMO Deputy Secretary Saumya Chaurasia in cases filed by the ED and EOW in the alleged Rs 2,883 crore liquor scam. The Court cited delay in trial, parity with co-accused, and substantial completion of investigation.

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