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Amit Jogi was acquitted by the trial court in 2007. The high court order comes a month after the bench reopened the case following directions of the Supreme Court, which decided to condone the delay by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in filing an appeal. "We are of the considered opinion that the judgment passed by the learned trial judge acquitting the accused Amit Jogi is palpably illegal, wrong, perverse, contrary to the evidence available on record and without any concrete basis," ...Read More >
Raipur: Amit Jogi, former MLA and son of late former chief minister Ajit Jogi, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2003 murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ram Avtar Jaggi by the Chhattisgarh high court. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma in its order on April two has convicted him in the high-profile murder case. The order was posted on the website of the Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday. The trial court had convict ...Read More >
Bilaspur, April 6 (PTI) The Chhattisgarh High Court came down heavily on Amit Jogi, son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, accusing him of adopting "deliberate dilatory tactics" to stall proceedings in the high-profile Ram Avtar Jaggi murder case. While the high court convicted Amit Jogi for conspiracy to murder Jaggi in 2003, the 75-page judgment shows how the accused attempted to push the legal system to the brink in order to stall justice. A copy of the order passed on April 2 was made ava ...Read More >
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, observing that he was the "mastermind" and "driving force" behind the conspiracy. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, in its April 2 order, set aside a trial court's 2007 judgment acquitting Amit Jogi, holding it as "palpably illegal, wrong, perverse and contrary to the evidence on ...Read More >
Raipur, Apr 6 (PTI) The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, observing that he was the "mastermind" and "driving force" behind the conspiracy. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, in its April 2 order, set aside a trial court's 2007 judgment acquitting Amit Jogi, holding it as "palpably illegal, wrong, perverse and contrary to the ...Read More >
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court, on Monday, sentenced Amit Jogi -- son of former chief minister, the late Ajit Jogi -- to life imprisonment for a murder he committed nearly 23 years ago. Amit was convicted of murdering businessman and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ramavatar Jaggi in Raipur in 2003, when his father was the sitting chief minister of the state. A trial court convicted 28 people in the case in 2007, but Amit was acquitted on the basis of benefit of the doubt. The ev ...Read More >
Raipur, Apr 2 (PTI) The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi. The order is of April 2 when a division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma had set aside Amit Jogi's acquittal by a trial court in 2007. The order copy was uploaded on the HC's website on Monday. "We are of the considered opinion that the judgment passed by the learned trial judge ...Read More >
The Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday convicted former assembly member Amit Jogi, son of the late former chief minister Ajit Jogi, of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ramavatar Jaggi's murder around 23 years ago, directing him to surrender within three weeks. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma set aside a trial court's 2007 acquittal and pronounced Amit Jogi guilty. The high court reopened the case last month. In November 2025, the Supreme Court asked ...Read More >
Raipur, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a landmark verdict that has sent ripples across Chhattisgarh's political landscape, the High Court has sentenced former MLA Amit Jogi, son of the state's first Chief Minister, late Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 in the sensational 2003 murder case of senior NCP leader Ram Avatar Jaggi. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma pronounced the sentence after hearing the CBI's appeal, a ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned the 2007 acquittal of Amit Jogi, son of the state's first Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, sentencing him to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma accepted the CBI's appeal, reversing the May 31, 2007, verdict of the Raipur trial court. The court found Amit Jogi, a former MLA, guilty under Section 302 (Murder) and Section 120-B (Criminal C ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh High Court, on Thursday, convicted Amit Jogi, Ex MLA and son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, in a case related to the murder of Ramavatar Jaggi. According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the case dates back to 2003 and pertains to the killing of businessman-politician Ramavatar Jaggi in Raipur at a time when Ajit Jogi was the sitting Chief Minister of the State. 28 people were convicted in the case by a special CBI court in t ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 3 (ANI): Satish Jaggi, son of Ramavatar Jaggi, on Thursday expressed happiness after the Chhattisgarh High Court ordered the former Chhattisgarh MLA Amit Jogi to surrender within three weeks. The conviction of Amit Jogi by the Chhattisgarh High Court marks a major turning point in a legal battle that has spanned over 23 years. The verdict, delivered on April 2, 2026, overturns his previous acquittal and marks a significant victory for the Jaggi family. "The ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Former Chhattisgarh MLA Amit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, on Thursday reacted to his conviction by the Chhattisgarh High Court in the 2003 Ramavatar Jaggi murder case, alleging that he was not given an opportunity to present his side, which he said goes against the principles of natural justice. Speaking to ANI, Jogi said, "The High Court has accepted the CBI's appeal, but I was not even given the opportunity for a hearing in it. T ...Read More >
