Chhattisgarh High Court
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Sanjay Kumar Agrawal sworn in as Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC
Jaipur: Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court on Monday, September 7. The oath of office was administered by Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagade…
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Students can’t be forced to recite prayers in govt schools: HC
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday, July 2, held that no child in government schools can be forced to recite Hindu prayers, dismissing a petition challenging a State government order. Justice Amitendra Kishore…
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Evicted tribal family allowed back after reconversion vow
Narayanpur: Residents of a village in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district briefly evicted a tribal family from their settlement on Tuesday, June 30, over alleged religious conversion, but allowed it to return after its…
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Supreme Court vs High Courts: Two diferent views on what constitutes rape
India saw two significant but contrasting judicial views – one from the Supreme Court and the other from the Chhattisgarh High Court – both interpreting a woman’s bodily integrity and the legal…
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SC rejects plea over hoardings ‘prohibiting’ entry of pastors in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday. February 16, dismissed a plea challenging the Chhattisgarh High Court order in a matter pertaining to hoardings that allegedly prohibit the entry of pastors and…
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SC trashes appeals of two convicts in rape case of minor school girl
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of two convicts challenging the life imprisonment handed down by courts below for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl in 2019 on the…
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SC grants bail to former excise officer, defers release
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted bail to a former excise officer from Chhattisgarh in a cheating and corruption case linked to the high-profile liquor scam in the state. The top…
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Sexual acts on dead don’t constitute rape, says Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently passed a verdict on sexual intercourse with a dead body, stating that such an action does not legally constitute rape under Indian law. The judgment was delivered…