Madhya Pradesh High Court Annual Digest 2025

Case Title: Dilip Marmat Versus Collector And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 30

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling ordered eviction of a son-in-law residing on premises belonging to his retired father-in-law who needed the said property as a source of additional income to maintain his wife and children.

Dismissing the appeal, the High Court upheld the decision of the writ court wherein it was opined that by implication if the house was given to the daughter, the son-in-law after the death of the daughter, will be included in the definition of children as defined in Section 2(a) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007 and therefore, the son-in-law has a duty to maintain the senior citizen as defined in Section 2(h) of the Act.

NEET 2024 | Vacant NRI PG Seats In Private Colleges To Be Included In Last Round Of Counselling For General Quota: State To Madhya Pradesh HC

Case Title: Dr. Khyati Shekhar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 31

In a plea seeking inclusion of 48 vacant NRI seats of Private Medical Colleges and its conversion into General quota seats for meritorious candidates, the State government told the Madhya Pradesh High Court that if NRI seats are vacant, it will be filled from the General category based on merit in the last round of the counselling process of NEET-PG 2024.

Info On Filing Of Bail Pleas Is Seamlessly Reaching Police Stations Who Are Uploading Case Diaries: Addl DGP SCRB Tells Madhya Pradesh HC

Case Title: Bharatlal versus State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 32

In a matter concerning seamless requisitioning and transmission of Case Diaries, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directed its Registrar IT in consultation with the Additional Director General of Police, State Crime Record Bureau to prepare project report and submit before the court's Computerization Committee within 15 days.

Thus, after hearing the suggestions and steps taken to facilitate seamless requisitioning and transmission of case diaries, the Court closed the matter with the following directions:

1. The Registrar I.T.-C.S.A in consultation with the ADGP (S.C.R.B.) shall prepare project report and submit before the Computerization Committee of High Court of Madhya Pradesh at the earliest, preferably within 15 days.
2. If further test run is required, it may be taken up for requisition and uploading of case diaries for this Court.
3. The Commissioner of Police, Indore and the Superintendents of Police are expected to supervise the test run for online requisition and uploading of case diaries within their jurisdiction.
4. The State Government is expected to provide adequate bandwidth and seamless network at every police station.

Cases Of Missing Persons Cannot Be Pursued Under Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction: MP High Court Reiterates

Case Title: Simmi Bai Versus Shrimaan Police Mahanirikshak Mahodaya And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 33

While hearing a Habeas Corpus Petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that cases of missing persons cannot be brought under the provision of Habeas Corpus and that such cases are to be filed under regular provisions of the penal law.

Governor Can't Punish Guilty Govt Official By Dismissal Under Rules, Can Only Withhold/Withdraw Pension For Misconduct: Madhya Pradesh HC

Case Title: Nausad Qureshi Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 34

While setting aside a dismissal order of a retired government official, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court concluded that under the state civil service pension rules the Governor can only withhold or withdraw the officer's pension for grave misconduct/negligence but cannot impose punishment of dismissal.

Mutation | Tehsildar Can't Relegate A Person To Civil Court To Seek Declaration That He Is Legal Representative Of Deceased Owner: MP High Court

Case Title: Rahul Shukla versus The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 35

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Tehsildar cannot relegate a person to Civil Court to seek declaration that he is the legal representative of the deceased property owner, to get his name mutated.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Rape Accused To Handover All Electronic Gadgets, Password Of Social Media Accounts For Investigation

Case Title: Tej Narayan Sharma Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 36

While granting anticipatory bail to a rape accused, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed him to handover all his electronic gadgets along with the password of his all social media platforms to the investigating agency. The court also directed the applicant to submit all documents and intimate pictures of the victim to the investigating agency and the victim.

Burden Of Cases Over Courts Can't Be Ignored: MP High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Nursing College For Filing Frivolous Petition

Case Title: K.L. Sharma College Of Nursing Sehore Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 37

While dismissing a review petition filed by a Nursing College seeking grant of recognition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on the petitioner-college for wasting court's time by filing frivolous petitions and applications.

The court also remarked that the petition has been drafted very carelessly and without any sensible approach.

Wife In Love With Someone Else Without Any Physical Relations Is Not Adultery: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Case Title: Amit Kumar Khodake v. Smt. Madhuri @ Anjali

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 38

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that merely because the wife is in love with someone else is not enough to prove adultery on her part to deny her maintenance. The Court categorically held that for sexual intercourse is necessary for adultery.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Rebukes Sub Divisional Officer Over Handwritten, Illegible Orders Passed In Election Petition

Case Title: Sanjay Maliwal vs. Kavita Thakur and Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 39

In a petition challenging concerned Sub-divisional Officer's order which closed the litigant's right to produce witnesses in an election case, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High said that the SDO had taken the judicial proceedings in a "casual manner" after noting that the officer's handwritten order sheets were "absolutely illegible".

The court thus directed the SDO not to treat judicial proceedings conducted by him casually in future and ensure that order sheets are legible.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Lays Down SOP For Termination Of Pregnancy Upto & Beyond 24 Weeks In Sexual Assault Cases

Case Title: In Reference (Suo Motu) Versus The State of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 40

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a suo motu reference petition, laid down standard procedures for termination of pregnancies up to 24 weeks and for pregnancies exceeding 24 weeks in cases concerning rape and sexual assault.

The court took up the matter in view of divergent decisions passed by the single judge benches at Indore concerning termination of pregnancies under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. The court also directed that the privacy of the victim should be maintained strictly in view of statutory provisions of Section 5A of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Imposes 25K Cost On State Over 'Cryptic' Externment Order

Case Title: Bhura Kaurav Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Ors

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 41

While quashing a 'cryptic' externment order passed by District Magistrate, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to pay a cost of Rs 25,000 to the petitioner who was externed from the district of Chhindwara and neighbouring districts for a period of three months.

The court termed the impugned order as cryptic and that it has been passed in an arbitrary and illegal manner as the District Magistrate did not consider the fact that till date there was no conviction against the petitioner.

Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable Even If Chargesheet Shows Accused As Declared Absconder: Madhya Pradesh HC

Case Title: Deepankar Vishwas Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh Through P.S. Omti, District Jabalpur

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 42

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while answering a reference made by a single judge, clarified that an anticipatory bail plea is maintainable even if the chargesheet filed shows the accused as a declared absconder.

The court further ruled that an anticipatory bail plea is maintainable even when proceedings under CrPC Section 82 (Proclamation for person absconding) & 83 (Attachment of property of person absconding) or Section 299 (Record of evidence in absence of accused) have been initiated against the accused or when the accused has been declared as absconder/proclaimed offender.

'Disclose Social Media Passwords, Provide Body Fluids, Blood Samples If Required By IO': MP High Court Directs Accused Seeking Bail

Case title: Murli Manohar Soni Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 43

Granting anticipatory bail to a man booked under Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.), the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently imposed some unusual bail conditions on him.

A bench of Justice Devnarayan Mishra directed the accused to cooperate with the investigating agency, submit all electronic gadgets, such as laptops and mobiles, and disclose his passwords for all social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc.

Traffic Congestion: Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Dismantling Of BRTS Corridor In Indore City

Case Title: Kishore Deepak Kodwani And Others Versus State Of M.P. And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 44

While hearing a plea in nature of Public Interest Litigation questioning the utility and necessity of construction of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS Corridor) in the city of Indore, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to remove the BRTS corridor as it has lost its utility in the present day scenario.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Contempt Notice To State Social Justice Department's Joint Director For 'Misquoting' Court Order

Case Title: Rajendra Soni Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 45

The Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a contempt notice to Joint Director, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Gwalior for misquoting the court's order to state that 'skilled grade' benefit was being granted to the petitioner under the court's directions.

The high court in its order noted that Joint Director had "deliberately passed an erroneous order" treating the petitioner as skilled and giving benefit of skilled grade by wrongly mentioning that it is being done under the directions of the High Court. It asked the officer to explain why the order has been misquoted even though there is no direction to give benefit to petitioner to treat him as skilled.

Don't Forget That Time Is Valuable: Madhya Pradesh HC In PIL Against Display Of Long Advertisements In Movie Theatres

Case Title: Swati Agrawal Versus Union Of India & Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 46

In a PIL claiming inconvenience caused to movie-goers due to display of long advertisements before the start of movies, the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that while it is for the Centre to take a call on the issue however "one cannot forget that Time is a valuable Resource".

While it did not enter into the issue, the court disposed of the plea observing that it expects the authorities to engage in meaningful discussion with all stakeholders and that divergent views are reconciled.

Male Teacher's Privacy Not Affected In Sending His Photo As Attendance Proof, Solution Needed To Protect Female Teachers: Madhya Pradesh HC

Case Title: Mahesh Kumar Koli and Another Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 47

While hearing an appeal against photograph-based attendance rule for teachers and students in government schools in Vidisha district, the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the privacy of a male teacher is not affected in sending his photograph as a proof of attendance.

However, the Court expressed concern over the privacy of female staff and girl students and suggested the state government's Department of Information and Technology, to devise a solution by creating an App, or amending the existing app, to protect the privacy of female staff/girl students and also ensure the attendance of both male and female teachers.

Ensure That All Inculpatory & Exculpatory Material Collected In Probe Is Given To Accused Before Trial Begins: Madhya Pradesh HC To State

Case Title: Amitabh Gupta Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 48

While disposing of Public Interest Litigation petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to ensure case diary and charge sheet filed under Section 193 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) contains all the evidence which is both inculpatory as well as exculpatory in nature.

Section 193 of BNSS to Report of police officer on completion of investigation.

While referring to the decision of Supreme Court in In Re: To Issue Certain Guidelines Regarding Inadequacies and Deficiencies in Criminal Trials, the high court also directed the State to ensure strict compliance of Rule 117-A of Madhya Pradesh Rules and Orders (Criminal) by supplying all the material inculpatory as well as exculpatory, collected during the course of investigation to the accused before commencement of his trial.

MP High Court Cites Wrath Of Timber Mafia Depicted In 'Pushpa', Annuls Notification Exempting 62 Species Of Forest Produce From Transit Rules

Case Title: Vivek Kumar Sharma versus The State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 49

In a significant ruling, a three-judge bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has annulled a 2015 State Notification exempting 62 species of forest produce from the operation of the rigours of provisions under the Transit Rules, 2000.

The court held the 2015 notification and subsequent 2017 amendment are "ultra vires" the provisions of Sections 41(1), (2) & (3) of the Forests Act and violative of Articles 14, 21, 48-A of the Constitution of India. It further observed that it was constrained to believe that exemption notification "had made the trees, plantation and biodiversity of the State present in its forest areas extremely vulnerable to the timber mafia".

Compelling Wife To Discontinue Studies Is Akin To Destroying Her Dreams, Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Case Title: X v/s Y

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 50

While granting divorce to a woman, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that compelling the wife to discontinue her studies or putting her in a position not to continue her studies amounts to mental cruelty and constitutes a ground for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

In doing so the court said that the family court ignored the fact that this was not a case where the woman was taking advantage of her own fault, but a case where she was sacrificing her dreams and career in the name of marital obligations.

'Acted As Govt Agent': Madhya Pradesh HC Fines Chief Information Commissioner ₹40K For Delay In Disclosing Info On Animal Husbandry Director

Case Title: Neeraj Nigam Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 51

In a plea claiming non-disclosure of information sought under the Right to Information Act within the stipulated time, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the Chief Information Officer had acted as an "agent" of the Government by not examining the facts of the case in detail.

The petitioner, a journalist, had sought information related to the tenure and work area of Director, Animal Husbandry in the state. The information sought by the petitioner, included the officer's first appointment order, posting order, all transfer and suspension orders made by the officer, attested copy of his caste certificate, complaints pending against him among others.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Relief To Advocate Booked For Client's Rape

Case Title: Munshilal Dhakad Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 52

The Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash an FIR lodged against an Advocate for allegedly misusing his professional relationship with a client and committing rape on her.

