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Monday, December 22, 2025
TopicChhattisgarh High Court

Topic: Chhattisgarh High Court

Why Chhattisgarh HC backed gram sabhas prohibiting entry of pastors. ’Right to propagate, not convert’

Balancing freedom of religion with tribal rights, HC endorsed gram sabhas’ powers under PESA Act to curb inducement-based conversions, which it said were a ‘social menace’.

Chhattisgarh HC’s ‘unnatural sex’ acquittal: Inside case that’s reignited debate on marital rape

Saying that 'any sexual intercourse or sexual act by husband cannot be termed as rape' if wife's an adult, bench noted that lack of consent 'loses its importance' in such circumstances.

SC grants inheritance rights to ST women via 1875 law, urges Centre to amend their succession laws

Judgment is significant because there is no specific law governing intestate succession among Scheduled Tribes, who are also excluded from provisions of Hindu Succession Act.

‘Can’t incentivise bias against dark skin’ — Chhattisgarh HC dismisses man’s plea for divorce

Chhattisgarh HC noted that woman was subjected to abuse and deserted by husband owing to her dark skin. Woman had also alleged that she was abused and tortured by husband.

Supreme Court reiterates woman’s right to live with partner of her choice

The first time the court upheld this right was in April, when it restored Kerala woman Hadiya’s marriage to her Muslim husband. 

On Camera

Bondi Beach, Bangladesh lynching — once again, the elephant in the room will be side-stepped

Perhaps there is need for a moral ‘jihad’ against those indulging in the promulgation of terror in the name of religion.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.