Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 67Nominal IndexMEDICAPS LIMITED THROUGH FACTORY MANAGER Versus SMT. SANJU AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42UCO BANK Vs. M/S ASHA OIL INDUSTRIES AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 43MOHD. SHAMIM AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 44MS. DIVYA DUBEY Vs SMT. RASHMI ARUN SHAMI 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 45 KAMLA PATEL Versus...
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 67
Nominal Index
- MEDICAPS LIMITED THROUGH FACTORY MANAGER Versus SMT. SANJU AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42
- UCO BANK Vs. M/S ASHA OIL INDUSTRIES AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 43
- MOHD. SHAMIM AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 44
- MS. DIVYA DUBEY Vs SMT. RASHMI ARUN SHAMI 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 45
- KAMLA PATEL Versus GOVIND BAHADUR 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 46
- ANWAR KADRI Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 47
- PRIYANKA PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 48
- MUKHTIYAR AHMED KHAN versus UNION OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 49
- RUMAISA ARWA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 50
- NIDHI PANDE AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 51
- Malini Jain v. Pankaj Bhutad 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 52
- Paras Saklecha v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 53
- Avinash Pandey v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 54
- Praveen Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 55
- Kamlesh Bai Kushwaha v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 56
- Babulal Deewan v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 57
- The State of MP v Jugal Kishore 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 58
- State of MP v Mandir Shri Ganesh Ji 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 59
- Thakurdas Yadav v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 60
- Ekta Vaish v Deepak Kuchbandiya 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 61
- Khushboo and others v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 62
- Ajay Singh Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 63
- Prasanna Namdev (Soni) v High Court of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 64
- M/S Jai Prakash Associated Pvt Ltd. v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 65
- Prayagnarayan v Principal Scindia School Gwalior 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 66
- Lima @ Riya Sheikh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 67
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that claims raised by workmen should not be dismissed on hyper-technical grounds of limitation, particularly when delays are attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of legal awareness. Emphasising the beneficial nature of labour welfare legislations, the Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Medicaps Limited challenging the remand order passed by the Industrial Court, Indore.
Case: MEDICAPS LIMITED THROUGH FACTORY MANAGER Versus SMT. SANJU AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a secured creditor is not mandatorily required to invoke Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 for taking physical possession of secured assets, and may do so directly under Section 13(4) read with Rule 8 of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, provided there is no resistance from the borrower.
Case: UCO BANK Vs. M/S ASHA OIL INDUSTRIES AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 43
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the termination of several Class-III employees of District Court establishments, holding that their removal from service after more than two decades on the ground of alleged illegality in appointment was unsustainable in law.
Case: MOHD. SHAMIM AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 44
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held a senior education department official guilty of willful and deliberate contempt for re-imposing a Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement on a woman appointed on compassionate grounds, despite a categorical judicial finding that such qualification was not mandatory in her case.
Case: MS. DIVYA DUBEY Vs SMT. RASHMI ARUN SHAMI AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 45
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds DNA Test Of Child In Divorce Petition Alleging Adultery By Wife
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur has dismissed the petition filed by the wife challenging the Family Court's order directing a DNA test of her child. The Family Court had allowed the husband's application under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act to verify whether the child was biologically his, in the context of a divorce petition filed on the ground of adultery.
Case: KAMLA PATEL Versus GOVIND BAHADUR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 46
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore, granted bail to Anwar Kadri, who was in custody since August 2025 in connection with allegations of facilitating the conversion of a prosecutrix to Islam, and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Freedom of Religion Act, 2021.
Case: ANWAR KADRI Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 47
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore, quashed an order rejecting the petitioner's claim for compassionate appointment and directed the competent authority to reconsider her application in accordance with the Compassionate Appointment Policy, 2008. The petitioner challenged the communication dated 30.10.2023, which had denied her claim on the grounds of alleged ineligibility under Clauses 3, 13.1, and 13.2 of the policy. The Court observed that the rejection was arbitrary and legally unsustainable.
Case: PRIYANKA PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 48
The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed an FIR registered against a private house owner for allegedly failing to submit Form-C within 24 hours regarding the stay of a foreign national, holding that prosecution under the repealed Foreigners Act, 1946 is legally unsustainable after the coming into force of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
Case: MUKHTIYAR AHMED KHAN versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 49
In a significant ruling, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that marriage and pregnancy cannot become barriers to a woman's pursuit of higher education, and directed educational institutions to accommodate female students by granting maternity/child care leave and relaxing attendance requirements.
Case: RUMAISA ARWA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 50
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation's High Level Technical Committee to grant an opportunity of hearing to residents and stakeholders before finalising its report on measures to address waterlogging in the city, while clarifying that no private land will be acquired or used for the proposed drainage (nala) project.