In doing so, the Court opined that it cannot be said that the consent of prosecutrix was free consent, if the applicant has misused his position. The Court also said that prosecutrix statement recorded under Section 164 of CrPC, in which she denied the allegation, cannot be given preference over FIR and statement recorded under Section 161 of CrPC.

'Shocking': MP High Court On State Withholding Honorarium Of Health Coordinators Who Worked During Covid-19 Despite Expiry Of Contract

Case Title: Dr. Leela Mittal And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 53

The Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has criticized the State authorities for denying honorarium to Early Childhood Care and Education Coordinators within the Child Development Project, who were compelled to work during the Covid-19 Pandemic even after their contractual period was over.

Higher Officials Never Come Up With Pay, Promotion Issues; Why Are Class III & IV Employees Victimised? MP High Court Asks Cabinet To Intervene

Case Title: The State Of Madhya Pradesh Through Public Health Engineering And Others Versus Balwant Singh Mandloi

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 54

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the State Cabinet to look into the victimization of Class – III and IV employees by wrong and adamant approach of higher officials.

A division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Gajendra Singh observed, “We have come across various cases, in which Class – IV employees of the various departments of the State of Madhya Pradesh are affected by the decision taken by the superior officers. Most of the cases are of the nature of withdrawal of the pay scale upgradation, recovery at the time of retirement and non-grant of similar benefits to remaining employees and delay in promotion etc. We have not come across any cases in which Class – I & II officers are approaching this High Court in these types of litigation. Therefore, the Cabinet of ministers should consider why Class – III and IV employees are being victimized of the wrong and adamant approach of higher officials of the concerned Department so that harassment of the Class – III & IV employees and wasting the valuable time of the Court can be avoided.”

No Husband Would Tolerate Wife's 'Vulgar Chatting' Over Phone: Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Divorce On Ground Of Mental Cruelty

Case Title: R Versus S

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 55

While upholding the verdict passed by the Family Court, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court held that despite husband's objections, if a wife is involved in vulgar chatting with other men, it would amount to mental cruelty and a ground for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

Indian Forest Act | Advocates Can Appear In Confiscation Proceedings, Though Can't Conduct Cross Examination: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Case Title: Bhagban Singh Parmar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 56

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Advocates can appear in confiscation proceedings before the forest officer under the Indian Forest Act, however they do not have the right to cross-examine the statements or affidavits filed in such proceedings.

Illegal Termination, Daily Wage Workers Entitled To Reinstatement With 50% Back Wages: MP HC

Case Title: The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Amit Gautam

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 57

A single judge bench of Justice Vishal Mishra upheld a Labour Court's award that reinstated a daily wage worker with 50% back wages, after finding his termination violated the Industrial Disputes Act (ID Act). The court rejected the State's contention that reinstatement should not be granted as a routine remedy. It affirmed that when services are terminated without following the ID Act, reinstatement with back wages remains the normal rule.

SC/ST Act | "Repeat Appeal" For Bail After Plea Was Dismissed On Merits Not Maintainable Before HC, Accused Can Move Special Court: MP High Court

Case Title: Dharam Singh Parihar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 58

While answering a reference with respect to the scope of Section 14A(2) of The Scheduled Castes And The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that a second criminal appeal against the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court's original order rejecting bail is not maintainable.

The court further clarified that a "repeat appeal" for bail after the dismissal of the appeal would not be maintainable even if the accused wanted to file the appeal before the high court claiming a change of circumstances.

Attempt By Mighty State To Curtail Personal Freedom: MP High Court Quashes Collector's 'Cryptic' Externment Order Against Woman, Fines ₹25K

Case Title: Smt. Munni @ Madhuri Tiwari Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 59

Quashing a Collector's externment order prohibiting a woman from entering the boundaries of district Umariya and other neighbouring districts for a year, the Madhya Pradesh High Court termed it as "cryptic" observing that it appeared to have been passed due to "other compulsions" rather than the requirements of law.

In doing so the court quashed the order observing that it appeared to be an attempt by the "mighty State to curtail the personal freedom of an individual". The court further imposed Rs. 25,000 cost on the State to be paid to the woman by the Collector.

MP High Court Clarifies Distinction Between Original And Absorbed Janpad Panchayat Employees For Pension Eligibility

Case Title: Ganesh Ram Kahar v. The State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 60

A Division Bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait (Chief Justice) and Vivek Jain dismissed an appeal against a Single Judge's order. The court ruled that a Janpad Panchayat employee who failed to establish his absorption from the previous Janpad Sabha is not entitled to pension benefits. The court held that only employees of Janpad Sabha absorbed into Janpad Panchayat after the 1962 MP Panchayats Act would have pension rights, while original Janpad Panchayat employees were entitled only to Contributory Provident Fund.

EWS Members Face Economic Hardship, Different From Caste Discrimination: Madhya Pradesh HC Rejects Age Relaxation Plea For EWS In UPSC Exam

Case Title: Aaditya Narayan Pandey Vs. Union Of India And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 61

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea filed by certain EWS category candidates praying for grant of age relaxation to the category in the UPSC Civil Services Examination.

In its earlier order dated February 14, the Court had passed an interim order permitting the EWS category candidates to fill the form and had directed the UPSC to extend the age relaxation benefit to them, in view of the fact that the form submission window was closing on February 18.

Malicious Prosecution Suit Requires Examination Of Evidence, Cannot Be Decided At Preliminary Stage: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Case Title: Dineshchandra Shrivastava And Others Versus Smt. Anuradha Saxena And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 62

While upholding the Trial Court's decision, the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the question of whether a suit for malicious prosecution is maintainable or not cannot be decided at a preliminary stage by way of an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC as it requires a thorough examination of evidence.

Persons With Higher Disability To Be Preferred In Public Employment: MP High Court Quashes Recruitment Process For Violating RPwD Act

Case Title: Siddhi Paal Versus Kaushal Vikas Kshetriya Kaaryalaya And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 63

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently quashed a 2024 advertisement and the recruitment process initiated by the state's Skill Development Department for not complying with the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act (RPwD), 2016.

In doing so, the Court opined that a person with higher percentage of disability must be given preference in recruitment process with the condition that it does not come in the way of discharging duties attached to the post. The court also observed that the recruitment had violated a 2018 circular which provided that persons with higher disability shall be given the preference in public employment.

State Rules Violate NCTE Regulation: MP High Court Strikes Down 2nd Division In Masters Degree Criteria For Selecting High School Teachers

Case Title: Avnish Tripathi Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Ors

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 64

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down the eligibility criteria for selecting High School Teachers in the Education Department which required a second division in Masters Degree, finding it "ultra vires", "manifestly arbitrary" and contrary to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Regulations.

In doing so that the court underscored that the NCTE's regulations would have primacy over the State rules, finding that the NCTE has laid down specific percentage of marks, which has not been followed by the State Government "without showing any reason".

Hindu Marriage Act Applies To Jain Community: Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Family Court Order Rejecting Divorce

Case Title: X versus Y

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 65

While setting aside a Family Court order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court clarified that even though Jain community is recognized as a minority community vide a central government notification, it would be governed by the provisions of Hindu Marriage Act after noting that the marriage rituals are similar.

In doing so the court observed that the notification recognizing Jain community as a minority community did not amend, invalidate or supersede express provision of any existing laws. The court further said that the Family Court should have applied the legal provisions to the case instead of engaging in "scholarly interpretation of rituals and practices of Jaina community".

MV Act | MP High Court Orders Action Against Lawyer, Doctors Who Forged Disability Certificate For Claimant; Asks SIT To Probe Such Frauds

Case Title: Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd. Versus Rakesh Valtiya And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 66

While hearing a matter pertaining to a motor accident insurance claim, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Director General of Police to constitute a Special Investigation Team to investigate the cases of false implication where claimant, police, regional officials and doctors act in connivance.

In doing so the court reduced the net compensation payable to the claimant from Rs. 2,74,096 to Rs. 2,22,043 and directed an inquiry against the concerned doctors, pharmacy and the counsel involved in the matter.

Law Institutions Admitting Students Without Having BCI Recognition Shall Face Criminal Action: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Case Title: Vyom Garg And Others Vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 67

In a plea on denial of enrolment to law graduates by State Bar Council as they graduated from an institution not recognized by BCI, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed that in future, criminal action shall be initiated against an institution if it admit students without having the necessary recognition.

S.109 IPC | Both Man & Woman Can Be Held Liable For Abetment To Rape If Act Is Committed In Consequence Of Abetment: Madhya Pradesh HC

Case Title: Prashant Gupta And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 68

While hearing a criminal revision, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that a man and woman both can be held liable for abetment to rape under Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code.

In doing so the court underscored that abetment is separate and distinct offence than rape and if the abetted act is committed in consequence of the abetment, then the person i.e. man or woman abetting such crime is liable to be punished under Section 109 of IPC. For context, IPC Section 109 provides for the Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is there for its punishment.

Application U/S 94 Of IBC Cannot Be Entertained Against Sole Proprietorship Firms: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Case Title: Ramesh Kothari Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 69

The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Prem Narayan Singh has held that since sole proprietorship firms are not included in the definition of the corporate person under section 3(7) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), an application under section 94 of the Code cannot be entertained.

Section 25 HMA | Spouse Can't Be Directed To Pay Permanent Alimony In Absence Of An Application: Madhya Pradesh High Court Reiterates

Case Title: X v/s Y

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 70

The Madhya Pradesh High Court reiterated that without filing a formal application–either written or separate–under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), a spouse cannot be directed to pay permanent alimony.

Section 25 pertains to Permanent alimony and maintenance. It states that any court exercising jurisdiction under HMA may, at the time of passing any decree or at any time subsequent thereto, on an "application made to it for the purpose by either the wife or the husband", as the case may be, order that the respondent shall pay to the applicant for her or his maintenance and support a "gross sum or such monthly or periodical sum for a term not exceeding the life of the applicant".

Baseless Allegations Of Communal Bias By Govt Employee To Stall Transfer Would Lead To Serious Breach In Executing Administrative Orders: MP HC

Case Title: Naseem Uddin Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh Through Principal Secretary Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal (M.P) And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 71

While hearing a petition challenging a transfer order on the ground of religious discrimination, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that if such unsubstantiated allegations are allowed to be entertained on their face value, it would lead to serious breach in execution of administrative orders. The Court dismissed the petition noting that the petitioner could not demonstrate any mala fide intention on the part of the State.

Biometrics Are Necessary To Eliminate Discrepancies, But Failure Of Machine To Recognize A Person Cannot Override Their Fundamental Rights: MP HC

Case Title: Vinod Kumar Meena Versus Life Insurance Corporation Of India

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 72

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a person's legal and fundamental right cannot be curtailed only on account of failure of a biometric machine to recognize him.

'Fraud Vitiates Everything': MP High Court Orders Removal Of Shivpuri's Malaria Technical Supervisor For Filing Fake Experience Certificate

Case Title: Nitin Gautam Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 73

While ordering immediate removal of a Malaria Technical Supervisor in Shivpuri, the Madhya Pradesh High Court expressed concern over fraud played on the selection committee and filing of fraudulent documents in selection process of government service calling it a serious issue which cannot be ignored.

In doing so, the Court quashed the selection of the candidate on the post of Malaria Technical Supervisor after finding that he had filed a "forged experience certificate".

Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Measures By Indore Municipality To Curb Traffic Congestion At Tourist Attraction '56 Dukan' Food Street

Case Title: Dharmendra And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh Department Of Urban Development And Housing And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 74

While hearing a plea filed by shop owners of the famous '56 Dukan' area–a food and shopping located in Indore, the Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the measures taken by Indore Municipal Corporation to curb traffic congestion in the said area.

In doing so, the Court noted that the decision to put barricades on the road was done in larger interest of the public.

'Frivolous': Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Advocate General Charged 'Exorbitant Professional Fees'

Case Title: Law Students Association Vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 75

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed an application alleging that the state's Advocate General Prashant Singh charged and was paid "exorbitant professional fees" to appear in certain matters including a plea where the advocate general appeared for state Nurses Registration Council.

This, the plea claimed, was despite government instructions that no separate fees was required to be paid to the law officers representing the 'Government Departments'.

