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  • The High Court did not accept the story of rape of the teacher, acquitted the teacher, know the whole story…

    Virendra Gahwai, Bilaspur. Not accepting the teacher’s story, the High Court rejected the appeal against acquitting the teacher accused of alleged rape. During the hearing of the case, the High Court found that the appellant teacher had given consent to the relationship. Read this also: The mystery of blind murder solved: The brother-in-law who filed the missing report of brother-in-law turned out to be the murderer, he killed him with a horse and hid the body in a pit.

    The teacher posted in the government primary school of Balodabazar district had lodged a report that she lives in a rented house with her child. On the afternoon of July 2018, when he was at home, a middle school teacher from a nearby village came home and sent the child out after giving him Rs 100 to eat chocolate. After this the accused talked about getting married. Raped the child after threatening to kill him if he did not agree to the marriage.

    Based on the report, the police registered a crime and presented the challan in the court. After hearing the case, the court acquitted the accused as the crime was not proven. The victim filed an appeal against this in the High Court.

    During the hearing of the case, it was found in the statements of the witnesses that there were other tenants in the house where the victim lived on rent. He did not inform anyone about the incident. The witnesses on behalf of the accused said that as per the tradition of the society, he had made the woman wear bangles and taken her to his village, where both of them stayed for three-four days. On this, the High Court rejected the appeal of the teacher saying that the relationship took place with the consent of the victim and kept the order of the lower court intact.

  • Loharidih case: Hearing in Shiv Prasad Sahu death case in High Court, court gave this exemption to the petitioner.

    Virendra Gahwai, Bilaspur. A petition has been filed in the Chhattisgarh High Court regarding the Loharidih suspicious death case. The petition of the daughter of deceased Shiv Prasad Sahu has been heard in the High Court. The Division Bench of the Chief Justice has given permission to the petitioner to file the case in the jurisdiction of Madhya Pradesh. The petitioner had filed the petition demanding post-mortem.

    Let us tell you that the dead body was found hanging under suspicious circumstances. Advocate Sandeep Dubey, appearing for the petitioner in the case, said that on September 15, the body of Shivprasad Sahu was found hanging under suspicious circumstances on a tree in village Birsa in Madhya Pradesh. After this, MP Police conducted a short post-mortem and handed over the body to Chhattisgarh Police. After this, the police hurriedly buried the body in the presence of only a 9-year-old child without informing the elder members of the deceased’s family.

    The relatives of the deceased suspect that Raghunath Sahu and his family members had murdered Shivprasad. Because while Shivprasad was going to Madhya Pradesh, Janak Sahu, who is a member of Raghunath’s family, is missing. Therefore, a detailed post-mortem should be conducted in the case and action should be taken after investigation.

    In this case, the government told the court that because this incident happened under Madhya Pradesh border and the police there is investigating the matter. Therefore Chhattisgarh Police cannot investigate the matter. After this, the Division Bench of the Chief Justice gave permission to the daughter of the deceased to file a petition in the MP court.

    The body of the deceased is currently buried in Loharidih. The court said that when Madhya Pradesh Police comes to Chhattisgarh, the state police will cooperate in the investigation. Senior advocate Vivek Tankha argued the case on behalf of the deceased.

  • The High Court stayed the order of the state government and said that people above 55 years of age should not be transferred to Naxal-affected areas.

    Virendra Gahwai, Bilaspur. During the hearing of a case, the High Court said that employees and officers above the age of 55 years will not be transferred to scheduled and Naxal-affected areas. After hearing the petition, the High Court stayed the order of the state government and issued an order to post the petitioner in his former district. The case was heard in a single bench of Justice Sachin Singh Rajput.

