Chhattisgarh HC Rejects Employee's Plea For Back Wages After Acquittal In Appeal, Says Subsequent Acquittal Doesn't Operate Retrospectively

The Chattisgarh High Court ruled that the dismissal of a writ petition by an employee seeking back wages is not retrospectively invalidated by a subsequent acquittal in a criminal case related to the same employment. The court reasoned that the writ petition was decided based on the facts and circumstances prevailing at that time, and a later acquittal, even if on the same underlying issue, does not automatically nullify the earlier dismissal of the civil claim for back wages.