The High Court of Chhattisgarh has directed the state government to pay ₹2 lakhs in compensation to the parents of a newborn child after a government hospital disclosed the mother’s HIV-positive status, violating the family’s right to privacy and dignity. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru ordered the compensation after taking suo motu cognizance of a news report detailing the incident.

Background of the Case

The High Court initiated a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (WPPIL No. 27 of 2024) following a news report published on October 10, 2025, in the Hindi daily ‘Haribhoomi.’ The article, headlined “मासूम के सीने के पास चस्पाकर दी तख्ती, इसकी मां एचआईवी पाजिटिव है” (A placard was pasted near the innocent’s chest, his mother is HIV po

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