Terming the allegations "frivolous", the high court said that such allegations should not be scrutinized, adding that the allegation without proof of making payment of exorbitant professional fees to the Advocate General cannot be looked into by the High court.

Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Order Rejecting Migrant Candidate's Nomination Form On Ground Of Not Submitting State Caste Certificate

Case Title: Smt. Preeti Gehlod Versus M.P. State Election Commission And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 76

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a district court order which rejected a mayoral candidate's election petition–who migrated from Rajasthan–on the ground that her nomination papers were rightly dismissed by the electoral officer as she did not submit caste certificate issued by the competent authority of the state.

In doing so the court relied on a circular issued by the state's General Administration Department as per which state government had clarified that the facility of the reservation shall not be available in Madhya Pradesh in absence of the caste certificate issued by the State of Madhya Pradesh.

MP High Court Seeks Report On Functioning Of District Judge Who Passed 'Cryptic' Order Ignoring Provisions Of Statute

Case Title: Mangalsharan Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 77

While dismissing a 'cryptic order' pertaining to Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, passed by a District Judge, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed inspection of files of the said District Judge and to furnish a report as to the functioning of the District Judge.

Guard Posted At HC Judge's Home Consuming Liquor On Duty Is 'Serious Misconduct': MP High Court Upholds Penalty Of Compulsory Retirement

Case Title: Ashok Kumar Tripathi Versus State Of M.P And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 78

While upholding an order of compulsory retirement of a Guard posted at a High Court Judge's bungalow, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that since a guard's duty is to protect, consuming liquor while on duty is a serious misconduct.

Attempt To Shield Ineligible Persons: MP High Court Quashes CIC Order Denying RTI Info On Experience Certificate Of Public Office Appointees

Case Title: Dr. Jayshree Dubey vs. The Central Information Commissioner And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 79

The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed an order of the Central Information Commission which denied information to an applicant under RTI Act pertaining to educational qualification including experience certificate of candidates appointed to public office, holding that the same cannot be termed as private information.

In doing so the court said that the stand taken by the Central Information Commission in denying the information to the petitioner, which was permitted as per Section 11(1) proviso and going against earlier CIC orders, appears to be an attempt for nondisclosure of information and "an attempt to shield unscrupulous and ineligible persons".

'Merely Because A Man Is Known To Woman, Wouldn't Give Him License To Commit Rape': MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR

Case Title: Raghuraj Gurjar Alias Raju Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 80

While dismissing an application for quashing of rape FIR against a man, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that merely because a man is acquainted to a woman, it would not give him a 'license' to commit rape.

A single judge bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia observed, “The prosecutrix in her F.I.R. has specifically stated that applicant was known to her for the last 3 years. therefore, the photographs, which have been relied upon by applicant corroborates the contention of prosecutrix that applicant is known to her. Merely because if a man is known to a woman, would not give a license to man to commit rape.”

Abduction From Public Spot, Assault & Making False Video With Self-Incriminating Words Under Threat Is Heinous Offence: MP High Court

Case Title: Sourav Gurjar And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 81

While refusing to quash a FIR following compromise between parties, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that abduction from a public place, assaulting by butt of pistol and making a false video containing self-incriminating admissions under threat would come under the ambit of heinous offence.

Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Order Sealing Fertility Clinic, Says It Violated Natural Justice Priniciples & Was Passed In 'Haphazard Manner'

Case Title: Sarvottam Suyash Clinic And Fertility Centre v/s State Of Madhya Pradesh & Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 82

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed an order issued by the State authorities sealing and de-registering a fertility clinic, on the ground that the authorities issued the order in a 'haphazard manner' without following the principles of natural justice.

Marital Rape Not Recognized In India: Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Acquittal Of Man In 'Unnatural' Sex Allegation Filed By Wife

Case Title: JK Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh And Another

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 83

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the order acquitting a man charged in unnatural sex offence.

Referring to the judgement of Supreme Court in Navjet Singh Johar v. Union of India Ministry of Law and judgement of Madhya Pradesh High Court in Umang Singhar v. State of Madhya Pradesh, a single judge bench of Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed that till date “marital rape” has not been recognized under IPC.

English Version Of National Council For Teachers Education Regulation Will Prevail Over Hindi To Assess Recruitment Criteria: MP High Court

Case Title: Sunita Gupta Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh School Education Department And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 84

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that English text of National Council for Teachers Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulation (NCTE) shall prevail over the Hindi version in case of discrepancy, after noting that since the regulation is made by Centre its version in English language will be applicable.

The court said this while directing the state education department to appoint a woman as Middle School Teacher/ Madhyamik Shikshak, earlier denied on the ground that she did not meet the criteria of B.Ed. degree with 50% marks wherein the department placed reliance on the Hindi version of the 2014 regulation.

MP High Court Upholds Order Confirming 6-Month Detention For 21 Yr Old Accused Of Repeated Drug Trafficking Despite Bail

Case Title: Atul versus Union Of India And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 85

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld an order detaining a 21-year-old man for six months who was allegedly involved in continuous illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs even after being released on bail.

The court opined that the order was desirable and in the interest of the society.

'First Come First Serve' Policy Inherently Flawed, Cannot Be Resorted To In Matters Of Public Employment: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Case Title: Vivek Dwivedi Versus Union Of India Ministry Of Jal Shakti Department Of Water Resources River Development And Ganga Rej And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 86

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that the policy of First Come First Serve is 'inherently flawed' and should not be applied by the State in matters of public employment.

The Court directed the Ministry of Jal Shakti Department of Water Resources to not resort to the said policy in future.

“Shocking”: High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Fine On Bhopal DIG For Suppressing Evidence In 2017 Murder Case, Criticizes Trial Court's Approach

Case Title: Ramu @ Manvendra Singh Gurjar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 87

The Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the present Deputy Inspector General of Bhopal to pay a fine of Rs 5 lakh for deliberately suppressing evidence in a murder case, while he was posted as the Superintendent of Police at Datia District.

In doing so, the Court has also directed the Director General of Police to initiate departmental inquiry against the officer.

A single judge bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia observed, “It is really a shocking state of affairs where the Police has not risen up to the minimum level of duties expected from them.”

Schizophrenia Diagnosis Unlikely To Improve, Falls Under Permanent Disability: MP High Court Directs Appointment Of Man As IT Officer

Case Title: Arpit Kumar Bhana Versus Union Bank Of India And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 88

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the appointment of a man as IT Officer of the Union Bank of India, whose candidature was rejected on the ground that his mental disability- Schizophrenia was temporary. The Court opined that since the disability certificate did not mention any likely improvement in future, therefore, the disability would fall under the 'permanent' category.

MP High Court Dismisses Congress Leader Prakash Mangilal Sharma's Plea Challenging Election Of BJP MLA Alleging EVM Tampering

Case Title: P C Shamra (Prakash Mangilal Sharma) Versus Shri Bhagwandas Sahbnani

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 89

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Congress Leader Prakash Mangilal Sharma challenging the election of BJP Leader and MLA from Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim Assembly constituency Bhagwandas Sahbnani alleging EVM tampering.

'Ensures Meritorious Students Get Admission': MP High Court Upholds Vires Of CM's Public Welfare Education Encouragement Scheme

Case Title: H.K. Kalchuri Educational Trust And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 90

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Mukhya Mantri Jankalyan Shiksha Protsahan Yojana (Chief Minister's Public Welfare Education Encouragement Scheme) which provides financial assistance to meritorious students domiciled in Madhya Pradesh to take admission in Government or Private institutions in Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Licensing Procedure For Manufacturing And Selling Sharp-Edged Weapons

Case Title: Subhash Singh Tomar Versus Union Of India Through Its Secretary And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 91

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition which sought direction to the Central Government to formulate a licensing procedure for manufacturing and selling sharp-edged weapons.

The Court opined that Court cannot be used to compel the Government to formulate a policy for manufacturing sharp edged weapons which might only be used by 'unscrupulous' persons.

'Grave Misconduct': Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Dismissal Of Civil Judge For Acquitting Accused Without Writing Judgment

Case Title: Mahendra Singh Taram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 92

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the dismissal of a civil judge for acquitting accused in criminal trials without writing a judgement. The Court stated that the charges are of 'grave misconduct' and cannot be condoned.

The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain observed, “When we look into the record, it is noted that all the five charges were proved against the petitioner. The charges are of grave misconduct that he acquitted the accused in criminal trials without writing a judgment, which are obviously of serious nature. The same cannot be condoned. All the charges levelled against him are relating to criminal cases. He was afforded due opportunity of hearing to put his defence and after considering his reply, the said decision was taken by the Disciplinary Authority and the Full Court. The scope of judicial review is very limited in such a case.”

Election Petition Presented By Advocate Without Specific Authorization Under Panchayat Rules Is Not Valid Representation: MP High Court

Case Title: Kamlabai Versus Rajendra Singh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 93

While hearing an appeal challenging the order of rejection of application for dismissal of election petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that presentation of election petition by an Advocate under state Panchayat (Election Petition, Corrupt Practices and Disqualification for Membership) Rules, without specific authorization, is not valid.

MP High Court Directs Immediate Transfer Of Head Constable Accused Of Rape For Manipulating Probe

Case Title: Prakash Pawaiya Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 94

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state's Director General of Police to immediately transfer a head constable accused of rape, for trying to manipulating the investigation.

The Court while dismissing the constable's plea to quash the rape FIR, also gave liberty to the police authorities to take the constable in custody. Further, the Court noted that only under the pressure of District Magistrate, the FIR was lodged.

'Error Of Judgment, Not Major Misconduct': MP High Court Grants Relief To Judge Dismissed From Service After Granting Bail To Murder Accused

Case Title: Roop Singh Alawa Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh And Another

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 95

While granting relief to a District and Sessions Judge, the Madhya Pradesh High Court replaced the punishment of dismissal from service imposed on the judicial officer with punishment of withholding two increments.

The Court opined that the dismissal of the judge was based on an error of judgement and not major misconduct. Thus, the Court termed the punishment of dismissal from service as 'shockingly disproportionate'.

Court Must Intervene When Party Tries To Undervalue Substantive Relief Sought In Plaint For The Purpose Of Paying Court Fees: MP High Court

Case Title: Ramcharan Goyal v Kamlrani Verma and Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 96

The Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the valuation of suits must be based on the relief sought and the substance of the plaint and not merely on the words used in the plaint.

In doing so, the Court said that where a plaintiff attempts to under-value a suit, the Court has to intervene to ascertain whether the relief sought has real money value.

PIL Against State's Inaction On 'Vandalisation' Of Ambedkar's Statue: MP High Court Directs Police To Probe Until Culprits Are Booked

Case Title: Jitendra Ahirwar Vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 97

While hearing a PIL questioning inaction of authorities against people accused of breaking Dr. BR Ambedkar statue, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the concerned Investigating Officer and Superintendent of Police to investigate the matter until culprits are booked.

In doing so, the Court while disposing of the plea, has also asked monthly reports to be filed before the concerned Magistrate.

'Shocking & Disproportionate': MP High Court Quashes Dismissal Of Driver Who Was Late For VIP Duty Of Attending To High Court Judge

Case Title: Vijay Singh Bhadauriya Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 98

While setting aside the dismissal of a driver as "punishment" for reaching late on VIP duty to attend to a High Court Judge, the Madhya Pradesh High Court remitted the matter to the disciplinary authority to reconsider the quantum of punishment imposed on the delinquent.

In doing so, the Court said that the punishment of removal from service was 'shocking' and 'disproportionate'.

'Denial Of Adequate Opportunity To Cross-Examine Prosecution Witness Seriously Prejudices Accused's Right To Defence': Madhya Pradesh HC

Case Title: Shyam Premchandani Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 99

While upholding the right to fair trial of an accused, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that denial of adequate opportunity to cross-examine a witness might prejudice the right to defend of an accused.

In doing so, the Court opined that the closure of right to cross-examine on first opportunity was 'harsh' and 'improper'.

Change Of Counsel Is Not Grounds To Recall Witness, Accused Can't Hijack Proceedings Of Court As Per Convenience: Madhya Pradesh HC

Case Title: Rinku Baraiya Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 100

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that change of counsel cannot be a ground to recall a witness.

A single judge bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia observed “It is clear that only change of counsel cannot be a ground to recall a witness. Even otherwise, convenience of witnesses cannot be ignored and the accused cannot be allowed to hijack the proceedings of the trial Court as per his own convenience. Furthermore, applicant has also not filed copy of the deposition sheets of Dr. U.S. Tiwari to show that which important questions were not put to him. This Court cannot presume that the lawyer who was engaged by applicant voluntarily was incompetent.”

MP HC Grants Reinstatement With 50% Back Wages, As Termination Violated Section 25(F), Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Case Title: Pankaj Kumar Mishra Versus Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti Thr

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 101

A single judge bench consisting of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke set aside a labour court award of 2017, that had denied a worker full back wages. The court held that the worker's termination was illegal, as it violated Section 25(f) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ('ID Act'). Relying on an earlier case from the same court, the High Court directed the worker's reinstatement with 50 % back wages and other consequential benefits.

Irregularly Appointed Staff, If Confirmed, Can't Be Terminated Arbitrarily: MP High Court

Case Title: Narendra Tripathi Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 102

A division bench consisting of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Chief Justice Vivek Jain, reinstated a university employee terminated after over 25 years of service. The court ruled that his appointment was merely irregular and not illegal, and that subsequent confirmation of service had regularised his post. The court held that confirmed employees cannot be terminated without proper inquiry, notwithstanding if the initial appointment was irregular.

'Attempt To Shirk Responsibilities': MP High Court Slams State For Denying Compensation To Late Policeman's Wife Under CM Covid-19 Scheme

Case Title: Meena Bhabhar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 103

The Madhya Pradesh High Court pulled up State authorities for denying compensation to wife of a policeman who died while performing duty during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

While setting aside the impugned order, the Court directed the authorities to pay compensation to the petitioner as per Mukhya Mantri COVID-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojna (CM COVID-19 Warrior Welfare Scheme).

MP High Court Declines To Reduce Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sand Theft Through Illegal River Mining, Cites Environmental Impact

Case Title: Lakhan Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 104

In a significant ruling, the Madhya Pradesh High Court citing environmental impact, refused to reduce the sentence of an accused convicted for theft of sand by illegal mining from a river.

'Wholly Illegal': MP High Court Restores Possession Of 133-Yr-Old Property To Two Sisters Forcibly Removed By Central Authorities

Case Title: Ann. Chandiramani And Others Versus Union Of India And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 105

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Defence to restore possession of a 133-year-old property to two sisters who were forcibly and illegally dispossessed of their property.

In doing so, the Court said that the manner in which possession was taken by the defendants was wholly illegal and defied all canons of law.

Repetition Of Old & Overruled Arguments Not Sufficient To Reopen Concluded Adjudications In Review Petition Assailing Arbitration Order: MP High Court

Case Title: M/S Banmore Electricals Pvt Ltd Through Its Director Nirmal Kumar Jain Versus Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation Limited

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 106

The Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke has held that repetition of old and overruled arguments is not enough to reopen concluded adjudications as the review proceedings under Order 47 Rule 1 r/w Section 114 of CPC challenging an arbitration order cannot be equated with the original hearing of the case. The scope of review is very limited.

Teachers Absorbed Into State Service From Panchayats Are Entitled To Gratuity Under Payment Of Gratuity Act: MP HC

Case Title: The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others Versus Shivnath Singh Kushwah And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 107

A single judge bench of Justice Vivek Jain dismissed a writ petition filed by the state of Madhya pradesh. The petition challenged an order that granted gratuity to teachers, who were absorbed into State service. The court upheld that the teachers absorbed into state service from panchayats are entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and that the service period before their absorption must be counted towards gratuity calculation.

Appointing Arbitrator U/S 3(G)(5) Of National Highways Act Does Not Constitute Seat Of Arbitration, Is Rather A Convenient Venue: MP High Court

Case Title: National Highways Authority of India v. Dinesh Singh & Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 108

The Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench at Gwalior of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke has observed that appointment of arbitrator under Section 3(G)(5), National Highways Act, 1956 (“NH Act”) will not amount to the seat of the arbitrator rather it would be a convenient venue and therefore courts where a part of cause of action had arisen will also have jurisdiction over such arbitral proceedings.

While holding so the Court highlighted the difference between ordinary arbitral proceedings arising out of a commercial contractual agreement where parties normally agree to a seat as opposed to statutory arbitrations such as the one mandated by NH Act where there is no contractual agreement and no seat or venue has been decided by the parties.

Rights Already Accrued Cannot Be Taken Away Through Subsequent Amendments Having No Retrospective Effect: MP HC

Case Title: Santosh Bhalave Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 109

A single judge bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi held that the Academic Grade Pay (AGP) benefits once granted, cannot be taken away by subsequent amendments that only have prospective effect. The court explained that the new AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) Regulation, 2016, cannot be used to withdraw AGP benefits granted under the AICTE Regulation, 2010. Thus, the court directed the state to restore all benefits with 8% interest.

JJ Act Overrides NIA Act, Juvenile Booked Under UAPA To Be Tried By Children's Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Case Title: In Reference Vs. Memo No.454/2024 Bhopal Dated 23/11/2024

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 110

While hearing a matter concerning juvenile accused of offences under the Explosives Substances Act and the UAPA, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the non-obstante clause of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 will override the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008.

Considering the effect of the non-obstante clause, the Court held that the juvenile in conflict with law shall be tried by the Children's Court and not by Special Judge under the NIA Act.

MP High Court Upholds Removal Of Judge Accused Of Abusing, Assaulting Staff Including Women & Making Lawyers Do Sit-Ups

Case Title: Kaustubh Khera Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 111

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the termination of services of a judicial officer who was on probation and was found unsuitable for the post, and was also additionally accused of verbally abusing and assaulting court staff including women as well as making bar members do sit-ups for apology.

MP High Court Holds Amendment Depriving Veterinary Doctors From Benefit Of Enhanced Retirement Age Upto 65 Yrs As Discriminatory

Case Title: Dr. O. P. Singh & Others Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 112

While hearing a series of petition filed by veterinary doctors regarding enhancement of age of retirement, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that depriving the veterinary doctors of the benefit of enhancement of age of retirement up to 65 years is discriminatory, unconstitutional and violates Article 14 of the Constitution.

MP High Court Asks State To Consider Framing Policy Giving Food, Shelter, Education To Children Of Sexual Abuse Survivors

Case Title: Prosecutrix X versus The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 113

While permitting a 31-weeks pregnant minor rape survivor to give birth, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has urged the State Government to consider formulating a policy to provide for food, shelter, education of the children given birth by sexual assault, rape or incest survivors.

'State Owns Every Mineral', Panchayat Can't Excavate Without Authorisation: MP High Court Refuses To Quash Sand Theft FIR Against Official

Case Title: Amol Singh Yadav Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 114

While refusing to quash a FIR lodged against a Panchayat official for alleged sand theft, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the State Government is the owner of every mineral and illegal excavation of the same would amount to commission of theft.

In doing so, the Court also noted that the illegal excavation of sand or any other minor mineral was causing great damage to the ecological system of the concerned area, thus, it had to be dealt with 'iron hands'.

'Prima Facie Attempt To Establish Mughal Order': MP High Court Upholds Order Denying Bail To Lawyer Booked Under UAPA

Case Title: Wasid Khan Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 115

The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to intervene with an order denying bail to a lawyer, after "prima facie" noting that as per the evidence an attempt was made to disrupt communal harmony in the society with an object of establishing a 'Mughal Order' which existed prior to British rule.

The advocate, who is stated to have conducted legal awareness programs, moved the high court against rejection of his bail by the trial court.

In 'Blatant Case Of Corruption' Accused Can't Claim Suspension Of Sentence As A Right Citing Delay In Appeal Disposal: MP High Court

Case Title: Manish Vijayvargiya Vs State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 116

While dismissing an application for suspension of sentence, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that in cases of blatant corruption, the accused cannot claim suspension of sentence as a matter of right merely because the appeal is not likely to be heard at an early date.

Zila Panchayat Can Withdraw Financial Powers From Sarpanch Involved In Corruption Case: MP High Court

Case Title: Manghu Baiga Versus State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 117

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the Chief Executive Officer of Zila Panchayat can issue orders withdrawing financial powers of Sarpanch found to be involved in a corruption case.

Husband Forcefully Committing Unnatural Sex With Wife & Assaulting Her For Resisting Can Be Prosecuted For Cruelty: MP High Court

Case Title: BJ Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 118

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that husband committing unnatural sex with wife against her wishes and assaulting her for resisting would fall under the definition of cruelty under Section 498A of IPC.

MP High Court Holds Excise Act Provision Allowing DM To Confiscate Vehicle With Illegal Liquor & Denying Defence To Owner As Ultra Vires

Case Title: Ramlal Jhariya Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 119

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared Section 47A MP Excise Act–which empowers the DM to confiscate a vehicle and deprives the owner from relying on the defence of knowledge regarding use of vehicle–as ultra vires to the right to practice a profession (Article 19(1)(g)) and right to property (Article 300) under the Constitution.

Case Title: Piyush Patidar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 120

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a condition in a job advertisement issued by Department of Farmers Welfare and Agricultural Development which mandated Graduation or Post-Graduation from ICAR (Indian Council for Agricultural Research) Accredited Institute.

'Gross Misuse Of Powers By Police': MP High Court Quashes FIR In Fake Motor Accident Case, Directs DGP To Conduct Inquiry Against Officers

Case Title: Roopansh Khatri And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 121

While quashing a FIR in a fake motor accident case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court condemned the act of police officials for misleading the case and fabricating evidences against the litigant to incriminate him in a 'non-existent' case.

In doing so, the Court also directed the Director General of Police to inquire whether the activities of various police officials in the matter lead to any criminal offence or misconduct on their part and to proceed accordingly.

Sole Official's Absence Can't Hamper Entire Mandi Board's Work: Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Suspension

Case Title: Shankar Singh Dawar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 122

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the suspension of an official by the Managing Director of Krishi Mandi Board, who was acting in place of the Additional Director who had been recently transferred, ruling that an officer's absence cannot hamper the working of the entire board.

MP High Court Slams State For 'Sleeping Over' Execution Of Revenue Notice After Labour Court Granted Relief To Diploma Holder Supervisor

Case Title: The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others Versus Rajendra Kumar Sharma

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 123

While dismissing State's plea against a 2024 decision rejecting its request for modification of a 2013 Labour Court order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court slammed the authorities for 'sleeping' over execution of the revenue notice passed after the labour court's order and for not acting against erring officers responsible for such inaction.

MP High Court Slams Magistrate For Sending Attempt To Murder Case To Sessions Court Without Considering Merits, Says It Acted 'Passively'

Case Title: Parimal Singh Gurjar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 124

The Madhya Pradesh High Court criticised a Magistrate for playing a 'passive role' by not taking cognizance under Section 190 CrPC in a matter where chargesheet was only filed against two out of the four accused for the offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC.

The Court opined that the Magistrate failed to apply judicial mind, did not consider the merits of the case and had simply said that Section 307 is to be tried by Sessions court. Clarifying the scope of Section 193 of CrPC (Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session), the high court directed the Sessions Judge to take cognizance in the matter.

Order Passed To Save Education Dept's Face: MP High Court Quashes College Principal's Suspension For No Direct Role In Irregular Evaluation

Case Title: Dr. Rakesh Kumar Verma Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 125

While setting aside the suspension order of a Government College Principal, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the order was passed just to save the face of department among the public and to show that appropriate action was taken for the alleged irregularity in evaluation of answer sheets.

The Court noted that the Higher Education Department passed the order without taking into account the enquiry report, which revealed that the petitioner was not 'directly' involved in the alleged irregularity.

MP High Court Allows Husband To Produce Wife's WhatsApp Chats Obtained Without Her Consent To Prove Adultery Allegations

Case Title: Smt Anjali Sharma Versus Raman Upadhyay

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 126

While hearing a matrimonial dispute, the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court held that private WhatsApp Chat is admissible as evidence under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act even if it was obtained without consent of the partner or is not admissible under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

MP High Court Grants Bail To Lecturer Booked For Hurting Religious Sentiments By Forwarding Content On WhatsApp

Case Title: Dr. Nasheem Bano Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 127

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a Lecturer who was accused of circulating questionable religious content on WhatsApp which allegedly hurt the sentiments of a community.

In doing so, the Court said that simply on ground of forwarding messages and videos which may hurt religious sentiments of others, a person cannot be kept in jail indefinitely.

Judicial Officers Acting In Official Capacity Cannot Be Prosecuted Unless Malafide Is Apparent: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Case Title: Kamlesh Chaturvedi v Saksham Adhikari Dwitiya Vyavhar Nyayadheesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 128

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a recent judgment, highlighted that judicial officers, while acting in their judicial capacity, are protected from prosecution. The court reiterated that judicial officers enjoy protection under Section 197 of the CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) and interference through Article 226 and 227 is only possible if there is clear malafide intentions or cogent evidence is available.

Ex Parte Order Can Be Recalled If Party Complies With Directions & Legal Issues Require Full Hearing For Proper Adjudication: MP High Court

Case Title: M/S Tricon Energy Uk Limited Through Its Authorized Signatory Mr. Santosh Koli Vs M/S Kriti Industries (India) Limited

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 129

The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar has held that an ex parte order may be recalled when the concerned party appears later, complies with the court's directions, and the matter involves complex legal issues requiring a fair hearing from both sides for an effective adjudication.

'Act Was Brutal But Not Committed With Brutality': Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Death Penalty In Child Rape Case

Case Title: Rajaram @ Rajkumar v The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 130

The Madhya Pradesh High Court commuted death penalty of a 20 year old man belonging to a scheduled tribe convicted of raping a 4 year old child. The trial court had granted capital punishment, noting that the child was left permanently disabled. The high court, while acknowledging the gravity of the offence, held that although the act was undeniably brutal, it was not executed with brutality.

'Opportunity To Be Heard Was Not Granted': Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Order Terminating Panchayatkarmi

Case Title: Narendra Kumar Sharma v The State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 131

The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside a termination order of a Panchayatkarmi, noting that the removal/ termination order was passed in violation of the principles of natural justice. The bench noted that the petitioner was neither granted any opportunity to file written statements nor was granted an opportunity to be heard.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Penalty Against District Court Clerk For Delay In Relaying Important Information Requested By HC

Case Title: Nand Kishore Choudhary v High Court of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 132

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a disciplinary action initiated against an Executant Clerk, serving in the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, for causing undue delay in relaying essential information requested by the High Court.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Father's Habeas Corpus Plea For Custody Of Minor Child, Suggests Alternate Remedy U/S 13 Of CPC

Case title: Vishnu Gupta Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 133

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in its Gwalior Bench dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a father based in USA, seeking the custody of his minor son.

The Bench comprising of Justice Anand Pathak & Justice Rajendra Kumar Vani deliberated on whether an order passed by the Foreign Court directing the mother to produce the child before it would render the custody of the minor unlawful.

The court stated that the petitioner has an alternate remedy in form of section 13 & 14 of the CPC but has to satisfy its requirements.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Appeal To Allow Urs, Namaz At Gwalior's Centrally Protected Muhammad Ghaus Dargah

Case Title: Sabla Hasan Vs. The Union Of India & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 134

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an intra-court appeal seeking permission to perform religious and cultural activities, including Urs (Jalsa) and Namaz, at the tomb of Hazrat Sheikh Muhammad Ghaus in Gwalior, a monument declared of national importance and protected (in 1962) under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.

A Bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Hirdesh noted that the monument “deserves to be protected with utmost care and caution” and no such activities, as sought by the appellant, could be permitted. Otherwise, it added, the monument "will lose its originality, sanctity, and vitality".

Madhya Pradesh HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Guidelines To Curb Allegedly Misleading News Reports Targeting Muslims

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 135

The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week refused to entertain a writ petition seeking preventive and prohibitory action against allegedly misleading news reports and publications targeting the Muslim community and Islam.

Dealing with a writ plea filed by one Maruf Ahmad Khan, a bench of Justice Vishal Mishra said that the reliefs sought were in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), and therefore, the same were not maintainable in the plea seeking mandamus.

MP High Court Quashes Remarks Against Ex-State CIC's Conduct For Delaying RTI Info, Says Decision Was 'Bona Fide'

Case Title: Arvind Kumar Shukla v Neeraj Nigam

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 136

The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside adverse observations made on the conduct of former State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Arvind Kumar Shukla in an order passed by a single judge bench and quashed the direction to recover a penalty of Rs. 40,000.

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed that the order passed by the CIC with respect to information sought by an RTI applicant was passed in bona fide discharge of his duties.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Death Penalty Imposed On Man For Committing Rape Of Minor Relative

Case Title: In Reference vs. VA

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 137

The Madhya Pradesh High Court commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for rape of a minor girl aged 12 years. The court commuted the death penalty after noting that the convict was 24 years of age and had no criminal antecedents, except one murder case, which is under appeal.

The bench, however, upheld his conviction, observing that the "chain of all the circumstances is complete to point out towards the guilt of the appellant and nobody else. Therefore, as far as conviction is concerned, that is required to be upheld and is hereby upheld".

2025 AIBE: MP High Court Rejects PIL By Candidate Seeking Reduction In Passing Marks Following Deletion Of Questions

Case Title: Shrankhala v Bar Council of India and Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 138

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a PIL plea challenging the results of the 2025 All India Bar Examination (AIBE) and seeking a direction to Bar Council of India to lower the minimum passing marks in proportion to the number of valid questions and to republish the results.

Commercial Courts Act Applies On Immovable Properties 'Actually & Exclusively Used' For Trade & Commerce: MP High Court

Case Title: Mohit Sadana v Vijay Kumar Goyal

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 139

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that for a dispute to fall within the jurisdiction of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 the immovable property in question must be "actually used" and "exclusively used" for the purpose of trade and commerce.

Reinstatement Not Automatic Remedy For Illegal Termination, Court Awards Lumpsum Compensation; MP HC

Case Title: MPMKVV Co. Ltd. & Others Vs. Surendra Kumar Gupta

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 140

A single judge bench consisting of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke denied reinstatement to a contractual employee who worked for the Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran (MPMKVV). The court explained that reinstatement is not the automatic consequence of illegal termination, especially if it involved a daily wage or contractual worker.

NEET-UG 2025: Madhya Pradesh High Court Allows Re-Test For Petitioners Affected By Power Outage At Indore & Ujjain Centres

Case Title: Laxmi Devi Versus National Testing Agency And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 141

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the National Testing Agency to hold a re-test of the NEET-UG 2025 exam for the candidates who were affected by a power outage at the centres in Indore and Ujjain.

Justice Subodh Abhyankar passed the order allowing a batch of writ petitions filed by the affected students. Since the petitioners were put at a disadvantage for no fault of theirs, the Court observed that a re-test was necessary.

'Had No Intention To Kill': MP High Court Converts Murder Conviction Of Man Who Assaulted Wife With Brick To Culpable Homicide

The Madhya Pradesh High Court modified a man's murder conviction–who was accused of assaulting his wife with a brick pursuant to which she died–to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, observing that he did not have the intention to kill the deceased.

Case Title: X v State of MP

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 142

Taxpayers With Pending Appeals Eligible For 50% Relief Under 2020 Samadhan Scheme: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court stated that taxpayers with pending appeals are eligible for 50% relief under the 2020 Samadhan Scheme (The Madhya Pradesh Karadhan Adhiniyamon Ki Puranee Bakaya Rashi Ka Samadhan Adhyadesh, 2020).

Case Title: M/s Hindustan Equipment Pvt. Ltd. v. State of M.P.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 143

'Closure Of One Gate Is Not Obstruction': MP High Court Junks PIL For Access To Religious Sites In Khandwa District Hospital

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (July 02) dismissed a public interest litigation seeking directions to the Government District Hospital in Khandwa to allow open access to the general public to visit Hazrat Syed Chand Shah Wali Mazad and a Shiv Temple, which are situated within the hospital premises.

Case Title: Ayyub Lala v State of MP

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 144

Advocate-Client Relationship Is Contractual, Writ Petition For Recovery Of Fees Not Maintainable: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, recently, dismissed a writ petition filed by an advocate under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking directions for the clearance of his professional bills pending since 2017.

Case Title: Ashok Airen v Family Welfare and Agriculture Department

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 145

Section 25F, Industrial Disputes Act; Actual Acceptance Of Compensation Not Required For Compliance: MP HC

A single judge bench of Justice Maninder Bhatti dismissed two writ petitions filed by daily wage workers (gardeners) challenging their termination. The workers argued that their employer had not followed the procedure mentioned under Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, before terminating their services. However, the court held that providing retrenchment compensation and the termination order through registered post amounted to valid compliance with Section 25F, and actual acceptance of compensation is not required.

Case Title: Ram Das Sahu v State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 146

MP High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Claiming No Fire Brigade In Jabalpur Cantonment, Lack Of Amenities For Sanitation Staff

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 01) refused to entertain a PIL which among other issues claimed that Jabalpur Cantonment Board does not have a fire brigade and does not provide basic amenities to contractual sanitation workers which were stated to belong to a particular community.

Case Title: Dileep Mehto v Union of India

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 147

MP High Court Sets Aside Trial Court Order Recognising Saif Ali Khan, His Siblings & Mother As Heirs Of Nawab Of Bhopal's Properties

The Madhya Pradesh High Court remanded a dispute concerning the private properties of the erstwhile ruler of the then state of Bhopal the Late Nawab Mohd Hamidullah Khan, to the Trial Court for fresh decision after noting that the trial court–which ruled in favour of the respondents including the Nawab's daughter, grandson actor Saif Ali Khan, his mother and siblings–had relied on a judgment which had been subsequently overruled.

Case Title: Begum Suraiya Rashid v Begum Mehr Taj Nawab Sajida Sultan

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 148

Sheer Abuse Of Freedom Of Speech: MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Cartoonist For Alleged Objectionable Caricature On PM Modi

The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied anticipatory bail to Cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of drawing a derogatory post including a "caricature" on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak (RSS) which is stated to be published on Malviya's Facebook page.

Case Title: Hemant Malviya v State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 149

MP High Court Dismisses PIL To Stay Transfers, Promotions Or Retirements Of Judges Hearing Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case Until Verdict

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 08) refused to entertain a PIL filed by the Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Samiti to prevent the transfer, promotion or retirement of judges presiding over the long-pending cases related to the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, until the judgment is pronounced.

Case Title: Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Samiti v High Court

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 150

Only Government & Local Bodies Are Authorised To Install Statues At Public Places: Madhya Pradesh High Court Clarifies

While hearing a PIL against an alleged illegal attempt to erect a statue on public land in Makdone, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that apart from the government and local bodies, no private individual, religious body, NGO or association is authorised to install statues at public places.

Case Title: Rajesh Kumar v State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 151

MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Congress Worker For Allegedly Posting 'Ludicrous' Posts & Videos Against PM Modi

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, recently, refused to quash an FIR filed against Yadvendra Pandey for allegedly posting a controversial video and ludicrous photos on Facebook, concerning PM Modi. The complaint also alleged Pandey used 'scurrilous language' against the Indian Armed Forces.

Case Title: Yadvendra Pandey v State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 152

'Strict Regulations In 5-Yr Law Course Have Helped Students Do Well Abroad': MP HC Orally Remarks In Plea Challenging BCI's Attendance Norms

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has orally remarked that whilst India has not always been at the forefront of global education, the strict adherence to high standards in the 5 year law course, regulated by the Bar Council of India, has helped student's go abroad and perform well in foreign law firms and academic courses.