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted Amit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, in 2003 murder case of Nationalist Congress Party leader Ramavatar Jaggi. The court has set aside his earlier acquittal by a trial court. A division bench overturned the 2007 verdict that had given Amit Jogi the benefit of doubt and directed him to surrender within three weeks, according to counsel for the Central Bureau of Investigation. Ramavatar Jaggi, who was the treasu ...Read More >
Bilaspur, Apr 2 (PTI) Nearly 23 years after the murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted former CM Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi in the case, and directed him to surrender within three weeks, the CBI's counsel said. A trial court had in 2007 acquitted Amit Jogi, president of the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J), founded by his late father. The HC, however, reopened proceedings in the 2003 murder case last month following directions from the Supreme Co ...Read More >
RAIPUR: In a significant legal development, the Chhattisgarh High Court has delivered a blow to Amit Jogi, son of the state's first Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi, in the 2003 Ram Avatar Jaggi murder case. Following a hearing today, a Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha has directed Amit Jogi, formerly the main accused in the case, to surrender before the court within three weeks. After the court's order, Amit Jogi expressed regret, saying that the high court accepted the CBI's appe ...Read More >
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that individuals do not require permission from authorities to organise religious prayer meetings at their homes if there is no violation of law. The High Court directed the state government authorities not to interfere with a person's civil rights while allowing the petitioners to hold prayer meetings on their residential premises. The petitioners in the case are residents of Godhna village in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district. The petitioners had al ...Read More >
Raipur: No prior permission is required to organise religious prayer meetings at homes, provided no law is violated, the Chhattisgarh High Court ruled. A single bench of Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi made the observation while quashing notices issued by the police to two petitioners, and directed authorities not to interfere with their civil rights. The case pertains to two relatives from Godhna village under Nawagarh police station limits in Janjgir-Champa district. The petitioners had b ...Read More >
RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh High Court on Wednesday ruled that individuals do not require prior permission from authorities to conduct prayer meetings within their private residences. The Court further clarified that no law exists in the state that restrains citizens from organising such spiritual gatherings in their own dwelling houses. The ruling came during the hearing of a writ petition filed by Badri Prasad Sahu and Rajkumar Sahu, both residents of Godhna village in Janjgir-Champa district. ...Read More >
From Kashmir to Madhra Pradesh, Justice Sreedharan had rubbed the government the wrong way with this pro-civil rights approach. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India announced that it had modified its earlier recommendation regarding the transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan, following a request from the Union government. Earlier in August, the Supreme Court collegium had proposed transferring Justice Sreedharan, one of the senior-most judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, to the Chhattisg ...Read More >
Bilaspur, The Chhattisgarh High Court has said anti-Naxal operations, being part of regular counter-insurgency measures undertaken by state or Central security forces, cannot be subjected to investigation by a Special Investigation Team unless exceptional circumstances warrant such intervention. The HC made the observation while dismissing a petition seeking an SIT probe into the killing of outlawed Communist Party of India Central Committee member K Ramachandra Reddy in an anti-Naxal operation ...Read More >
On August 25, the Collegium had recommended the transfer of Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Justice Atul Sreedharan to Chhattisgarh High Court. Justice Sreedharan has now been recommended for a transfer to the Allahabad High Court. IN A highly unusual admission, the Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, Wednesday said that it had changed its recommendation regarding transfer of a judge after the government "sought reconsideration" of its earlier decision. On Augu ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Chhattisgarh Police to preserve the body of top Maoist commander Katha Ramchandra Reddy, who was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Narayanpur district of the state. The Court ordered this while hearing a petition, alleging that Reddy was killed in a fake encounter. Katha Ramchandra Reddy and Kadari Satyanarayana Reddy were killed in the encounter on September 22. The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice A G Masih sai ...Read More >
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld a family court's decision to grant a divorce to a couple on the basis of repeated insults by the wife, according to a media report. The court observed that the wife calling her husband "Paatlu Chuha (Pet Rat)" for obeying his parents could be considered a form of cruelty. A division bench of Justices Rajani Dubey and Amitendra Kishore Prasad was hearing the matter, which dismissed the woman's plea against a family court order issued in 2019. It note ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a couple's plea alleging "child swapping" at a private hospital in Chhattisgarh and said the matter required consideration. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan on September 1 issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government and others, including the director of the hospital in Raipur, seeking their responses to the petition. "Matter requires consideration. Issue notice to the respondents, returnable in four weeks," the bench ...Read More >
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