Case: NIDHI PANDE AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 51
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that electronic evidence sought to be introduced at a belated stage must have clear relevance to the charges framed and be capable of proper proof, refusing to permit a pen drive allegedly containing the deceased patient's voice recording to be taken on record in a forgery case. Observing that the purported conversation related to medical negligence while the accused were being tried only for forging medical documents, the Court ruled that such material would not assist the adjudication of the offences in question.
Case: Malini Jain v. Pankaj Bhutad & Ors., MCRC No. 46418 of 2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 52
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the alleged arbitrary implementation of the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana, 2023, holding that executive policy decisions of the State are not amenable to judicial review unless shown to be unconstitutional, arbitrary, mala fide, or contrary to statute.
Case Title: Paras Saklecha v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 53
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an accused cannot be denied the opportunity to summon and examine forensic experts merely on technical grounds such as delay in filing an application or pendency of old cases, observing that expeditious disposal of cases cannot come at the cost of a fair trial.
Case Title: Avinash Pandey v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 54
Coldrif Cough Syrup Deaths | Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Bail Of Accused Doctors & Pharmacists
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (February 17), rejected bail applications of Dr Praveen Soni, along with the pharmacists, for their involvement in the prescription and sale of Coldrif cough syrup to children, resulting in the death of as many as 30 children.
Case Title: Praveen Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh and connected matters
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 55
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside the life sentences of two individuals in a 2017 murder case from Panna District, observing that the chain of circumstantial evidence was incomplete and tainted by serious investigative lapses.
Case Title: Kamlesh Bai Kushwaha v State of MP
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 56
The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed the petition of a police constable against compulsory retirement, observing that once the State had shown leniency by modifying his dismissal to compulsory retirement in a mercy petition, he had no enforceable right to seek further judicial review.
Case Title: Babulal Deewan v State of MP
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 57
Madhya Pradesh High Court Faults State For 'Blindly' Filing Appeal Before Wrong Forum, Imposes Costs
The Madhya Pradesh High Court slammed the State for filing a revision 'blindly without knowing the law', observing that an appeal against acquittal in a case instituted on a private complaint of a forest officer ought to have been filed before the High Court and not before the First Appellate Court.
Case Title: The State of MP v Jugal Kishore [CRR-2105-2013]
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 58
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the claim of Pujari of Mandir Ganesh Ji located in Ashoknagar District over the agricultural lands attached to the mandir.
Case Title: State of MP v Mandir Shri Ganesh Ji
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 59
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a Magistrate, while exercising powers under Section 156(3) of CrPC, cannot issue conditional directions that hinge upon adjudication of disputed title or ownership, as such issues fall within the domain of trial or civil proceedings.
Case Title: Thakurdas Yadav v State of Madhya Pradesh [MCRC-4481-2025]
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 60
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the convenience of wife is no longer the sole or paramount consideration for deciding a transfer petition in matrimonial disputes, as there are viable alternatives available now including a video conferencing facility or compensation of travel expenses.
Case Title: Ekta Vaish v Deepak Kuchbandiya [MCC-478-2026]
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 61
In a case involving the alleged murder of a woman by her sister, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the incident appeared to be one of mental depravity arising out of sibling jealousy.
Thus, the division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen underscored the urgent need for a comprehensive mental health policy with special focus on youth and the elderly.
Case Title: Khushboo and others v State of Madhya Pradesh [CRA-2990-2025]
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 62
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a government employee or a police personnel have no right to proceed on leave without prior permission and later seek adjustment of the absence from accumulated leaves.
Case Title: Ajay Singh Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh [WA-261-2024]
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 63
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a married daughter is entitled to receive leave encashment and ex gratia payments if she is the only legal heir of the deceased.
Case Title: Prasanna Namdev (Soni) v High Court of MP [WP-37546-2024]
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 64
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the stamp duty on an instrument must be determined as of the date of its execution, not on the date it was impounded or on the date the Registrar of Stamps passes a subsequent order.
Case Title: M/S Jai Prakash Associated Pvt Ltd. v State of MP [MP-6936-2019]
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 65
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the termination of a peon working with the renowned Scindia School at Gwalior, for selling tobacco cigarettes, bidi and gutka on the school premises.
Case Title: Prayagnarayan v Principal Scindia School Gwalior [WP-2148-2016]
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 66
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State prosecuting agency to expedite the trial of a Bangladeshi woman currently lodged in a detention centre in the District Court of Indore.
The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi denied her request for release, observing that in view of the prevailing "international scenario", it would be prudent to keep the woman in a detention centre for her own safety till the conclusion of her trial.
Case Title: Lima @ Riya Sheikh v State of Madhya Pradesh [WP-5831-2026]
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 67