Ex-Gratia Payments Last Hope Of Dependents; Rules Must Be Considered Liberally: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank to pay the wife of the deceased employee ₹ 7 Lakh, observing that such payments represent the dependent's last hope and therefore must be considered with liberal, rather than strict, interpretation of the rules. The bench of Justice Anand Singh Bahrawat observed; "Ex gratia payment is a last hope of the...

Section 166 MV Act | Not Impleading Offending Vehicle's Driver Renders Claim Defective And Non Maintainable: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that non-impleadment of the offending vehicle's driver renders a motor accident claim petition defective and non-maintainable. The bench of Justice Hirdesh observed; "...the driver of the offending vehicle is a necessary party in a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Nonimpleadment of the driver renders the claim petition...

University Lecturer Not A 'Public Office', Writ Of Quo Warranto Not Maintainable: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea seeking a writ of quo wattanto against the appointment of a University lecturer, holding that teachers, professors and readers do not hold a public office and therefore such a relief was not maintainable. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed; "An Associate Professor or Professor has no sovereign or public function to discharge. They...

MP High Court Stays Teacher's Suspension Allegedly Over LPG Crisis Video, Says Order Passed Without Application Of Mind

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the suspension of a Government Primary School Teacher allegedly for posting a Facebook video discussing the LPG gas shortage and has asked the District Education Officer (DEO/respondent no 3) to consider the issue afresh, noting that the order was passed in haste and allegedly under the dictates of an MLA from the constituency.The bench of Justice...

'Consent Immaterial In Legal Marriage': MP High Court Quashes S.377 IPC Charge Against Husband

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has partly allowed a husband's petition seeking quashment of the FIR filed for sexual abuse and dowry harassment, observing that in light of exceptions provided under rape provisions, any sexual intercourse or sexual acts committed by a husband upon his adult wife do not constitute rape and therefore the aspect of consent within a marriage is legally immaterial....

MP High Court Sets Aside Rejection Of SSC Candidate Over Domicile Mismatch, Says Technical Error Can't Be Treated As Suppression

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (March 25), set aside the rejection of the Staff Selection Commission aspirant, holding that stringent clauses in the advertisement cannot be applied mechanically to penalise a bona fide candidate who possessed a valid domicile certificate but was merely a victim of a data entry error at a cyber kiosk. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai...

'Listed 22 Times, Yet No Compliance': MP High Court Orders Imprisonment Of Govt Officials For Contempt In Service Matter

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sentenced the Medical and Health Department officials for failing to comply with its orders, observing that the matter had been listed as many as 22 times without compliance with the previous court order. The bench of Justice Pranay Verma observed; "The petition has been listed for the 22 nd time, and still the order has not been complied with. As per...

Liquor Business Is Not A Fundamental Right: MP High Court Upholds License Suspension Of Distilleries

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the suspension of multiple licenses held by Som Distilleries, observing that the liquor trade is not a fundamental right and is subject to strict statutory regulations. The bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal observed; "Firstly, liquor business is not a fundamental right and secondly, when the test of proportionality is applied, then on that touchstone...

Quashing Of Subsequent FIR Doesn't Extinguish PMLA Proceedings If Earlier FIR Subsists: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while quashing a petition filed by a milk manufacturer and exporter, has held that proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act can continue even if a subsequent FIR is quashed, provided an earlier FIR forming the basis of the alleged offence is subsisting. The bench of Justice BP Sharma observed; "In view of the foregoing analysis, this Court holds...

MP High Court Halts Rewa District Bar Association Election Over Non-Compliance With SC Order On 30% Women Representation In Bar Bodies

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order on Tuesday (March 25) restrained the District Bar Association Rewa from conducting elections till further orders, citing non-compliance with the Supreme Court's January decision mandating 30% women's reservation in the executive committee of the Bar Association. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: March 16 - March 22, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 78 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 83Nominal IndexHemant Yogi v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 78Dayashankar Pandey v His Excellency, the President of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 79Ram Swaroop v Harimohan Singh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 80Rameshchandra v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 81Ashok Gurjar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 82Sarang Raghuwanshi...

'Complete Absurdity': MP High Court Questions Sparse Wildlife Passage Under Proposed NH-46 Tiger Corridor, Summons Officials

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (March 23), summoned the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the National Board for Wildlife to explain the integrated landscape management plan proposed for the NH-46 Highway widening project, which crosses a critical wildlife corridor connecting Satpura and Melghat Tiger Reserves. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay...