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Harsh Condition: MP High Court Strikes Down 70%-80%-90% Pay Scheme For Class III, IV Employees During Probation

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down the rules and circulars of the State Government prescribing payment of 70%, 80% and 90% of the minimum pay scale for 1st, 2nd and 3rd years, respectively, during the probation period. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 359]Directing the State Government to grant full salary to the aggrieved employees for the work done in the probation period, the Division Bench...

Long Cohabitation As Husband & Wife Raises Strong Presumption Of Valid Marriage, Heavy Burden On Party Challenging It: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that where a man and woman have lived together for a long period as husband and wife, the legal presumption would favour the legitimacy of their marriage rather than its illegitimacy. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 353]The bench of Justice Pranay Verma stated:"There is no one in the village except defendant no.2, who does not treat defendant nos.1 and 3 as husband...

Prima Facie Suicide Doesnt End Matter, Police Must Examine Material Suggesting Abetment: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that a case of suicide cannot be closed merely on a prima facie assessment that the deceased died by suicide, holding that the police must examine material indicating possible abetment before concluding the investigation. The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi observed:"The fact that the death was prima facie a case of suicide by hanging also does not,...

Sagar Bar Election: MP High Court Sets Aside Vote Recount Order Passed Without Hearing President

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside an order passed by the Special Committee of the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh directing recounting of votes for the post of President of the District Advocates Association, Sagar, holding that the order suffered from a violation of the principles of natural justice. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 356]Remanding the matter back to the Special Committee,...

Divorce Decree Doesnt Bar Subsequent Claim For Permanent Alimony Under Section 25 Hindu Marriage Act: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the fact that a decree of divorce has already been passed does not, by itself, preclude a spouse from seeking permanent alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 357]The Court accordingly held that the matrimonial court is competent to consider an application for permanent alimony even after the divorce decree.The bench...

Advocate-Client Relationship Doesnt Rule Out Sexual Assault Allegations By Client: MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a practising advocate accused of raping his ex-client, noting that the advocate-client relationship does not render the allegations inherently impossible at the stage of registration of the FIR. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 354]Noting that "the FIR itself proceeds from the existence of such relationship and alleges that the alleged...

Not Rarest Of Rare: MP High Court Commutes Death Sentence For Man Convicted Of Rape-Murder Of 2-Year-Old

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a man convicted of aggravated penetrative sexual assault and murder of a two-year-old girl, observing that the possibility of his reform and rehabilitation cannot be ruled out. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 352]Emphasizing that "human life is a precious gift of god", the bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar...

MP High Court Questions Judges Suitability After Finding Serious Errors In Murder Trial, Places Matter Before Acting CJ

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while setting aside a murder conviction, has raised serious concerns regarding the suitability of the Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Damoh, to deal with sensitive matters and directed that the matter be placed before the Acting Chief Justice for an appropriate decision. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 351]The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal...

Suppressed Material Facts: MP High Court Dismisses Plea Against Demolition Notice, Imposes Costs

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Anand Kumar Kedia, promoter group member managing Associated Alcohols and Breweries, challenging the demolition notice issued by the Indore Municipal Corporation to initiate a proposed widening of a 30-metre road near his residential home. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 349]Noting that Kedia has suppressed material facts, the bench...

Accidental Firing Causing No Harm Cant Attract Major Penalty: MP High Court Quashes CISF Constables Punishment

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside an order imposing a major penalty on a CISF Constable after he accidentally fired a shot from his weapon while inspecting it, and remanded the matter back for fresh consideration. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 350]The bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh observed that despite clear statements from the prosecution witnesses that the firing was accidental, the...