Madhya Pradesh High Court
Public Shaming Of Accused Violates Article 21: MP High Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged 'Deliberate And Malicious' Parading By Cops
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.The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi observed that to establish a violation under Article 21, the petitioner ought to have proved that...
MP High Court Judge Cycles To Court Following PM Modi's Appeal To Cut Down Fuel Consumption
Justice Dwarka Dhish Bansal of the Madhya Pradesh High Court was recently seen cycling, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for fuel conservation amid the rising global energy crisis linked to ongoing tensions between the US and Iran.An Instagram reel posted by Free Press Journal captured the judge riding a bicycle and sharing his thoughts on the initiative. Justice Bansal said that...
No 'Concrete Proof' Of Temple At Bhojshala Site, 1935 Notification Permitting Namaz Valid: Muslim Side Tells MP High Court
In the ongoing proceedings over the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute, Qazi Zakullah— one of the petitioners from the Muslim community, argued that there was no concrete proof that a temple existed at the disputed site. The petitioner further argued that the Alaan of August 1935 issued by the Dhar Ruler granting the right to offer Namaz at the site was a valid document, as...
MP High Court Quashes Waqf Board Order Expanding Waqf Land, Says Chairman Alone Lacked Jurisdiction Without Board Approval
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. The bench of Justice Deepak Khot observed; "the Board consist of several members which have been prescribed in the composition of Board,...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Digest: May 04 to May 10, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 145Nominal IndexBherugir v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130Virendra Kumar Katare v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 131Riteshwan v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 132Dr Savita Maru v Directorate of Census Operations 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 133Sanjay Bansal v MP Gramin Bank 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 134Chairman v State...
MP High Court Bar Association Writes To Chief Justice Raising Concern Over Handling Of Bail Matters, Procedural Difficulties
The Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association has submitted a detailed representation to the Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, expressing serious concerns about various issues including handling of bail matters and procedural difficulties affecting access to justice. In their letter, the Bar Association stated that mandatory safeguards provided under BNSS, 2023, and earlier under Sections 41...
Multiple FIRs Alone Not Enough To Invoke 'Organised Crime' Charge Under BNS: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said mutiple cases against a person are alone not sufficient to invoke charge of organised crime under Section 111(4) BNS, as there "certain basic parameters" which have to be met before the offence can be invoked. Justice Gajendra Singh was considering a case wherein the court had on an earlier occassion asked the State to explain as to how Section...
Where Statue Does Not Provide Express Bar, Delay Can Be Condoned By Taking Aid Of Limitation Act: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that where a statue does not expressly bar condonation of delay, the authorities can take aid of the provisions of Limitation Act to condone delay in filing application, appeal, revision or availing statutoey remedy.The court further noted that the authorities had failed to examine the mertis of the petitioner's claim for refund of excess stamp duty...
Ceiling On Agricultural Holdings Act | MP High Court Directs Authority To Decide 14-Yr-Old Case, Says Pendency Defeats Purpose Of Remand
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Settlement Commissioner to expedite the resolution of a 14-year-old case concerning the determination of agricultural ceiling limits under the MP Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960.In doing so the court observed that the prolonged pendency of such proceedings defeats the very purpose of a remand and causes unavoidable hardships to...
MP High Court Constitutes Committee To Protect Gwalior Hillocks From Encroachment, Illegal Excavation By Land Mafia
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the constitution of a specialised committee under the Chairmanship of the District Collector of Gwalior to safeguard the Gwalior hillocks from environmental degradation and illegal encroachment by land mafia. The direction passed by the division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra Yadav was guided by the principle of 'social...
"Vindictive": MP High Court Quashes Suspension Of Cop Who Raided IAS Officer's Farmhouse Over Gambling Allegations
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the suspension of a police officer who raided a farmhouse allegedly involved in an illegal gambling racket, later found to belong to a serving IAS officer, observing that the suspension was arbitrary and vindictive rather than based on administrative exigency.The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed; "The immediate issuance of the suspension...