Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: November 17 - November 23, 2025

Externment Without Material Evidence Violates Personal Liberty: MP High Court Sets Aside DM's Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that an externment order under MP Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990, cannot be passed mechanically as it casts serious restrictions on the fundamental rights and personal liberty of any person.

In doing so, the division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf set aside the externment order, noting lack of material showing any immediate engagement of the offender in the commission of the offence.

Case Title: Tushar v State [Writ Appeal 1035 of 2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 248

Hunting Protected Wildlife Species Has Serious Ecological Impact, Must Be Dealt With Sternly: MP High Court Denies Bail To Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (November 14), dismissed the bail application of a man accused of illegal hunting in Son Chidiya Sanctuary, Ghatigaon, observing that offences involving wildlife poaching have grave implications for wildlife preservation and ecological balance and must, therefore, be addressed sternly.

Case Title: Devisingh v State [MCRC-50970-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 249

MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Reporter Accused Of Manipulating Video Showing Head Constable Accepting Bribe

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.

Case Title: Rafiq Khan v State [MCRC-46585-2025]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 250

General Coach Passengers Entitled To Same Safety Standards As Those Travelling In Premium Class: MP High Court To Railways

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has emphasized that every passenger, irrespective of the class in which they are travelling, is entitled to equal standards of safety, care and vigilance from the Railway Administration.

In doing so, the bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi held the Railway liable for failing to ensure safe travelling conditions after a passenger lost both his legs due to falling from an overcrowded train.

Case Title: Raju Dhurvey v Union [MA-648-2017]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 251

Order Dismissing Plea For Want Of Prosecution Not Directly Appealable; Correct Remedy Is To Seek Restoration Under CPC: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that an order dismissing an application for want of prosecution is not directly appealable and that the correct remedy would be to seek restoration of the application under Order IX Rule 4 read with Section 151 of CPC.

Case Title: Sitarani v Dal Singh [MA-2469-2014]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 252

'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