Can Motor Accident Tribunals Use State Minimum Wages Data to Compute Compensation for Deceased Victims Without Proof of Actual Income? – Chhattisgarh High Court Affirms Use of Minimum Wage as Notional Income

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that where claimants cannot establish the actual income of a deceased victim in a fatal

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Sentences for Non-Violent Economic Offences Under IPC Sections 420, 467, 468, and 471 Be Reduced to Time Already Undergone on Considerations of Reform?

The Chhattisgarh High Court upholds the convictions for offences under Sections 420/34, 467/34, 468/34, and 471/34 IPC but reduces the

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Departmental Proceedings Continue Against an Employee After Retirement if the Inquiry Concluded Before Superannuation? — Chhattisgarh High Court Affirms Permissibility Provided Proceedings Were Legally Initiated Prior to Retirement

Chhattisgarh High Court upholds that continuation of disciplinary proceedings post-retirement, from the stage after receipt of the enquiry report, is

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can the State, as a ‘Victim’ under Section 2(wa) CrPC, Obtain Liberty to File an Appeal Under Proviso to Section 372 CrPC After Withdrawing an Acquittal Appeal Under Section 378(3)? — Precedential Clarification by the High Court

The High Court clarifies that the State, recognized as a ‘victim’ within Section 2(wa) CrPC, may withdraw an acquittal appeal

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

When Can a Criminal Appeal Be Withdrawn by the Appellant? Legal Implications of Withdrawal of Appeals in the Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirms existing procedural law, confirming that an appellant may withdraw an appeal with the court’s permission

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Whether Withholding of Increments as a Minor Penalty Without Specifying Duration Can Be Treated as a Continuing Major Penalty? – High Court Clarifies Scope of Rule 10(4), CCA Rules, 1966

The Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirms that minor penalties like stoppage of increments with non-cumulative effect under Rule 10(4) of the

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

When Can ‘Non-Cumulative’ Minor Penalties Under CCA Rules Continue Post Expiry — Must Departments Restore Increments After Expiry or Stay of Conviction?

Court holds that the penalty of withholding increments with ‘non-cumulative effect’ as a minor penalty under Rule 10(4), once its

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Acquittal Be Justified Solely Due to Non-Examination of Doctor Despite Admitted Postmortem Report? Chhattisgarh High Court Clarifies Admissibility Under Section 32(2) Evidence Act

Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirms that a postmortem report admitted under Section 294 CrPC is admissible even if the doctor is

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can School Records Alone Establish a Victim’s Minority Beyond Reasonable Doubt? High Court Reaffirms Evidentiary Standards for Age Determination in Sexual Offence Cases

The High Court of Chhattisgarh clarifies that mere production of school records and unsupported birth entries cannot conclusively prove a

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is Mere Allegation of Absence of Valid Driving Licence Sufficient to Shift Liability from Insurer in Motor Accident Claims?

The Chhattisgarh High Court clarified that to challenge a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal’s findings—particularly on the driver’s alleged lack of

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Insurers Raise New Defences for the First Time on Appeal in Motor Accident Compensation Proceedings? – Reaffirmation of the Principle Against Introducing New Grounds on Appeal

The Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirmed that insurance companies cannot raise defences before the appellate court which were not pleaded before

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

When Does a Writ Petition Become Infructuous Due to Non-Prosecution and Efflux of Time? High Court of Chhattisgarh Upholds Existing Law on Dismissal of Infructuous Petitions

A High Court single-judge bench clarifies that if a writ petitioner repeatedly fails to appear and, owing to passage of

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November 11, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh