Can Conviction Be Based Solely on Extra-Judicial Confession and Recovery Without Corroborating Forensic Evidence?

The High Court held that extra-judicial confession is inherently a weak form of evidence and, absent strong corroboration, cannot form

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an LMV Driving Licence Holder Legally Drive a Transport Vehicle Weighing Below 7,500 kg Without Additional Endorsement? — Chhattisgarh High Court Affirms Supreme Court Precedent as Binding Authority

The Chhattisgarh High Court, relying on the Supreme Court’s constitutional bench judgment, holds that no separate endorsement is needed for

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Compensation for Temporary Disability in Motor Accident Claims Be Enhanced Beyond the Tribunal Award?

The High Court of Chhattisgarh, interpreting Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, has held that where compensation for temporary

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Courts Interfere With Transfers or Rationalization Postings of Government Teachers Absent Statutory Violation or Mala Fides? – Precedent Reaffirmed

Judgment reaffirms that transfer and rationalization of teachers are administrative matters, and courts should not interfere unless there is evidence

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

When Is Minimum Wages Notification the Correct Basis for Income Assessment in Motor Accident Claims? — Binding Clarification by Chhattisgarh High Court on Compensation Computation

Chhattisgarh High Court holds that, in absence of clinching evidence of actual income, minimum wages notified by the Labour Commissioner

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Tenant of Government-Allotted IT Premises Have a Legally Enforceable Right to Concessional Power Tariff and Other Incentives Solely on the Basis of Policy Promises When Not Implemented in Allotment Terms? – Precedent Upheld by Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld that entitlement to concessional tariffs and incentives under the Electronics, IT & ITeS Investment

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Holding ‘Incharge’ Positions Confer a Vested Right Against Reversion or Transfer? Clarification on the Enforcement of Transfer Policy as Justiciable Right

An Incharge posting does not vest a legal right to continue in that position; transfer policy guidelines are not enforceable

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Widowed Daughter-in-law Claim Maintenance from a Father-in-law under Section 19 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 When She Has Already Received Substantial Assets and the Father-in-law Lacks Sufficient Means?

The Chhattisgarh High Court affirms the Family Court’s rejection of maintenance to a widowed daughter-in-law under Section 19, clarifying that

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Candidate Ranked Lower in the Merit List Be Appointed to a Reserved Teaching Post When Higher Ranked Candidates Withdraw? — Gauhati High Court’s Clarification on Executive Instructions and Statutory Silence

The Gauhati High Court reaffirms that, in the absence of explicit statutory prohibition, a select list including lower-ranked candidates may

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November 2, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Can High Courts Entertain Writ Petitions Under Article 226 When an Efficacious Statutory Remedy Exists Under the Cooperative Societies Act?

The court reaffirmed that the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 should not be exercised when an adequate and efficacious statutory

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Regularization of Contingency Employees Entitle Them to Retrospective Seniority and Pay Scale? High Court Reaffirms Prospective Operation and Policy Discretion

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that regularization of ad-hoc/contingency employees is to operate prospectively, not retrospectively, and refusal to grant

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

When Is Compliance With Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Mandatory in Cases of Closure, Retrenchment, and Transfer? (Clarified by Gauhati High Court, 2025)

Gauhati High Court affirms that strict compliance with Section 25F is mandatory for valid retrenchment or closure under Sections 25F,

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November 2, 2025 | Gauhati High Court