Can Compensation Under the Motor Vehicles Act Be Enhanced Based on Minimum Wages Notification and Supreme Court Precedents? (Precedent Set by High Court of Chhattisgarh in Interpretation of Income Assessment for Deceased Claimants in MACT Appeals)

The High Court of Chhattisgarh clarified that, when assessing compensation for deceased claimants, minimum wages as notified by the Labour

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does an Arbitrator Have Power to Award Interest on Delayed Payments Under Section 31(7) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in the Absence of a Specific Contractual Clause? (Chhattisgarh High Court, 2025 – Precedent-Setting Interpretation)

Chhattisgarh High Court clarifies that, even where a contract is silent on interest for delayed payments, arbitrators can award interest

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Previous Judicial Upholding of a Recruitment Selection Process Mandate Automatic Dismissal of Identical Challenges? — Precedential Consistency Affirmed as Binding Authority by the Chhattisgarh High Court (Division Bench)

Where the High Court has already upheld the validity of a recruitment selection procedure in a prior writ appeal involving

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is the Minimum Wage Notification Binding for Assessing Deceased’s Income in Motor Accident Compensation Claims? Clarification and Application by the Chhattisgarh High Court

The High Court of Chhattisgarh clarified that the income of a deceased mason in a motor accident claim must be

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an Employer Withhold Retiral Dues Beyond Applicable Rent from a Retired Employee Who Continues to Occupy Company Accommodation? – Chhattisgarh High Court Reverses Tribunal Ruling on Penal Rent Adjustment

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that withholding retiral dues by adjusting “standard penal rent” for continued occupation is unreasonable; only

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does an Insurer Remain Liable to Satisfy a Third Party Award When There Is a Fundamental Breach of Policy Due to Driver’s Invalid Licence?—High Court Clarifies Insurer’s Exoneration Under Section 149(2) M.V. Act

The Court held that when the driver of the offending ‘Transport Vehicle’ did not possess a valid and effective driving

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does the Dismissal of a Writ Petition at the Admission Stage, Where Petitioner Alleges Cyber Fraud and Void Loan Liability, Uphold or Clarify Limits of High Court’s Interference Under Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction?

The Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirms the principle that in cases involving disputed questions of fact—such as fraudulently procured loans and

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Must a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Dismiss an Application for Non-Impleadment of Necessary Parties, or Should an Opportunity to Implead Be Granted? – Precedent Clarified by the Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court affirms that in motor accident claims, dismissal of an application solely for non-impleadment of necessary parties

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Reduction of Pay and Recovery by State Authorities Require Prior Opportunity of Hearing? High Court Reaffirms Necessity for Compliance with Principles of Natural Justice

The Chhattisgarh High Court has reaffirmed that any adverse order involving reduction of pay and recovery of excess payment from

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is the High Court’s Jurisdiction Excluded for Service Matters of SAIL Employees After the 2010 Central Government Notification? (Binding Affirmation of Tribunal Jurisdiction)

High Court dismisses writ petition challenging service matter decision, holding that disputes relating to Steel Authority of India Ltd. employees

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Candidate Claim Selection from an Expired Waiting List or Without Impleading Selected Candidates? High Court Affirms Settled Law Limits Rights of Waitlisted Applicants

The Chhattisgarh High Court clarifies that a waiting list confers no legal right beyond its validity period and reiterates that

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does a Complainant-Victim Have a Statutory Right to Appeal Against Acquittal in Section 138 NI Act Cases? Clarification on Proviso to Section 372 CrPC After Celestium Financial Decision

The High Court of Chhattisgarh clarifies that, following the Supreme Court’s pronouncement in “Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran” (2025), a

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September 9, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh