Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 160Nominal Index: Vijay Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146Smt Khalida Bee v MP Wakf Boards 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 147Sangram Singh Rajpoot v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 148Jagdish Varkade v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 149Bharat Enterprises v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 150State of...
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 160
Nominal Index:
- Vijay Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146
- Smt Khalida Bee v MP Wakf Boards 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 147
- Sangram Singh Rajpoot v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 148
- Jagdish Varkade v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 149
- Bharat Enterprises v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 150
- State of Madhya Pradesh v Chief Information Commissioner 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 151
- Sabha Antulay v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 152
- Lakhan Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 153
- Lalman Singh v South Eastern Coalfields Limited 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 154
- Pankaj Saraf v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 155
- Mukesh Kumar Kewat v Gaya Prasad Kewat 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 156
- Smt Rubina Kavi v Rizvan Ali 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 157
- Hindu Front For Justice v Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 158
- Santosh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 159
- Neeraj Garg v Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 160
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the counsel of a private person assisting the public prosecutor is permitted to submit written arguments but is restricted from making oral arguments or cross-examining the witnesses.
Case Title: Vijay Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh, CRR-1874-2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the order of the Waqf Board expanding land under Section 41 of the Waqf Act, noting that the Chairman alone lacked jurisdiction to pass an order to such effect without the approval of the members of the Board.
Case Title: Smt Khalida Bee v MP Wakf Boards, WP-5788-2012
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 147
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Raisen's Superintendent of Police to conduct a preliminary enquiry into allegations that police personnel 'deliberately and maliciously' subjected the petitioner and other co-accused persons to a public parade.
Case Title: Sangram Singh Rajpoot v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-29793-2018
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 148
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has cautioned an Advocate who had claimed that the court only grants bail to accused persons represented by Senior Advocates and not Junior Advocates, while accepting his apology.
Case Title: Jagdish Varkade v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-14288-2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 149
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the State authorities cannot avoid their obligation to provide basic civic amenities by shifting the burden among themselves, especially in matters concerning access to potable drinking water which is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Case Title: Bharat Enterprises v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-25002-2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 150
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an employee is entitled to seek copies of their own Annual Confidential Reports under the Right to Information Act, if no other alternative remedy is left and the State cannot deny such information by invoking the privacy exemption under the Act.
Case Title: State of Madhya Pradesh v Chief Information Commissioner, WP-10464-2010
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 151
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a man alleging illegal detention in the case concerning the death of two Blackbucks, holding that such a plea is not maintainable when the petitioner's bail application was already rejected by this court.
Case Title: Sabha Antulay v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-15777-2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 152
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to a man accused of driving a vehicle which claimed the lives of 5 labourers and injured 11 at a construction site, observing that the investigation was carried out in a "casual manner" and that no direct incriminating material prima facie implicated the man.
Case Title: Lakhan Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-8566-2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 153
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered an inquiry into appointments secured under the land acquisition rehabilitation scheme of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (subsidiary of Coal India), noting that certain individuals have allegedly secured employment by marrying daughters of tribal landowners (who were entitled to jobs in lieu of acquisition) and later abandoned the marriage after securing employment.
Case Title: Lalman Singh v South Eastern Coalfields Limited, WP-7027-2008
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 154
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR for cheating and criminal breach of trust, observing that disputes arising out of commercial transactions, including financial settlements and plot transfers, are matters that should be adjudicated in a civil court.
Case Title: Pankaj Saraf v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-4819-2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 155
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that children cannot casually approach courts to prevent their aged parents from enjoying or dealing with their property.
It thus affirmed an Appellate Court order, declaring two out of four properties of a father as coparcenary and vacating the injunction restraining his right to deal with or alienate the properties.
Case Title: Mukesh Kumar Kewat v Gaya Prasad Kewat, MP No 2688 of 2026 and Jai Kumar Kewat v Gaya Prasad Kewat, MP No 2744 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 156
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Muslim man's plea seeking a declaration of divorce through Triple Talaq pronounced to his wife.
The bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed that the plea was a 'vexatious and frivolous' inasmuch as no such declaration can be granted as per the law.
Case Title: Smt Rubina Kavi v Rizvan Ali, CR-773-2024, Smt Rubina Quavi v Rizvan Ali, Misc Petition 5464 of 2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 157
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared that the disputed historical site at Bhojshala is a Temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati.
Case Title: Hindu Front For Justice v Union of India WP 10497/2022, Antar Singh WP/6514/2013, Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society WP/28334/2019, Kuldeep Tiwari WP/10484/2022 and Qazi Zakullah WA/559/2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 158
Bhojshala Case: MP High Court Rejects Arguments Claiming Disputed Site Is Jain Temple
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the disputed historical site at Bhojshala is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while rejecting the arguments of the petitioners belonging to the Jain Community claiming the site to be a Jain Temple.
Case Title: Hindu Front For Justice v Union of India WP 10497/2022, Antar Singh WP/6514/2013, Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society WP/28334/2019, Kuldeep Tiwari WP/10484/2022 and Qazi Zakullah WA/559/2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 158
10 Reasons Why Madhya Pradesh High Court Declared Disputed Bhojshala Site As Hindu Temple
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the disputed Bhojshala site was originally a Temple cum learning centre built back in 1034 AD, and the existing structure was constructed by destroying the temple and using its remains.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 158
The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the CBI to register an FIR and investigate the alleged role of an excise officer in the suicide of a liquor contractor, observing that the concerned police station and higher officers had shown desperation to delay lodging of the FIR and appeared to be acting under the influence of the officer.
Case Title: Santosh v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No.47622-2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 159
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that its previous order banning the cutting of trees without prior permission will not be applicable in respect to categories of land, specifically exempted under Section 1A of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, in a petition filed by the Indian Army.
Case Title: Neeraj Garg v Union of India, WP No. 17144 of 2024, WP/26400/2025, WP/42565/2025, WP/46813/2025, WP/3885/2026, WP/26400/2025, WP/42565/2025, WP/46813/2025, WP/3885/2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 160