Madhya Pradesh High Court
MP High Court Refuses To Enforce US Court Custody Order; Says Child's Welfare Prevails Over Foreign Decree
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to enforce an order passed by a Texas Court granting custody of two minor children to their father, holding that the welfare of the children is paramount and outweighs the binding force of a foreign decree. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed, "In relation to the impact of an order of a Foreign...
State Excluding Long-Term Contract, Outsourced Workers From Regularisation Policy For Daily Wagers Irrational: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the State's exclusion of long term contractual and outsourced employees from its regularisation policy for daily wage workers is irrational, directing the authorities to appropriately classify such workers and extend corresponding pay and service benefits to them. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat directed; "...since petitioners are being...
MP High Court Reinstates Election Of BJP Municipal Council President, Rejects Claim Of 'Unlawful' Votes From Congress Councillors
The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside the Election Tribunal's decision which had annulled the returning candidate's election–who belongs to the BJP–as Multai Municipal Council's President on the allegation that there was cross voting wherein the successful candidate got votes from Councillors of Congress party. In doing so the court held that the Tribunal had engaged in "moral policing"...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Quarterly Digest: January to March, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 93Nominal Index: R v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 1Ramakrishna Soni v Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 2Rakesh Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 3Vickramh Kkalmady v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 4Naresh Chandra Agrawal v. Income Tax Department & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 5Anil Kumar Mishra v State...
MP High Court Issues Notice In PIL Seeking Probe Over Indore Councillors' Refusal To Sing 'Vande Mataram'
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (April 16), issued notice to respondents in a public interest litigation seeking a probe into the conduct of two elected representatives of the Indore Municipal Corporation, who allegedly refused to participate in the singing of the National Song, 'Vande Mataram'. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi observed;...
'No Sudden Or Immediate Financial Crisis': MP High Court Dismisses Plea For Compassionate Appointment 20 Years After Father's Death
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied the petition of a son seeking compassionate appointment more than 20 years after his father's death, observing that the family had endured 20 years without the benefit of compassionate appointment and therefore the appointment cannot be said to be in a sudden or immediate financial crisis. The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice...
'Does Not Promote Enmity': MP High Court Grants Bail To Men Accused Of Posting Instagram Reel 'Supporting Iran'
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to two men accused of posting an Instagram reel supporting Iran, observing that the reel did not promote enmity between different groups but only shows a protest in favour of a country presently at war with the USA. Justice Ramkumar Choubey observed; "The material placed in the case diary shows that the offence has been registered against...
Instagram Chat Encryption Row | 'Approach Data Protection Board First' MP High Court To PIL Petitioner; Seeks Order By May 5
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed a petitioner challenging Meta/Instagram's recent decision to discontinue end-to-end encrypted messaging from May 8, to first approach the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI).A bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi further directed the DPBI to pass a "reasoned and speaking order" within 15 days of receiving...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 68 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 93Nominal Index Pankaj Mishra v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 68Sultan Singh Nagar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 69Smt Karuna Bajpai v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 70Lakhan Singh Solanki v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 71Ramniwas Rawat v. Mukesh Malhotra & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 72Ramniwas Rawat...
'Attempt To Extract Pound Of Flesh From Husband': MP High Court Refuses Interim Maintenance To Wife Earning ₹1.25 Lakh A Month
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently denied relief to a wife who challenged an order of the Family Court rejecting her interim maintenance plea under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. Upholding the Family Court's order, a bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed that the wife's prayer was nothing but "an attempt to extract a pound of flesh from the husband", which cannot...
Wife Quitting Job For Marital Obligations Entitled To Support: MP High Court Upholds ₹40K Maintenance To Engineer Wife
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that a wife who discontinues her job due to marital obligations and compulsions is entitled to maintenance from her husband until she again obtains a job with sufficient income to maintain herself. A bench of Justice Gajendra Singh thus UPHELD a Family Court order directing the husband to pay Rs. 40K as maintenance to wife, holding a...