LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: October 2026 [Citations 399 - 438]

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 399 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 438Nominal IndexAJ v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 399Lalaram Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 400Reliance General v Ku Maitri Jain 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 401Suraj Prasad Chakraverti v Sukhchain Kudape 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 402Imrat Singh v Chimna 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 403Anil Patel v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw...

Firearm Attack Not A Private Dispute; Settlement No Ground To Quash FIR: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a compromise arrived at between parties after the accused allegedly fired shots at the injured victim with the intention of causing death cannot, by itself, be a ground to quash the FIR. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 450]Emphasizing that the compromise 'does not efface the seriousness of the alleged offence or the element of public interest involved in...

NEET PG In-Service Quota: MP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Exclusion Of Central PSU Doctors From 30% Quota

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a writ petition challenging the exclusion of medical practitioners employed by Central Government establishments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) from the 30% in-service quota for postgraduate medical admissions in the State.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Alpesh Y Kogje and Justice Vivek Jain issued notice to the respondents...

MP High Court Asks Bar Council To Consider Action Against Advocate Over Alleged Failure To Inform Client About Court Proceedings

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Bar Council to examine the allegations of professional misconduct against an advocate who was engaged by a Chandigarh-based litigant to represent her in a case before the Indore Bench but allegedly failed to keep her informed about developments in the proceedings, resulting in the trial court proceeding ex parte against her. [2026 LiveLaw...

MP High Court Denies Bail To Giribala Singh In Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied bail to retired judge Giribala Singh, an accused in the dowry death case of her daughter-in-law, Twisha Sharma, observing that the WhatsApp conversation between Twisha and her family prima facie showed that she was subjected to harassment. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 449]The bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari held:"Considering the overall facts and...

MP High Court Quashes FIR Against Student Who Joined Protest Over FIR Against Tribals, Says His Career Should Not Be Spoiled

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR, chargesheet, and cognizance order against a Class 12 student who was booked for allegedly violating prohibitory orders and obstructing public servants while participating in a protest against the registration of an FIR against members of the Tribal community. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 448]Observing that a bright student should not be...

MP High Court Allows RTI Applicant To Inspect Records Before Seeking Copies Of Documents

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has permitted an RTI applicant to inspect the relevant records before identifying the specific documents whose copies he seeks, taking note of the substantial delay of nearly 14 years since the appellate authority's order of 2012. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 446]Modifying the earlier order of the Single Judge, the division bench of Chief Justice Alpesh Y. Kogje and...

MP High Court Directs School Which Admitted Students Without Recognition To Refund Fees

Once there is no recognition to the institution, it cannot admit students, Court said.

NEET PG Counselling: MP High Court Restricts In-Service Candidates' Seat Allotment To 30% Quota

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to ensure that admission of in-service candidates to postgraduate medical courses is restricted to the 30% seats earmarked for them under the existing seat distribution framework. The division bench of Chief Justice Alpesh Kogje and Justice Vivek Jain observed:"Considering the urgency with which the matter is required to be taken up and...

MP High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist For Allegedly Promoting Communal Enmity Through Report On Ganesh Visarjan Violence

Mere reporting of an incident involving violence does not by itself constitute the offence, Court said.

Hindu Succession Act | Son Gets Share In Ancestral Property Only After Father's Death, No Birthright: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that sons do not acquire any right in ancestral property by birth and that the concept of birthright does not apply under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 443]Clarifying that sons become entitled to inherit a share in ancestral property only after their father's demise, the bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed:"It...

MP High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Compassionate Appointment Claim Of Work-Charged Employee's Dependant

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the authorities to reconsider the claim for compassionate appointment made by the dependent of a deceased work-charged/contigency employee, observing that the claim requires fresh consideration per the applicable rules and legal principles. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 442]The bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh observed:"this Court is of the considered view...