Wife Not Being Respectful Towards Husband, His Family Amounts To Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Dissolution Of Marriage

While upholding the dissolution of a couple’s marriage on the ground of cruelty, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the wife not being respectful towards the Husband, or his family member would construe as cruelty towards the husband.The Court also factored into account the fact that the wife left her matrimonial home and is residing separately from the husband since 2013...

Every FILE Has LIFE: Madhya Pradesh High Court Says Tahsildar Can't Decide Question Of Will In Mutation Proceeding, Criticizes "Undue Haste"

‘Every FILE has a LIFE,’ the Madhya Pradesh High Court reminded a Tahsildar who proceeded to decide the question of Will in a mutation proceeding, in undue haste and without authority of law.A bench comprising Justice Anand Pathak reiterated that revenue authorities like the Tahsildar cannot put justice to travesty whilst chasing a higher number of disposals. They cannot delve into...

'One Should Strive To Be Better Version Of Himself Each Passing Day': MP HC Chief Justice Ravi Malimath

On Friday, Chief Justice Ravi Malimath of Madhya Pradesh High Court and Patron M.P. State Judicial Academy, Jabalpur inaugurated the Capacity Building Special Training Programme for Advocates with zero to five-year experience at the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Bench at Gwalior. Justice Rohit Arya, Administrative Judge, Justice Anand Pathak, Member Governing Council, MPSJA and Judges of High...

Alternative Remedy Is Not Absolute Bar To Examine Conditions To Issue Reassessment Notice: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court stayed the reassessment proceedings and admitted them for the final hearing.The division bench of Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari and Justice Prakash Chandra Gupta has relied on the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Red Chilli International Sales Vs. Income Tax Officer & Anr., in which it was held that writ petitions have been entertained to examine...

'Kill Modi' Remark: Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Congress Leader Raja Pateria Two Months After Arrest

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday granted bail to Congress leader Raja Pateria in a case over his alleged remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Sanjay Dwivedi while allowing the second bail application preferred by the Congress Leader, observed that, Considering the earlier order and the liberty granted to the applicant to revive the application after the period of...

Madhya Pradesh HC Chief Justice Inaugurates Three-Day Training Programme For High Court Legal Services Committee’s Empanelled Lawyers

Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Ravi Malimath on Friday inaugurated a three days Regional Training Programme for Selected Panel Lawyers for High Court Legal Services Committee, Jabalpur.Justice Sujoy Paul, Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge and Chairman Governing Council Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Academy (MPSJA) and Justice Vivek Agarwal, Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge...

State To Compensate Persons Imprisoned In a Frivolous Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court [VIDEO]

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Initiates Contempt Case Against Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department's Secretary

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the Registry to draw charges of contempt against the Secretary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department. "It is now more than ten and half years but digitization of the record has not yet been completed of all the gas victims." the Division Bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Virender Singh observed.The Division...

State Can't Pray To Non-Suit A Party For Not Complying With Section 80 CPC If It Waived The Requirement In Written Statement: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that a State authority cannot raise objections regarding non-compliance of Section 80 CPC at a later stage if it did not raise the issue in their written statement.The bench comprising Justice G.S. Ahluwalia observed that even though the provision under Section 80 CPC is mandatory, it can be waived by the Authority concerned-Thus, it is clear that...

No Incriminating Material Found During Search: Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Department’s Appeal

The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Indore Bench dismissed the department's appeal, ruling that no incriminating documents were discovered during the search.The division bench of Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Prakash Chandra Gupta observed that the order in appeal did not suffer any illegality that would give rise to a proposed substantial question of law.The department raised the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State to Pay Rs 20 Lakh as Compensation To Persons Imprisoned For 20 Months in Frivolous Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench, recently directed the State to pay Rs.20 Lakh each to two individuals who were kept in prison for 20 months in a frivolous case filed against them at the “whims and caprice” of the police. It further granted liberty to the State to proceed against the erring officer to recover the amount from him in accordance with law.Justice Subodh...

MP High Court Quashes Non-Bailable Warrant Issued At Very First Instance Seeking Presence Of Accused, Says It’s Against Mandate Of Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside a non-bailable warrant issued by trial court to secure the presence of an accused in POCSO case, immediately after the filing of charge-sheet in the matter.The bench comprising Justice Dinesh Kumar Paliwal observed that issuing the non-bailable warrants on the very first date of filing of the charge-sheet is against the settled position of...