Presence Of Injury Not Essential To Attract Offence Of Attempt To Murder: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (November 11), held that the presence of injury is not an essential ingredient for making out an offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code/ Section 109(1) of BNS.The court further clarified that any action is done with an intention or knowledge that this action would cause death, then the assailant would be guilty of...

'New Roads Crumble Within Days, Threaten Lives': PIL In MP High Court Seeks Quality Testing Of Material Used By Contractors; Notice Issued

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (November 10) issued notice on a PIL highlighting the alarming deterioration of roads across the State, marked by potholes, cracks, and structural failures that have turned "routine travel into a life-threatening ordeal" for citizens.The petition, filed by Rajendra Singh, sought directions against the concerned authorities to frame and enforce...

After Jabalpur Airport, MP High Court To Now Hear Plea For Enhancement Of Flights From Gwalior Airport; Seeks Centre's Response

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (November 11) sought response from the Union Government in a public interest litigation filed by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India, seeking direction to commence regular flights from Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport, Gwalior. The PIL, filed through the President of the Confederation, highlighted the lack of consistent...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: November 03 - November 09, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 234 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 240Nominal Index Raju v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 234AS v DK 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 235I v HK 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 236APS v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 237Virju v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 238Ms Siddiqua Begum Khan v Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 239State of Madhya Pradesh v Hridyesh Dubey 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 240Investigation 'Swayed' By Farmers Plight,...

MP High Court Sets Aside Single Bench Order Altering MPPSC Answer Key; Says Courts Must Not Supplant Expert Opinion

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an order of the Single Bench, which set aside the opinion of the expert committee appointed by the State to assess the disputed questions in the MPPSC (MP Public Service Commission) State Service Preliminary Examination conducted in December 2023. In doing so, the division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Pradeep Mittal observed that...

Railways Liable Even For Deaths Caused While Unauthorizedly Crossing Tracks If It Failed To Implement Preventive Measures: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (November 10) held that the Railways is liable to pay compensation even in deaths caused while unauthorized track crossing, if the Railways had failed to implement sufficient measures to prevent such unauthorized access to tracks.In the present case, the bench noted that the deceased Rajesh, who was 3 years old, came onto the Railway tracks and to save...

Indore Truck Rampage | MP High Court Summons Police Commissioner; Notes Sufficient Measures Were Not Implemented Despite Orders

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (October 10) directed the Indore Police Commissioner to appear via video conferencing on November 19, after noting that despite orders, there have been repeated incidents of drunk driving and police inaction in Indore. These observations were made in a suo-motu plea initiated after a truck entered a residential area of Indore during peak traffic hours...

MP High Court Issues Notice To Speaker On Congress MLA's Plea Seeking Disqualification Of BJP MLA On Ground Of Defection

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (November 7) issued notice in a petition filed by Congress MLA Umang Singhar seeking disqualification of BJP MLA from Bina constituency, Nirmala Sapre, arguing that she stands disqualified on grounds of defection. The plea claims that Sapre, after being elected MLA from Bina in the 2023 assembly elections, had voluntarily given up her membership from...

Filing ₹250 Security Deposit On Same Day As Presentation Of Revision Plea Suffices Municipality (Election Petition) Rules: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the security deposit of ₹250 required under Rule 19 (2) of the MP Municipality Election Petition Rules can be filed on the same day as the presentation of a revision at the filing window. In doing so, the court clarified that this would be sufficient compliance with Rule 19 and would not lead to the dismissal of the revision. The bench of Justice Deepak Khot observed; "If petitioner has deposited the amount of security, as required under Rule...

MP High Court Slams State Over 'Lethargic' Approach In Filing Appeals, Refuses To Condone 400-Days Delay

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the State after refusing to condone a delay of over 400 days, observing that the State was not serious towards the lethargic and hostile attitude of their own officers. The court observed that, despite repeated orders from the court, the department heads had failed to take any action against the erring officers. The division bench...

“Those In Power Today Will Not Be There Tomorrow”: Justice Atul Sreedharan Quotes Poet Rahat Indori, Bids Farewell To MP High Court

Speaking at his farewell ceremony at the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Atul Sreedharan while quoting poet Rahat Indori said, that transfers are an incident of service and the only thing permanent in the universe is impermanence. On October 19, the Centre had notified Justice Sreedharan's transfer to Allahabad High Court. On October 14, the Supreme Court Collegium had modified its...

MP High Court Seeks GPS-Tagged Photos Of 253 'Transplanted' Trees; Says Images Show Trees Were 'Completely Cut', Not Replanted

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to file photographs along with the GPS location of the 253 trees which have been allegedly transplanted, observing that the photographs currently on record showed that none of the trees had been transplanted but rather cut completely.The court passed the order while hearing a matter where it had taken suo motu cognisance of a news...