Case Title: Anupama Alice Minj Vs National Law Institute University

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 153

MP High Court Rejects Plea Against Making Biology Mandatory In 12th Standard For Admission To General Nursing & Midwifery Courses

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (July 11), dismissed a batch of public interest litigations challenging the amendment to admission eligibility criteria for the General Nursing and Midwifery Courses (G&M course) under the Madhya Pradesh Upcharika, Prasavika, Sahai Upcharika-Prasavika Tatha Swasthya Paridarkshak Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1972 Act.

Case Title: Lal Bahadur Shastri Vyavasayik Adhyayan Mahavidyalaya v State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 154

MP High Court Asks NTA To Consider Plea By IIT Aspirant Whose JEE (Advanced) Exam Was Disrupted By Technical Glitches

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on July 9, disposed of a writ petition filed by an IIT Aspirant, who alleged that a technical glitch in his computer hampered his performance in paper 2 of JEE (Advanced) held on May 18, 2025.

Case Title: Kumar Panchjanya v Union of India

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 155

NEET-UG 2025: MP High Court Sets Aside Direction For Re-Test Due To Power Outage, Asks NTA To Ensure Proper Arrangements In Future

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (July 14) allowed the writ appeals filed by the National Testing Agency against a Single Judge's direction to conduct re-test of the NEET-UG 2025 exam for candidates affected by power outage at the centres in Indore and Ujjain.

Case Title: National Testing Agency v Laxmi Devi

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 156

Period Spent On Furlough Not Counted As 'Eligible Service' For Claiming Retiral Benefits Under State's 2006 Scheme: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (July 14) dismissed an appeal by a former Revenue Inspector, challenging a single judge's order which had rejected the inspector's claim for retirement benefits sought under the State Government's Furlough Scheme, 2006.

Case Title: Dhawal v State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 157

MP High Court Fines State ₹5 Lakh For Delaying Sexual Harassment FIR Against Yoga Institute's Former VC, Directs Him To Pay ₹35 Lakh Compensation

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 15) imposed Rs 5 Lakh cost on the State for "inhumane and unsympathetic behaviour shown by the police officials" by delaying registration of workplace sexual harassment complaint by a woman who had accused the former Vice Chancellor of a national Yoga Institute of the offence.

Case Title: X v Union of India

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 158

MP High Court Mandates Photography Of Victims' Injuries To Combat Trend Of Invoking 'Petty' Sections Even In Serious Cases

While noting a "recurring pattern adopted by police officers" across Madhya Pradesh where even in serious injuries to complainants cases were stated to be lodged under "petty sections", the High Court directed that in "all cases of injuries" police officers and doctors shall take photographs of the injured parties.

Case Title: Seetu v State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 159

Local Body Directly Paying Daily Wagers Hired By Outsourcing Firm Doesn't Establish Employer-Employee Relationship: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld an order setting aside a labour court's decision directing reinstatement of a group of daily wagers hired by a private outsourcing agency but deputed to work at Ujjain Municipal Corporation, ruling that direct payment of wages to the workmen by the local body doesn't amount to an employer-employee relationship.

Case Title: Sumitabh v Ayukt, Nagar Palika Nigam

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 160

MP High Court Disposes Plea Seeking Ban On 'Udaipur Files' In Terms Of Delhi HC Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday disposed of a plea seeking a ban on the release of the film 'Udaipur Files' by applying the directions passed on July 10 by the Delhi High Court in a similar matter.

Case Title: Vishal v Central Film Certificate Board

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 161

'She's Minor': MP High Court Refuses To Let 17-Yr-Old Stay With Partner But Lets Her Continue Pregnancy

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed police authorities to shift a pregnant girl– stated to be in a relationship with and residing with her partner booked under POCSO Act– after observing that the girl being a minor cannot reside with him.

Case Title: Prosecutrix X v State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 162

'Counseling Has Started': MP High Court Rejects Belated Plea Of NEET-UG Student Who Filed Wrong Booklet Number In OMR Sheet

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by a NEET UG 2025 candidate who sought relief for the non-declaration of her corrected result due to an alleged error in the OMR sheet.

Case Title: Riya Saraf v Union of India

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 163

HC Judges & Trial Court Judges Have 'Feudal Lord & Serf' Relationship; No Mutual Respect: MP High Court

Setting aside the dismissal of a Special Judge of the District Court, the Madhya Pradesh High Court criticised the "dismal relationship" between Judges of the High Court and the Judges of the District Judiciary terming it one between a feudal lord and serf.

Case Title: Jagat Mohan Chaturvedi v State of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 164

'Attempt To Overawe District Judiciary': MP High Court Fines Litigant ₹50K Who Alleged Magistrate Had Assured Him Of Acquittal

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a man's plea challenging an order passed by the high court on its administrative side on his complaint where he alleged that the trial court had assured him of an acquittal in an FIR, but instead he was convicted for the offence of voluntarily causing hurt.

Case Title: Rajneesh Chaturvedi v High Court of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 165

MP High Court Permits Withdrawal Of PIL On Rising Suicides At Medical Colleges Noting SC's Guidelines To Protect Mental Health Of Students

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (July 28), permitted the withdrawal of a public interest litigation that sought a policy intervention by the State Government to address the rising number of suicides among medical students, in view of the recent guidelines issued by the apex court on the issue.

Case Title: Krishna Kumar Bhargava v State of M.P

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 166

Calling Madhya Pradesh 'MP' Doesn't Change State's Name But Makes Identification Easier: High Court Junks PIL Against Use Of Acronym

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a PIL against use of acronyms M.P. or म.प्र. (in Hindi) to refer to the State, noting that the use of abbreviations does not change the name of the State. The bench remarked that use of such abbreviation rather makes identification easier.

Case Title: Varinder Kumar Naswa v Union of India

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 167

MP High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment Of Chemistry Professor For Husband's Murder, Rejects Her Scientific Explanations

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 29) upheld a Sessions Court order convicting an Assistant Professor of Chemistry for the murder of her husband and sentencing her to rigorous imprisonment for life.

Case Title: Smt. Mamta Pathak v The State Of Madhya Pradesh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 168

'Case Of Hurt Ego': MP High Court Quashes Suspension Of Cooperative Bank's CEO Who Refused MLA's Demand To Cancel Clerk's Transfer

The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed the suspension of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of District Central Cooperative Bank in Sidhi, observing that the action was not passed in the course of exercise of routine administrative functions but rather "passed in exercise of excessive powers and actuated by bias and at behest of MLA".

Case Title: Rajesh Raikwar v State of MP

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 169

MP High Court Slams Police For 'Implanting False Witness' To Complete Murder Probe, Directs DGP To Issue Guidelines For Proper Investigation

Setting aside the conviction of two men in a 2021 murder case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court remarked that the police officials had implanted a false witness "in their zeal to complete the investigation without maintaining the integrity of investigation".

DM Can Re-Execute Possession Orders U/S 14 Of SARFAESI Act After Illegal Re-Entry By Borrower: MP High Court

A division bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, comprising Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Hirdesh, has allowed an appeal and upheld that a district magistrate can re-execute possession orders u/s 14 of the SARFAESI Act after illegal re-entry by the borrower. The Court directed the respondent authorities to provide necessary assistance to the petitioner to dispossess the borrower from the mortgaged property.

Case Name: Capri Global Housing Finance Ltd. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 171

Indore-Dewas Highway Jam | MP High Court Directs NHAI To Submit Report On Construction & Maintenance Of Service Road

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to monitor the construction and maintenance of the service road near Palda Bridge actively.

The direction was made in a public interest litigation filed by Advocates seeking directions to fix the road signs, remove the trucks parked on both sides of the Palda Bridge, remove speed breakers, as well as to constitute a committee for maintenance of the aforementioned road. The plea further sought directions against NHAI to take accountability for any accidents that might happen due to the poor maintenance of the National Highways.

Case Title: Tanishq Patel v NHAI (W.P. No. 23845 of 2023)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 172

Ideal Hindu Wife Stays Rooted In Dharma Even If Deserted; Keeps Mangalsutra & Sindoor As Marriage Is Indelible Sacrament: MP High Court

Dismissing a husband's appeal for divorce on the ground of cruelty, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently praised the wife's conduct as an 'ideal Indian woman' who, despite being deserted for nearly two decades, remained rooted in her dharma as a wife, continued living with her in-laws, and never gave up symbols of her marriage.

Case Title: H v W

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 173

'How Is Acknowledging Partition Communal?': MP High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against State BJP Program

Case Title: Saurabh Nath Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh (WP 31146 of 2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 174

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL against a July 31 Facebook post published by a BJP leader announcing formation of a committee to organize a program 'Har Ghar Tiranga- Tiranga Yatra Avam Vibhajan Vibhishika Diwas' scheduled for August 15.

Husband Merely Saying He Is 'Ready' To Keep Wife With Him, Not Valid Maintenance Offer Under Second Proviso To S.125(3) CrPC: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that husband challenging the maintenance granted to his wife by family court on the ground he is 'ready and willing to keep' her with him, does not constitute a valid offer.

Case Title: A v B (CRR-6279-2024)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 175

Unfortunate That Person Threatening Victim With 'Perverted' Messages Has To Be Charged With Bailable Offences: MP HC Flags Legislative Lacuna

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while granting anticipatory bail to a man accused of sending threatening messages to a woman, expressed concerns over the legislative framework that charges the act of sending 'such depraved or perverted messages on social media' under the offences which are bailable in nature.

Case Title: Laxmikant v State of Madhya Pradesh (MCRC-32524-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 176

Wife's Occasional Refusal To Have Physical Relations Not Cruelty To Husband Under Hindu Marriage Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that a wife's occasional refusal to cohabit with her husband does not amount to cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, unless there is a persistent denial of conjugal relations.

Case title - JITENDRA JANI VS. SMT. BHUMI JANI

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 177

Law Does Not Prevent An Adult Woman From Living With A Married Man: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that there is no law which prevents an adult woman to live with married man adding that she has the right to choose with whom she wishes to live with.

The court noted that she had 'a mind of her own and the right to make a decision, whether right or wrong, with regard to the person with whom she wants to live', adding that the court cannot "pontificate on matters relating to morality".

Case Title: N v State of MP

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 178

Can't Curtail Right To Education: MP High Court Allows 'Extraordinary' 11-Yr-Old's Provisional Admission To Class 9 Despite Being 'Underage'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that the fundamental right to education envisioned under Article 21 of the Constitution cannot be curtailed merely by imposing conditions regarding age limit.

It thus directed provisional admission of an 11-year-old student, who was denied admission to Class IX on the grounds of being underage as per the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.

Case Title: Aarav Singh v Union of India (WP-13186-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 179

'Trial Courts Consistently Failing To Perform Judge's Duties Despite Regular Training': MP High Court While Acquitting Rape Convict

The Madhya Pradesh High Court overturned the conviction passed by the Trial Court under the POCSO Act, noting that the trial court had 'committed several irregularities'.

The court noted that the trial court failed to take 'cognizance of ossification test report available on record and, secondly, it did not pose questions under Section 313 of Cr.P.C. to the accused/applicant on the basis of the DNA test report'.

Case Title: DK v State of Madhya Pradesh (2025:MPHC-JBP:38420)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 180

MP High Court Rejects PIL Alleging Preferential Treatment To 'VIPs' At Mahakaleshwar Temple

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a PIL alleging that the management committee of Ujjain's Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple permitted entry inside the Garbhagriha (innermost sanctum) only to "so-called VIPs" to offer water to the deity, while denying access to the general public.

Case Title: Darpan Awasthi v State of Madhya Pradesh (Writ Petition 32998/2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 181

MP High Court Rejects Congress MLA's Plea Against Speaker's Inaction On Disqualification Of BJP MLA For 'Defection'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 1), dismissed a plea by Congress MLA Umang Singhar against alleged inaction of the Assembly's Speaker on adjudicating Singhar's plea for disqualification of BJP MLA from Bina constituency Nirmla Sapre "on the ground of committing defection".

