Madhya Pradesh High Court
Conviction For Trivial Offence As Juvenile No Bar To Employment In Defence Services: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court empahsizing the beneficial nature of the Juvenile Justice Act, has held that trivial juvenile offences would not bar the candidate from securing employment in the Military force. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed; "We are in the full agreement with the view taken by the learned Single Judge that the said...
MP High Court Recalls Order Asking Registrar General To Approach SC Against Own Judge's Remarks On Sessions Judge
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recalled its direction asking the Registrar General to file a special leave petition before the Supreme Court against the 'disparaging' remarks made by a single judge against a sessions judge, ultimately deciding to address the issue through its in-house administrative mechanism. The controversy traces back to an order passed by Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta,...
Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Dispute: MP High Court Directs ASI To Upload Survey Video On Secure Digital Platform For Litigant
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India to upload the videographic records of the site survey on a digital platform and provide access to Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society of the same. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi directed; "In view of the observations made in para 6 of the order of the Apex Court...
MP High Court Orders State To Restore Check Posts To Curb Overloading, Says Breach Of Undertakings Given In PIL Amounts To Contempt
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State government to reinstate check posts aimed at preventing vehicle overloading, observing that the State's failure to honour its undertakings on the subject previously submitted in a Public Interest Litigation raises serious concerns and that such a breach may amount to contempt of court. Thus, the bench of Justice Vishal Mishra...
MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Private School Officials Over Unauthorised Fee Hike, Book Supply Irregularities
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash FIRs against the authorities of private unaided schools in Jabalpur, who are accused of steeply increasing fees and compelling parents to purchase books with fake or duplicate ISBNs from selected vendors at inflated prices. The bench of Justice BP Sharma observed; "Such conduct, when viewed in conjunction with the exclusive supply mechanism...
Acquittal In Section 498A IPC Case Not Ground To Deny Maintenance To Wife: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the acquittal of a husband in a cruelty case under Section 498A of the IPC cannot be a valid ground for him to deny maintenance to the wife and minor child, if they are unable to maintain themselves. The bench of Justice Gajendra Singh clarified that Section 125(4) of CrPC, which lays grounds that disentitle a wife from maintenance, does not...
MP High Court Refuses To Enforce US Court Custody Order; Says Child's Welfare Prevails Over Foreign Decree
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to enforce an order passed by a Texas Court granting custody of two minor children to their father, holding that the welfare of the children is paramount and outweighs the binding force of a foreign decree. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed, "In relation to the impact of an order of a Foreign...
State Excluding Long-Term Contract, Outsourced Workers From Regularisation Policy For Daily Wagers Irrational: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the State's exclusion of long term contractual and outsourced employees from its regularisation policy for daily wage workers is irrational, directing the authorities to appropriately classify such workers and extend corresponding pay and service benefits to them. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat directed; "...since petitioners are being...
MP High Court Reinstates Election Of BJP Municipal Council President, Rejects Claim Of 'Unlawful' Votes From Congress Councillors
The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside the Election Tribunal's decision which had annulled the returning candidate's election–who belongs to the BJP–as Multai Municipal Council's President on the allegation that there was cross voting wherein the successful candidate got votes from Councillors of Congress party. In doing so the court held that the Tribunal had engaged in "moral policing"...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Quarterly Digest: January to March, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 93Nominal Index: R v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 1Ramakrishna Soni v Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 2Rakesh Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 3Vickramh Kkalmady v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 4Naresh Chandra Agrawal v. Income Tax Department & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 5Anil Kumar Mishra v State...
MP High Court Issues Notice In PIL Seeking Probe Over Indore Councillors' Refusal To Sing 'Vande Mataram'
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (April 16), issued notice to respondents in a public interest litigation seeking a probe into the conduct of two elected representatives of the Indore Municipal Corporation, who allegedly refused to participate in the singing of the National Song, 'Vande Mataram'. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi observed;...