'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...

MP High Court Permits Withdrawal Of PIL On Rising Suicides At Medical Colleges Noting SC's Guidelines To Protect Mental Health Of Students

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (July 28), permitted the withdrawal of a public interest litigation that sought a policy intervention by the State Government to address the rising number of suicides among medical students, in view of the recent guidelines issued by the apex court on the issue. Deputy Advocate General appearing for the State submitted that by a detailed judgment...

'Attempt To Overawe District Judiciary': MP High Court Fines Litigant ₹50K Who Alleged Magistrate Had Assured Him Of Acquittal

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a man's plea challenging an order passed by the high court on its administrative side on his complaint where he alleged that the trial court had assured him of an acquittal in an FIR, but instead he was convicted for the offence of voluntarily causing hurt. The high court observed that the district judiciary in the state has the high court breathing...

MP High Court Directs State Not To Compel Man To Execute Bond Over Being Tagged As Habitual Offender After FB Comment On Kumbh Mela

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (July 24) directed the State not to force an individual declared as a "habitual offender" for alleged objectionable comment on Facebook concerning the Kumbh Mela, to fill up the bond in pursuance to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate's (SDM) order, until the next hearing. The high court had in the previous hearing directed the State to inform whether any...

HC Judges & Trial Court Judges Have 'Feudal Lord & Serf' Relationship; No Mutual Respect : MP High Court

Setting aside the dismissal of a Special Judge of the District Court, the Madhya Pradesh High Court criticised the "dismal relationship" between Judges of the High Court and the Judges of the District Judiciary terming it one between a feudal lord and serf. Calling out the psychological subjugation faced by the trial court judges at the hands of the higher judiciary, the court awarded Rs 5...

'Wish To Retire From Here': Justice Vivek Kumar Singh Sworn-In As Judge Of Madhya Pradesh High Court

Justice Vivek Kumar Singh was sworn in as judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (July 24). The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.The oath-taking ceremony transpired in the presence of esteemed dignitaries, including all high court judges, the Registrar General, Advocate General and members of the Bar Council. Justice Singh, in his speech,...

'Counseling Has Started': MP High Court Rejects Belated Plea Of NEET-UG Student Who Filed Wrong Booklet Number In OMR Sheet

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by a NEET UG 2025 candidate who sought relief for the non-declaration of her corrected result due to an alleged error in the OMR sheet. The court noted that the petitioner was aggrieved by a situation arising out of her own mistake, where she had filed the wrong booklet number in her OMR sheet. The court also observed that...

MP High Court Asks State To Inform If Man Declared As Habitual Offender After FB Comment On Kumbh Mela Was Heard

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to inform whether any show cause notice was issued to a man challenging a Sub-Divisional Magistrate's (SDM) order declaring him a habitual offender for alleged objectionable comment on Facebook concerning the Kumbh Mela. The plea claims that proceedings against him were initiated based on a comment he made on a Facebook post, pertaining to...

MP High Court To Hear Next Week PIL On 'Alarming' Rise In Suicides At State's Medical Colleges

The Madhya Pradesh High Court will hear on July 28 a public interest litigation (PIL) highlighting the "alarming trend" of high suicide rate in medical colleges across the state. Noting that the petitioner's advocate appeared via video conferencing, the division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf on Wednesday (July 23) listed the matter for hearing on Monday, when...