Case Title: Umang Singhar v State of Madhya Pradesh (WP-38050-2024)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 182

'Presiding Officer Has No Basic Knowledge Of Law': MP High Court Orders Training Of Civil Judge

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, recently, ordered the training of a 6th Civil Judge, Sr. Division, District Gwalior, noting that the 'Presiding Officer of Trial Court... has no basic knowledge of law and she needs training in JOTRI regarding procedural law'. These observations were made in a petition challenging the order of the Civil Judge, wherein the petitioner's application under Order 22 Rule 3, read with Section 151 of CPC, was rejected.

Case Title: Pawan Pathak v Nathuram (MP-440-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 183

'Threat To Public': MP High Court Upholds Detention Of Man Who Allegedly Fired Pistol In Residential Area, Uploaded Video Online

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a man's plea challenging his detention, who was seen in a social media video uploaded by him, allegedly open firing his pistol in a residential area.

In doing so the court observed that the order passed by the District Magistrate Gwalior under National Security Act detaining him for three months, was justified as the man was threat to public order and the video created fear in the residents living in the area.

Case Title: Shivang Bhargav v State of Madhya Pradesh (WP NO. 12933/2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 184

Wife Blaming Husband's Family After Setting Herself Ablaze Amounts To Cruelty: MP High Court Grants Divorce

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted divorce to a man sought on the grounds of cruelty under Hindu Marriage Act(HMA), observing that his wife had "in a moment of despair" set herself ablaze and later blamed his relatives for the same without being able to provide any reliable evidence.

Case Title: HM v R (FA-133-2007)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 185

Medical Boards Formed Under MTP Act Must Provide Complete, Cogent & Clear Opinion On Termination Of Pregnancy: MP High Court

Noting that opinions of medical boards on termination of pregnancy did not contain complete information in several cases, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed that the board formed under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act must provide "complete, cogent and clear opinions" on MTP cases.

Case Title: Prosecutrix X v State of Madhya Pradesh (WP-34145-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 186

MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Congress Worker Booked For 'Derogatory' FB Comment On Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to a former Congress councillor, Mahendra Jain, who has been accused of posting a derogatory comment against Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia from his Facebook account.

Case title - Mahendra Jain v State of MP (MCRC-40739-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 187

MP High Court Calls For Disciplinary Inquiry Against Sessions Judge For Unduly Dropping Charges Against Govt Employee In Corruption Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has called for inquiry and disciplinary action against a Sessions Judge for dropping charges invoked against a government employee— computer operator working in the land acquisition office, accused of embezzling ₹5 crores of public money.

Case Title: Roop Singh Parihar v State of Madhya Pradesh (MCRC-27465-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 188

MP High Court Orders Penal Action Against Woman For Falsely Accusing Senior Advocate Of Rape, Says She Snatched His Right To Dignity

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered penal action against a woman, who falsely accused a Senior Advocate, having a standing of 20 years at the Bar, of committing rape upon her two year old daughter by breaking into their house at night.

Case Title: PU v State of Madhya Pradesh (2025:MPHC-JBP:44212)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 189

MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Two Cops Accused Of Shielding Wanted Criminal By Staging His Fake Encounter In 2009

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to two cops booked for allegedly conspiring to shield a man by staging his fake encounter in 2009, after the man was found to be alive in 2012.

Case Title: Anil Patidar v Central Bureau of Investigation (M.CR.C. No.24925-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 190

MP High Court Suspends Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Murder, Directs Him To Plant & Nurture 10 Saplings

The Madhya Pradesh High Court suspended the life sentence of man convicted in a murder case, after noting that that he had spent over 10 years in custody and two of his co-accused having spent similar time in custody had already been enlarged on bail.

The court further directed the appellant to plant and nurture 10 fruit bearing/neem or peepal saplings.

Case Title: Subhas Sharma and Others v State of M.P. (Cr.A. No.6089/2021)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 191

MP High Court Urges Responsible Citizens & Professionals In Key Fields To Conduct Social Audit Of Orphanages, Old Age Homes

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (September 19), advocated for evolution and effective implementation of the concept of social audit calling it the need of the hour.

The court was hearing an appeal challenging dismissal of a writ petition, where the appellant had sought promotion, due to non-appearance of his advocate.

Case Title: Sushil Verma v Madhya Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (WA-2566-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 192

'Classic Instance Of Abdication Of Judicial Duty': Madhya Pradesh High Court Pulls Up Trial Court For Passing Non-Speaking Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has strongly criticized the Trial Court for passing a non-speaking order while dismissing multiple applications by a party including those for substitution of parties (under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC) on the ground of absence of the party and its counsel.

In doing so the high court observed that the trial court had "prima facie committed an illegality" by passing a non-speaking order demonstrating a classic instance of abdication of judicial duty.

Case Title: Parameshwari Developers Pvt Ltd v Suresh and Others (MP-5129-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 193

'Police Sitting Tight Over Matter': MP High Court Directs Preliminary Inquiry Into Alleged Coercive Recovery Practices By Bajaj Finance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the concerned police officials to conduct a preliminary inquiry in a writ petition alleging arbitrary and oppressive conduct by Bajaj Finance Limited, which was accused of using coercion, threats and abusive language to recover a business loan of ₹ 25.69 lakhs.

Case Title: M/s Aaratrika Traders v the State of Madhya Pradesh (WP-37028-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 194

'Shirking From His Liability While Enjoying Expensive Bikes': MP High Court Upholds Order Directing Husband To Maintain Wife, Kids

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 22) dismissed a man's plea challenging a family court's maintenance order in favour of his wife and kids, noting that the husband was trying to shirk away from his liability while enjoying his life with expensive bikes.

Case Title: LSB v SK (2025:MPHC-IND:27741)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 195

'Roundabout On Flyover Unheard Of': MP High Court On Design Of New Flyover In Jabalpur, Asks State To Ensure No Accidents Take Place

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 22), disposed of a PIL for installing view cutters on a newly inaugurated 7-km flyover connecting Madan Mahal to Damoh Naka in Jabalpur to safeguard the privacy of the adjoining residents, while asking the State to consider taking steps so that no accidents take place.

Case Title: Ku Alka Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh [WP - 37365/2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 196

White Petroleum Jelly Classified As 'Drug', Not Cosmetic; Higher VAT & Entry Tax Not Leviable: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court stated that White Petroleum Jelly is classified as a 'Drug', not 'Cosmetic', and therefore is not liable to higher VAT and Entry Tax.

Justices Vivek Rusia and Jai Kumar Pillai stated that a White Petroleum Jelly of IP grade manufactured and sold by appellant under a valid drug licence is liable to be classified as a category of drug and medicine under Entry 19-A of Part II, Schedule II of the MP VAT Act.

Case Title: M/s Hindustan Unilever Ltd. v. Commercial Taxes Department [Value Added Tax Appeal No. 73 of 2019]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 197

'Wholly Impermissible In Democracy': MP High Court Directs State To Ensure That Sonam Raghuwanshi's Effigy Is Not Burnt On Dusshera

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (September 26), directed the State Authorities to ensure that any person or any organization does not burn an effigy of Sonam Raghuwanshi, accused of murdering her husband during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, on Dusshera/Vijaydashmi in place of Ravana.

Case Title: Sangita v State of Madhya Pradesh (WP-38824-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 198

'Social Media Intoxication' Among Police : MP High Court Says Use Of Mobile/Social Media By Police Guards On Duty Must Be Curbed

In a police personnel's plea against compulsory retirement given for sleeping under influence while on guard duty, the Madhya Pradesh High Court flagged growing mobile/social media 'intoxication' among the 'uniform clad departments' suggesting that presence of police personnel on social media be checked while they are on duty.

Case Title: Ashok Kumar Tripathi v State of MP (WRIT APPEAL 1140 of 2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 199

MP High Court Grants Bail To Four Accused Of Abetting Borrower's Suicide Despite Video Note Naming Them

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to 3 persons and regular bail to one, accused of abetting suicide of a borrower despite the latter's video suicide note alleging that they had threatened the deceased to pay more towards interest despite payment of principal amount.

Case Title: Jitendra Chawla v State of MP (MCRC-39590-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 200

Absence From Duty Not Always Misconduct: MP High Court Quashes Penalty Of Head Constable For Going On 99-Day Leave Due To Illness

The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside punishment imposed on a head constable whose one increment was withheld indefinitely for alleged unauthorized leave for 99 days due to his own and his father's illness which it said was not considered by the authorities.

The court also reiterated that remaining absent from duty may not a misconduct in itself unless it is intentional.

Case Title: Roop Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh (W.P.No. 4426/2021)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 201

MP High Court Orders State To Compensate Widow Of Govt Employee Tasked With Arranging Buses For Migrant Labourers During Pandemic

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed release of compensation under Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojana to the widow of government department official, ruling that the only requirement under the scheme was that the death must occur while serving during Covid-19 pandemic which was fulfilled in this case.

Case Title: Anju Murti Upadhyay v State of MP (WP-18400-2020)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 202

'Effort To Harass': MP High Court Upholds Refusal Of Sanction To Prosecute Health Officials Who Searched Ayurvedic Doctor's Clinic

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an appeal of a BAMS doctor challenging the State Government's refusal to grant sanction to prosecute the inspection team that searched his clinic in Ujjain, observing that the complaint was nothing but an effort to harass the inspection team who were discharging their duties.

Case Title: Dr Himanshu Dutt Pandey v State of Madhya Pradesh (2025:MPHC-IND:23399)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 203

MP High Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Accused Of Raping, Trafficking Minor Girl Citing Specific Allegations Needing Detailed Probe

The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to grant bail to an advocate practising in the District Court accused of raping and dragging minor girl into trafficking, who had named the accused after she recollected it later during court proceedings, observing that there were specific allegations levelled against the accused.

Case Title: YK v State of MP (MCRC-43436-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204

Injuring Vital Body Part Without Intention Not Attempt To Murder: MP High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Accused Who Hit Neighbour's Head

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a trial court order acquitting two men accused of 'attempt to murder' by hitting the heads of complainants with a wooden log, holding that merely inflicting injury on a vital body part without intention to kill does not attract IPC Section 307.

Case Title: Himanshu Sarwan v State of MP (CRA-5705-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 205

MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To 'Journalists' Accused Of Assaulting, Using Casteist Remarks Against Teacher

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a trial court order denying anticipatory bail to two men stated to be journalists booked for assaulting and using casteist remarks against a scheduled caste school teacher.

The court also said that the news article which was published in relation to the teacher described her as a 'Chindi Chor' meaning petty thief and thus the intention to insult the complainant could be inferred from the FIR.

Case title: Mukesh Kumawat v The State Of Madhya Pradesh (CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 4015 of 2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 206

'Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention Anathema To Liberty': MP High Court Grants Bail To Rape Accused Where Victim Turned Hostile

While granting bail to a man accused of rape, the Madhya Pradesh High Court remarked that prolonged pre-trial detention is an anathema to liberty after noting that the trial was not likely to conclude in the near future and that the prosecutrix had turned hostile.

Case Title: X v State (MCRC-42422-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 207

Investigating Officer Can't Keep Probe Pending But Court Can't Give Direction To File Chargesheet: MP High Court

In a petition seeking directions to the police to file a charge sheet in an attempt to murder case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court underscored that while Investigating Officer cannot keep the investigation pending, however the court cannot direct filing of chargesheet as it amounts to supervising the probe.

Case Title: Adesh Parihar v State of MP (MCRC-33184-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 208

MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Woman Booked In Cheating FIR For Developing 'Unauthorized Colony'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to a woman accused of developing an unauthorised colony and selling plots in Sagar District without the requisite permissions.

The court directed the applicant to cooperate with the investigating agency and shall also appear on the date and time, as directed by the Investigating Officer. The woman has been booked for cheating (Section 420) IPC and illegal colonization (Section 292-c) of the Municipal Corporation Act.

Case Title: Savita Yadav v State of MP (MCRC-42646-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 209

MP High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Specific Performance Suit Noting That Plaintiff Was Never 'Ready & Willing' To Perform His Part

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a trial court order which dismissed the plaintiff's suit for specific performance with respect to sale of a property after finding that he was never ready and willing to perform his part of the contract with respect to purchasing the property.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 210

MP High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Eating Sambar Deer, Says No Link Between Him & Meat Recovered From Spot

Granting bail to a man accused of cooking and eating the meat of Sambar deer in the PWD guesthouse at Nagod, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the forest officials failed to establish a link between the applicant with the recovered meat as the FSL report was still awaited.