    Actually, Kavita Chincholkar of Mahasamund was posted as an accountant in the Finance Department. On August 16, 2024, she was transferred from Mahasamund to Kanker district. Kavita Chincholkar filed a writ petition in the High Court against the order of the state government. During the hearing of the case, the court was told that the age of the petitioner is currently 61 years and 7 months and on January 31, 2025, she will retire after completing the age of 62 years. If the petitioner is transferred to Kanker district, and she joins there, then she will have to face many difficulties at her age. Apart from this, if she does duty there, then after retirement she will be delayed in getting pension, gratuity, leave encashment and other amounts.

    In a circular issued by the General Administration Department, Raipur, it is said that women government employees above the age of 55 years will not be posted in scheduled and Naxal-affected districts. Despite this, departmental officers violated the government’s instructions to post the petitioner Kavita Chincholkar in Kanker. After hearing the case, the court has cancelled the transfer order and issued an order to post the petitioner in Mahasamund.

  • The High Court rejected the petitions for compassionate appointment, saying- economic crisis or poverty are the basic criteria…

    Virendra Gahwai, Bilaspur. Three separate petitions filed in the High Court regarding compassionate appointment have been dismissed. The court said in its order that the financial crisis or poverty faced by the family after the death of the head of the family is the basic criteria set for giving compassionate appointment. The court also said that apart from this, compassionate appointment cannot be claimed as a right. Read this also: Leave will be given only for this reason, three minors killed an innocent in the madrasa…

    Case 1- The wife of Ramadhar Tiwari, who lives in Ratanpur, filed a petition demanding compassionate appointment for her younger son after her husband’s death. It was said that her husband was working as an Assistant Sub-Inspector in the Police Department. He died during service on 20 August 2007. After which his wife applied to the Bilaspur SP in October and December 2007 for compassionate appointment to her younger son Dinanath Tiwari.

    The application was rejected in August 2012. The reason given for this was that Dinanath’s elder brother Kedarnath is working as a Shiksha Karmi class-3. A petition was filed in 2014 challenging this decision. The court rejected the petition after hearing all the parties in the case.

    Case 2- Similarly, Yash Mishra, a resident of Baikunthpur, was given compassionate appointment after his father’s death. His mother Sunita Mishra was a lecturer. In the year 2018, the department relieved her from service on the basis of his mother being in a government job. A petition was filed in the High Court regarding this. Yash had told in his application that at the time of his father’s death, he was studying engineering in Bhilai. His father had brain cancer. The entire amount was spent on his treatment. After his father’s death, he left his studies and applied for compassionate appointment. The court rejected his petition after hearing.

    Case 3- Suman’s father Ram Murti Sharma, a resident of Kanker, was working as a rural health organizer. He died in June 2019, after which Suman applied for compassionate appointment in the CMHO office of Rajnandgaon in July 2019. Her application was rejected on the basis that her brother Raman Sharma was working as a Shiksha Karmi class-1 Biology in a government school in Kanker, regarding which she filed a petition in the court, but after hearing her petition was rejected.

  • CG NEWS: Death in road accident, High Court orders, insurance company to pay Rs 1 crore 10 lakh compensation

    Virendra Gahwai, Bilaspur. The High Court gave a verdict in favour of the deceased SECL employee after his death in a road accident. The High Court has directed the insurance company to pay Rs 1 crore 10 lakh to the family of the deceased employee.

    The deceased Hariram Rajwada, a resident of village Khapri of Takhatpur, was posted in the Kusmunda Mining Department of SECL. On October 27, 2022, at around 5.30 am, Hariram was going to Kusmunda for duty on his bike. On the way, the driver of tanker CG-07, CA-9468 coming from Pantora hit him while driving carelessly. Hariram died on the spot in this accident.

    Baloda police registered a case against the accused tanker driver and took action. Meanwhile, the deceased’s wife and daughters filed a complaint under the Motor Claims Tribunal for financial compensation. In this, the tanker driver, the owner and the Oriental Insurance Company, which insured the tanker, Old Bus Stand Bilaspur, were made parties.

    The court has directed the vehicle insurance company to pay compensation. The court has said that if the vehicle owner is depositing the premium amount on time to cover the risk, then it is the responsibility of the concerned insurance company to cover the risk.