Madhya Pradesh High Court
MP High Court Restrains State From Conferring 2023 Vikram Award In Adventure Sports Category To Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order on Tuesday (August 5) restrained the State and Sports and Youth Welfare Department from conferring the Vikram Award in Adventure Sports Category for 2023 to mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya till the next date of the hearing.The high court passed the order in a writ petition filed by mountaineer Madhusudan Patidar claiming that his representation...
DM Can Re-Execute Possession Orders U/S 14 Of SARFAESI Act After Illegal Re-Entry By Borrower: MP High Court
A division bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, comprising Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Hirdesh, has allowed an appeal and upheld that a district magistrate can re-execute possession orders u/s 14 of the SARFAESI Act after illegal re-entry by the borrower. The Court directed the respondent authorities to provide necessary assistance to the petitioner to dispossess the borrower...
MP High Court Slams Police For 'Implanting False Witness' To Complete Murder Probe, Directs DGP To Issue Guidelines For Proper Investigation
Setting aside the conviction of two men in a 2021 murder case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court remarked that the police officials had implanted a false witness "in their zeal to complete the investigation without maintaining the integrity of investigation". Remarking on the "dishonest" status of investigation in the State, the court directed MP's Director General of Police to issue...
'Failed To Show Respect, Honour To Court': MP High Court Fines Lawyer ₹10K For Appearing On VC From Car
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (August 1), imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on an advocate for appearing via video conferencing while seated inside a car, remarking that VC was not a facility were formality appearances can be relaxed and that dignity of court is compromised. A division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anuradha Shukla in its order noted that the lawyer...
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: MP High Court Directs State To Urgently Examine Issue Of Shifting Containment Site Of Toxic Residue Away From Inhabited Areas
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (July 31), directed the State Government to expeditiously examine the issue of shifting the containment site of toxic residue away from the habitable zone, in the least seizermic zone anywhere in the state, to ensure that any accidental leakage would not adversely affect groundwater sources, humans, animals or the environment. These observations...
PIL In MP High Court Challenges 'No Helmet, No Petrol' Rule For Two-Wheelers In Indore Applicable From August 1
A PIL been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging a July 30 order issued by Indore's Collector directing that fuel shall not be given to two-wheelers by any petrol-pump in the city if the two-wheeler rider does not wear a helmet. The plea states that the order is scheduled to remain in effect from August 1 to September 29. Referring to a meeting of July 29, held by the...
'Case Of Hurt Ego': MP High Court Quashes Suspension Of Cooperative Bank's CEO Who Refused MLA's Demand To Cancel Clerk's Transfer
The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed the suspension of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of District Central Cooperative Bank in Sidhi, observing that the action was not passed in the course of exercise of routine administrative functions but rather "passed in exercise of excessive powers and actuated by bias and at behest of MLA". The petitioner had moved a writ petition challenging the...
'We Have Been Asking For A Year, No Efforts Being Made': MP High Court Remarks Over Lack Of Progress To Increase Flights To Jabalpur
While hearing a PIL for increasing flights to Jabalpur, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (July 30) orally expressed its concern over the lack of progress in the matter and pointed out the reduction in flights by Indigo as well as the expensive ticket rates charged by the airline. The court further orally said that if the airline cannot increase the number of flights it should...
MP High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment Of Chemistry Professor For Husband's Murder, Rejects Her Scientific Explanations
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 29) upheld a Sessions Court order convicting an Assistant Professor of Chemistry for the murder of her husband and sentencing her to rigorous imprisonment for life.Rejecting the scientific explanations she offered while arguing in person, the bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Devnarayan Mishra concluded that convict Mamta Pathak was not keeping...
Ten New Judges Sworn In At Madhya Pradesh High Court
10 judicial officers and advocates were sworn-in as judges and additional judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (July 30). Notably, on Monday the Centre had notified the appointment of 11 judges and additional judges to the high court. At the swearing-in ceremony today, all appointees–except Judicial Officer Pradeep Mittal–were sworn in. Chief Justice Sanjeev...
Calling Madhya Pradesh 'MP' Doesn't Change State's Name But Makes Identification Easier: High Court Junks PIL Against Use Of Acronym
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a PIL against use of acronyms M.P. or म.प्र. (in Hindi) to refer to the State, noting that the use of abbreviations does not change the name of the State. The bench remarked that use of such abbreviation rather makes identification easier. Emphasizing that abbreviations are shortened forms of words and phrases which are used to save time...