MP High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Own Judge's "Damning & Disparaging" Remarks Against Sessions Judge

In a rare move, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has initiated suo motu proceedings over a it's own judge's "damning" order making "disparaging" remarks against a Trial Court judge, while hearing a corruption-related bail matter. The Single Bench, in its order of September 12, had called for an inquiry and disciplinary action against a Sessions Judge for allegedly dropping charges against...

MP High Court Directs State Bar Council To Provisionally Register Advocate Questioning Exorbitant Fee To Transfer Enrolment From Delhi

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order directed the State Bar Council to provisionally register the name of an advocate on its rolls–who had sought transfer of enrolment from Bar Council to Delhi to Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh–without charging any fees for the time being. These directions were passed in a writ petition filed by the petitioner advocate Rohit Pathak, who...

'Roundabout On Flyover Unheard Of': MP High Court On Design Of New Flyover In Jabalpur, Asks State To Ensure No Accidents Take Place

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 22), disposed of a PIL for installing view cutters on a newly inaugurated 7-km flyover connecting Madan Mahal to Damoh Naka in Jabalpur to safeguard the privacy of the adjoining residents, while asking the State to consider taking steps so that no accidents take place.During the hearing court orally remarked that a roundabout on a flyover...

'Shirking From His Liability While Enjoying Expensive Bikes': MP High Court Upholds Order Directing Husband To Maintain Wife, Kids

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 22) dismissed a man's plea challenging a family court's maintenance order in favour of his wife and kids, noting that the husband was trying to shirk away from his liability while enjoying his life with expensive bikes. Justice Gajendra Singh noted that the dispute arose after the birth of their younger child, who faced significant medical...

'Police Sitting Tight Over Matter': MP High Court Directs Preliminary Inquiry Into Alleged Coercive Recovery Practices By Bajaj Finance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the concerned police officials to conduct a preliminary inquiry in a writ petition alleging arbitrary and oppressive conduct by Bajaj Finance Limited, which was accused of using coercion, threats and abusive language to recover a business loan of ₹ 25.69 lakhs. Observing that the police officials were 'sitting tight over the matter', the bench...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round Up: September 15 - September 21, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 188 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 193Nominal Index: Roop Singh Parihar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 188PU v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 189Anil Patidar v Central Bureau of Investigation 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 190Subhas Sharma and Others v State of M.P. 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 191Sushil Verma v Madhya Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Development...

MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Alleged Encroachment Of Govt Land Restricting Villagers' Access To Religious Site

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (September 22), issued notice on a PIL by the elected Panch of the Gram Panchayat Tilgawa in District Panna, seeking removal of an alleged encroachment of public land claiming that it restrains villagers from accessing a religious site–'Thakur Baba Chabutra'. A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, in its...

'Unfortunate And Painful': Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Verification of Father's Income in Daughter's Battle For Maintenance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has expressed anguish over the plight of a young woman compelled to approach the courts repeatedly for her maintenance from her father.A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi was hearing an appeal filed by father against his daughter, who is pursuing her graduation in Mumbai.“It is very unfortunate and painful...

'Classic Instance Of Abdication Of Judicial Duty': Madhya Pradesh High Court Pulls Up Trial Court For Passing Non-Speaking Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has strongly criticized the Trial Court for passing a non-speaking order while dismissing multiple applications by a party including those for substitution of parties (under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC) on the ground of absence of the party and its counsel. In doing so the high court observed that the trial court had "prima facie committed an illegality" by passing...

MP High Court Urges Responsible Citizens & Professionals In Key Fields To Conduct Social Audit Of Orphanages, Old Age Homes

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (September 19), advocated for evolution and effective implementation of the concept of social audit calling it the need of the hour. The court was hearing an appeal challenging dismissal of a writ petition, where the appellant had sought promotion, due to non-appearance of his advocate. The appellant claimed that his writ petition, which had been...

MP High Court Suspends Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Murder, Directs Him To Plant & Nurture 10 Saplings

The Madhya Pradesh High Court suspended the life sentence of man convicted in a murder case, after noting that that he had spent over 10 years in custody and two of his co-accused having spent similar time in custody had already been enlarged on bail. The court further directed the appellant to plant and nurture 10 fruit bearing/neem or peepal saplings.The court was hearing a plea by...

MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Two Cops Accused Of Shielding Wanted Criminal By Staging His Fake Encounter In 2009

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to two cops booked for allegedly conspiring to shield a man by staging his fake encounter in 2009, after the man was found to be alive in 2012. Justice Subodh Abhyankar noted that Anil Patidar, one of the accused-cops, was not named by the witnesses as the person who forced them or persuaded them to wrongly identify the dead body as...