Cash Deposits During Demonetisation Not 'Unexplained Money' If Traceable To Previous Year's Balance: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that cash deposits during demonetisation are not unexplained money if traceable to previous year's balance. Section 69 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 requires the assessee to provide proof of income and provide a proper explanation of the source of such unexplained income. Justices Sanjay K. Agrawal and Deepak Kumar Tiwari stated that the factum...

Chhattisgarh High Court Flags Shortcomings In Medical Services Across State, Seeks Affidavit On Steps To Provide Better Facilities

The Chhattisgarh High Court has flagged multiple shortcomings in the available medical and healthcare facilities in various hospitals across the State, particularly in terms of shortage of doctors, overcrowded hospitals, non-availability of reagents, and absence of adequate night-duty staff.Referring to affidavits submitted by the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, a...

Chhattisgarh High Court Initiates Suo Moto Case Over Railway's Refusal To Fund Treatment Of Electrocuted Contract Worker "Battling For Life"

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of Railway Department's refusal to the fund the treatment of a young contract worker "battling for his life" after coming in contact with an Overhead Equipment (OHE) while repairing a leakage at the Railway Coaching Depot.While the Railway officials were reported to have attempted to "distance themselves" from the responsibility,...

'No Clinching Evidence Of Victim's Minority': Chhattisgarh High Court Reduces Punishment Of Man Convicted For Raping Niece

The Chhattisgarh High Court has altered the order of conviction against a man accused of having forcible sexual intercourse with niece, who had taken his refuge after being sexually assaulted by her father, on the ground that no clinching or legally admissible evidence is available on record to establish her minority.While modifying the conviction from Section 376(3) IPC which penalizes rape on...

Chhattisgarh High Court 'Shocked' After Phenyl Found In Meal Cooked For School Students, Calls For Food Safety Protocols

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken a strict note of a shocking incident which occurred at Pakela Residential Potacabin School, where phenyl was allegedly mixed by a teacher in the vegetables cooked for 426 students of the school.Remarking that the said act is not only an “act of negligence” but also a “criminal act which put the lives of students at stake”, a Division Bench...

Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Toddler's Death In Anganwadi Centre Due To 'Unlawfully' Dumped DJ Equipment

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news report published in a Hindi Daily revealing the tragic death of a three-year old girl, who sustained a grievous head injury from an iron pipe unlawfully dumped within the Anganwadi premises at Talapara.Against this backdrop, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru stated,“… the...

'Systemic Failure': Chhattisgarh HC Takes Suo-Motu Cognisance Of News Report On Security Guard Giving Injection To Patient At District Hospital

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a news report published in a Hindi daily pertaining to an incident at District Hospital, Gariyabad, where a female security guard was allegedly found administering injection to a patient in place of a staff nurse.Noting that the incident raises grave concern upon “the very functioning, supervision, and integrity of the...

Taunting Husband For Being Unemployed During Financially Vulnerable Period Amounts To Cruelty: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that taunting husband for being unemployed and making unfounded demands during a financially unstable period, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, amounts to 'mental cruelty' and constitutes a valid ground for divorce.The present case involved the wife (respondent)— who was a school principal school in Kurud, taunting her advocate husband (appellant) on...

S.12(1)(b) HMA | Mental Illness Of Spouse To Be Proved By Doctor, Mere Prescriptions Insufficient To Seek Annulment: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that for seeking annulment of marriage under Section 12(1)(b) Hindu Marriage Act on the ground of mental illness/disorder of spouse, sufficient evidence has to be led in the form of medical experts' testimony and reports of clinical diagnosis if any.It thus said that mere filing of medical prescriptions is insufficient for proving mental illness of...

Chhattisgarh High Court Orders State To Pay ₹25K To Each Student Fed 'Dog-Licked' Meal In Govt School

The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to pay compensation worth Rs.25000/- to every student of Government Middle School, Lachchhanpur, who consumed mid-day meal licked by a dog.The Court had earlier taken suo-motu cognizance of an August 3 news-report published in a Hindi daily, which reported that students had allegedly been served dog soiled meals in the school by...

Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo-Motu Cognizance Of 'Unregulated' Knife Trade, Increasing Stabbing Incidents

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of news report claiming unregulated availability of knives in paan shops, general stores and gift shops, which it states has contributed to increase in stabbing incidents across Bilaspur, directing the state to inform on steps taken to curb the same. The Court referred to a news report published in a Hindi Daily claiming that sharp...

Chhattisgarh HC Expresses Concern Over Discontinuance Of Buses In Bilaspur, Warns Transport Commissioner Of Contempt Over Misleading Affidavit

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken a strict stance on the discontinuance of city bus services in Bilaspur, noting that despite their brief revival following the Court's earlier intervention, the ongoing suspension is causing major hardship to the city residents.Referring to a news report which revealed that city buses were inoperational for the last 4 days due to a breakdown, a Division...