Case Title: Sandeep Singh Parihar v State of MP (MCRC-40989-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 211

'Prima Facie' Observation By Magistrate While Directing Registration Of FIR Under Section 156(3) CrPC Not Cognizance: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that a prima facie observation made by the Magistrate that a cognizable offence is made out while directing registration of an FIR on a private complaint under Section 156(3) would not amount to taking cognizance of the offence.

Case Title: Ashish Jain v State of MP (MCRC-55135-2024)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 212

How Can You Demand Fee For Transferring Lawyer's Enrolment When Advocates Act Bars It? MP High Court To State Bar Council

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (October 7) orally questioned the State Bar Council for demanding fee from an advocate for transferring his enrolment to the state when the Advocates Act bars such fee demand.

Case Title: Rohit Pathak v Bar Council of India (WP-35160-2025)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 213

MP High Court Orders Release Of Gratuity To Widow Of Bank Employee Terminated For Misappropriating Money, Says No Forfeiture Sans Conviction

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (October 6), ordered the release of gratuity to the widow of a bank employee who was terminated for misappropriating ₹1 lakh from the branch cash chest, noting that since there was no criminal prosecution, the bank cannot forfeit gratuity.

Case Title: Babita Mor v Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank (WP 21393 of 2021)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 214

MP High Court Directs Factory Owner To Plant 25 Saplings For Failing To Cure Defects In Plea Despite Grant Of Sufficient Time

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the proprietor of a factory to plant 25 saplings of native plants/trees within the factory premises as a condition for restoring its writ petition, which was earlier dismissed for non-compliance with a peremptory order.

Case Title: M/s APS Enterprises v State of MP [MCC-2653-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 215

'Revengeful & Vulgar': MP High Court Upholds Expulsion Of School Student For Posting Derogatory, Abusive Content About Teacher Online

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (October 9) dismissed a father's plea challenging school's decision to expel his child following the discovery of an Instagram page where the boy created and posted memes of teachers using abusive and derogatory language.

Case Title: X v State of MP [WP-22258-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 216

Collector Can't Reopen Land Ownership After Decades Without Inquiry: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that in the absence of a specific limitation period under Section 50 of the MP Land Revenue Code, 1959, the mutation and ownership records cannot be reopened after decades under the guise of revisional power, that too without conducting any full-fledged enquiry.

Case Title: Ramesh Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh [MP-5747-2022]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 217

'Right To Practice Religion Has No Nexus With Particular Place': MP High Court Rejects Plea To Rebuild Ujjain's Takiya Masjid

Dismissing a plea seeking reconstruction of Ujjain's Takiya Masjid by litigants who used to offer namaaz there, the Madhya Pradesh High Court reiterated that right to practice religion has no nexus with a particular place and this right is not infringed by acquisition of a land having a mosque.

The high court referred to Allahabad High Court's decision in Mohammad Ali Khan v Special Land Acquisition Office (1978) which had held that "profession, practice and propagation of religion guaranteed in Article 25 is a personal right which has to be exercised by the individual. It has no nexus with the place or territory where it has to be exercised".

Case Title: Mohammed Taiyab v State of MP [WA-2782-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 218

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that making baseless and false allegations of moral turpitude against one's spouse amounts to cruelty and can be a ground for divorce.

The court also said that wife's anger does not entitle her to tarnish her husband's image by making baseless allegations and thus granted divorce to the husband, setting aside trial court decree which had granted judicial separation but not divorce.

Case Title: X v Y [FA-930-2024]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 219

MP High Court Denies Termination Of Rape Survivor's 9-Month Pregnancy; Directs CWC To Take Custody Of Child After 15 Days

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied permission to terminate a 9-month pregnancy of a rape survivor, noting that the fetus is in a live condition and would endanger the life of the survivor. The court also directed the Child Welfare Committee to take custody of the child within 15 days of its birth and to take every care and caution for the upbringing of the child.

Case Title: Prosecutrix X v State of MP [WP-40010-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 220

MP High Court Quashes Labour Court Order Allowing PWD Employee To Continue Service Post Retirement

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (October 7) set aside an order of the Labour court allowing a Public Works Department employee to continue service after his retirement.

The court observed that the employee's claim of an alternate date of birth post-retirement could not be permitted as the employee had, with open eyes, signed various service documents which contained the disputed date of birth.

Case Title: Public Works Department v Panna [MP-480-2019]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 221

MP HC Declines Accident Compensation To Wedding Party Travelling In Tractor, Says Use Of Vehicle Contrary To Insured Purpose Is Violation

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside an order by the Additional Motor Accidents Tribunal directing the insurance company to pay the claimants who were injured in an accident, observing that the driver and owner insured the vehicle (tractor) for agricultural purposes but used it to carry baratis.

In doing so, the court emphasized that if the vehicle is used for any purpose other than the insured one, then the individual breaks their solemn promise under the insurance contract and thus, absolves the insurance company of its liability.

Case Title: Shivram Chaudhary v Verendra Kumar Mishra [MA-448-2008]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 222

Motor Accident Tribunal Can Grant Compensation To Deceased's Cohabitant Who Lived Like Spouse: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal may award compensation to a cohabitant who lived with the deceased like a spouse, provided that the claimant can establish a long-term stable relationship, financial dependency and that the relationship had the character of marriage, even if not formalized.

Case Title: Smt Saroj v Rajendra Prasad Patel [MA-3464-2012]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 223

Husband Obligated To Support Wife's Education, Empower Her: MP High Court Grants Maintenance To Wife Pursuing MD Homeopathy

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (October 15), granted maintenance to a woman living separately from her husband and pursuing her MD in Homoeopathy, observing that a husband also has a duty to help complete the course that would enhance his wife's capabilities and empower her.

In doing so, the bench also set aside the order of the family court that rejected the woman's application for maintenance.

Case Title: V v SS [2025:MPHC-IND:30316]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 224

MP High Court Directs State To Strictly Implement Provisions Of Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (October 14), directed the State to strictly comply with the provisions of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 and Rules of 2014 regarding the qualification of doctors and staff doing sonography of pregnant women.

Case Title: Rambhuvan Gautam v State [WP-36098-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 225

MP High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Defrauding Ramakrishna Mission Ashram Official Of ₹2.5 Crore

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (October 14) granted bail to a man allegedly involved in a cyber fraud case where an official of Ramakrishna Mission Ashram was cheated of Rs. 2 crore by persons who impersonated police officials and used forged documents.

Case Title: Karan Vinagya v State of Madhya Pradesh [MCRC-45353-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 226

'Parties Were Well Acquainted': MP High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Municipal Chairperson Using Obscene Videos

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (17 November), granted anticipatory bail to News Reporter Rafiq Khan, who is accused of editing and manipulating a video that went viral on Tej India YouTube channel, purportedly showing a Head Constable of Ratlam receiving a bribe from an autorikshaw driver.

'Favouritism Vitiates Administrative Action': MP High Court Quashes Order Denying Seniority; Directs Regularization At Par With Juniors

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an administrative order that denied seniority and regularization to a daily rated employee, observing that the authorities acted in an unreasonable and discriminatory manner, contrary to the constitutional mandates of equality (Article 14) and equal opportunity in public employment (Article 16).

Case Title: Shyama Verma v State [WP-5855-2018]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 253

Seized Jewellery Can't Be Retained Indefinitely By Police In Absence Of Any Complainant: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (November 18), held that jewellery seized from a man accused of theft, with prima facie verified bills, cannot be kept in the custody of the police indefinitely in anticipation that the unidentified complainant would come forward to claim rightful possession.

Case Title: Sonu v State [MCRC-48689-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 254

Vacancy Reserved For Disabled Persons Identified In 2019 But Advertised In 2023 Would Be Considered Backlog Vacancies: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that vacancies reserved for persons with disabilities, which had been identified as far back as 2019 but were advertised only in 2023, would be treated as backlog vacancies.

Case Title: Vaishali Chaturvedi v State of Madhya Pradesh [WP 19248 of 2024]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 255

'Unconstitutional': MP High Court Strikes Down Rule Limiting PG Medical Seats To MBBS Graduates From Within State

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (November 19), held that the amendment introduced in the MP Medical Education Admission Rules, 2018, which barred students who have completed their MBBS from institutions outside Madhya Pradesh from seeking admission to post-graduate medical courses in the private colleges in the State, was unconstitutional.

Case Title: Sawan Bohra v State [WP no 38169 of 2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 256

Inter-Faith Relationship: MP High Court Rejects Family's Plea For Daughter's Custody, Says She's An Adult With Her Own Free Will

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (November 18), dismissed a habeas corpus petition by maternal uncle of a Hindu woman, observing that she was a major, was not in wrongful confinement and was living with respondent no 4 (a muslim man) out of her own free will.

Case Title: SC v State [WP-43434-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 257

Demolition Notice: MP High Court Directs Personal Hearing Before Action On Al-Falah University Founder's Ancestral Property

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (November 20), granted an opportunity of hearing to Abdul Majid in his petition challenging the notice issued by the Cantonment Board Office for the removal of illegal encroachment over certain parts of his residential house.

For context, the disputed property is the ancestral home of Hammad Ahmed, father of Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, founder of Al-Falah University & chairman of Al-Falah Group.

Case Title: Abdul Majid v Union [WP-45707-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 258

Desertion Requires Intention To Abandon Marital Relationship Permanently: MP High Court Upholds Denial Of Divorce To Husband

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in an appeal filed by a husband challenging the Family Court's dismissal of his divorce petition on grounds of cruelty and desertion, has observed that for the ground of desertion to apply, the intention to permanently abandon the marital relationship must be established.

Case Title: AD v PS [FA-1360-2024]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 259

MP High Court Dismisses Builder's Plea Seeking Refund Of Differential GST On Account Of Upward Rate Revision

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed writ petition by a builder seeking reimbursement or refund of differential 6% GST on account of increase in rate (from 12% to 18%) on government works contract w.e.f. July 18, 2022.

Case Name: Ojas Construction through its Partner Rachna Pathak vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh [Writ Petition No. 39844 of 2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 260

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in an appeal filed by a wife challenging the Family Court's order denying her divorce, observed that if one spouse opposes divorce despite there being no possibility of cohabitation, such conduct of deriving satisfaction from the continued distress and tension of the other party can itself amount to cruelty.

Case Title: PS v OS [FA-789-2022]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 261

Cough Syrup Deaths 'Most Shocking Case In Medical History': MP High Court Denies Relief Against Sealing, Licence Suspension Of Distributor

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by a distributor of Coldrif cough syrup, challenging the sealing of his shop along with the cancellation of his drug license, observing the subject case to be 'the most shocking case in medical history'.

The bench observed that the appellant had an efficacious remedy of appealing before the State Government under the Drug Rules, 1945.

The case pertained to the death of as many as 30 children by alleged consumption of a cold syrup named Coldrif. The deaths started happening in August.

Case Title: Rajpal Kataria v State of Madhya Pradesh [WA-3259-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 264

'Counsel Didn't Even Read Basic Provisions': MP High Court Slams State For Mechanical Appeal In POCSO Case, Directs Departmental Enquiry

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (November 28), dismissed an appeal filed by the State challenging the conviction granted to the accused, observing that the State had mechanically prepared the appeal without checking the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

Case Title: State v Shashikant Jogi [CRA-6751-2023]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 265

MP High Court Dismisses PIL Against AMRUT 2.0; Says Pending Earlier Schemes Or Financial Burden No Ground To Halt New Water Supply Projects

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (November 28), dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the approval of the AMRUT 2 project for fresh water supply, noting that the incomplete implementation of AMRUT 1 or the potential financial burden on the exchequer cannot justify preventing the State from formulating a new scheme for providing adequate drinking water.

Case Title: Mahesh Garg v State of Madhya Pradesh [WP-38893-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 266