MP High Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Illegal Detention Of Three Men By Police Over Vasundhara Raje 'Fake Letter' Row

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed a magistrate court to record statements of three men claiming illegal detention by police for nearly two days without production, who are accused of circulating a purported letter linked to ex-Rajasthan CM Vasundhra Raje criticising BJP's stance on various issues. Taking a note of conflicting versions presented by the State and the...

“How Will He Protect Women?”: MP High Court Slams Cop For Making Female Operator Check Male Officers' Breath

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (April 29) took serious note of the conduct of a Police Inspector who allegedly directed a privately hired female call operator to check the breath of intoxicated male police personnel in the Dial-100 control room.The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf expressed strong disapproval of the incident during the...

No Record Of Saraswati Temple Demolition: Muslim Body Tells MP High Court In Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Dispute

In the ongoing proceedings over Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute, Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society told the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (April 29) that no historical record mentions destruction of a Saraswati Temple at Bhojshala— describing the narrative as a "hypothetical construct".The dispute concerns Bhojshala, an 11th-century monument protected by the ASI....

Accused Can't Be Taken To CCTV-Free Areas In Police Stations: Says MP High Court; Bats For Body Cams To Prevent Custodial Violence

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a directive to the Indore Police Commissionerate that accused individuals or complainants must not be taken to areas in police stations that lack CCTV coverage. The bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar further highlighted the importance of body-worn cameras for police personnel, urging their use as a critical tool to prevent cases of alleged...

MP High Court Directs State To Address Grievances Of Families Displaced By Sardar Sarovar Dam Project In Medha Patkar's PIL

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to address concerns raised by social activist Medha Patkar in the public interest litigation concerning the land allotment process for families displaced by the Sardar Sarovar Dam Project. The PIL sought proper resettlement and rehabilitation of the displaced families and primarily concerns allotment of house plots and the legal rights of...

MP High Court Asks Authorities To Examine Road Safety Suggestions By Former RAS Officer

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation concerning road safety issues, filed by a retired officer of the Rajasthan Administrative Service. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, after recording the submission, allowed the petitioner to file detailed suggestions regarding potential measures to improve road safety....

Statutory Amendments Can't Be Applied Retrospectively To Deny Regularisation Of Long-Serving Employee: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that statutory amendments cannot apply retroactively to defeat the accrued rights of an employee who was serving continuously for decades. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed;"However, this Court finds that the petitioner entered service in 1989 and completed his qualifying period for regularization long before the 2016 amendment came...

Questions Of Title, Ownership Can't Be Decided In PIL Jurisdiction: Intervenors Tell MP High Court In Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Dispute

In the ongoing proceedings over the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Dispute, intervenors to the PILs in the case told the Madhya Pradesh High Court that the issue majorly pertains to the question of title and ownership, and therefore it cannot be adjudicated in a public interest litigation (PIL). The dispute concerns Bhojshala, an 11th-century monument protected by the ASI. Hindus regard the site...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: April 20 - April 26, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 115 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 125Nominal IndexNeetu Parmar v Varshagadekar 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 115Radheshyam Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 116Ankur Joshi v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 117Himanshu Katare v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 118H v W and S 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 119Atul Anupam Abraham v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026...

Alleged Unsatisfactory Record Of Deceased Employee Cannot Be Used To Deny Son's Compassionate Appointment Claim: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an alleged unsatisfactory service record of the deceased government employee cannot be a valid ground to deny a claim of compassionate appointment.The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai further cautioned the competent authorities against issuing orders that lack proper reasoning or rely on fabricated grounds. The bench observed, "A meticulous scrutiny...

MP High Court Asks Scrutiny Committee To Decide Congress Leader's Plea Against Raigaon BJP MLA's Caste Certificate

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted the High Level Caste Scrutiny Committee time till June 30 to decide representation of Congress Leader Pradeep Ahirwar challenging the validity of the Schedule Caste Certificate issued to BJP MLA Pratima Bagri from Raigaon Constituency.For context, Raigaon assembly constituency is reserved for members of the Scheduled Caste community. During the...

Conviction For Trivial Offence As Juvenile No Bar To Employment In Defence Services: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court empahsizing the beneficial nature of the Juvenile Justice Act, has held that trivial juvenile offences would not bar the candidate from securing employment in the Military force. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed; "We are in the full agreement with the view taken by the learned Single Judge that the said...