Madhya Pradesh High Court
High Courts Flooded With Service Matters: Madhya Pradesh HC Suggests State To Create In-House Employee Dispute Resolution System
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (January 28), suggested the State Government to set up a Dispute Resolution System to internally resolve the complaints of its employees.The bench of Justice Vinay Saraf observed that the High Courts are flooded with service matters which could be resolved at the initial stage itself.The bench observed;"I deemed it proper to suggest the State...
Decree Holder Can't Defeat Compromise Or Trigger Execution By Refusing To Accept Judgment Debtor's Cheque: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a decree holder cannot frustrate the terms of a compromise decree or trigger execution proceedings by deliberately refusing to accept or encash a cheque tendered by the judgment debtor in lawful satisfaction of the decree. The bench of Justice Alok Awasthi held that where a compromise decree does not prescribe any specific mode of payment, interest...
MP High Court Launches Special Training Programme For SC/ST Civil Judge Aspirants
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has initiated a specialized “Capacity Building Programme” for aspirants and Advocates (belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and others) who are preparing for the Civil Judge, Junior Division (Entry Level) Examination. The programme, inaugurated by the Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, emphasized its commitment to provide guidance and structured...
'Invasion Of Privacy': MP High Court Rejects Husband's Plea For Wife's Virginity Test
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently dismissed a husband's petition seeking a virginity or two-finger test on the wife because she refused to enter into a physical relationship with him.The bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed that a virginity test could not be ordered as it violates the privacy of an individual and that the husband could produce other evidence to show that the wife...
'Barbarity Dripping From Every Ounce': MP High Court Confirms Death Penalty For Rape, Murder Of 5-Yr-Old
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has affirmed the order of a Special Court convicting a man and sentencing him to death penalty for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl. The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Ramkumar Choubey observed that the accused used a knife inside the victim's vagina to enlarge it, making it easier for penetration on an infant girl. Further, the...
MPPSC Can't Reject Doctors For PG Additional Registration Not Prescribed In Recruitment Advertisement: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (January 27), allowed a batch of writ petitions filed by qualified medical practitioners challenging the rejection of their candidature in the recruitment process conducted by the MP Public Service Commission for the post of Medical Officer (Grade-I) and Specialist Doctors under the Public Health and Medical Education Department.The bench of Justice...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: January 19 - January 25, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 21 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 32Nominal IndexCP v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 21Naresh Sawnla v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 22Nasir v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 23Satyabir Singh v MP Industrial Development Corporation 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 24Ramgopal Sakhwar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 25Rakesh Kumar Shukla v State...
Indore Water Contamination Case: MP High Court Orders Probe By Retired HC Judge
Dealing with a lawyer's plea concerning the recent water crisis in Indore, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (January 27) constituted a one-man Judicial Commission headed by Retired Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta to inquire into the issues relating to water contamination in Bhagirathpura, Indore, and its impact on other areas of the city.The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla...
Digital Arrest Cyber Fraud Involves Technical And Digital Evidence Vulnerable To Manipulation: MP High Court Denies Bail To Accused
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied bail to an accused in a major cyber fraud case involving a so-called 'digital arrest', observing that such offences rely heavily on technical and digital evidence that is vulnerable to manipulation. The bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta observed; "Cyber offences of this nature involve technical evidence, electronic devices and digital trails, which...
S. 215 BNSS | Police Can't Directly Register FIR For Offences Concerning Court Proceedings; Court Must Initiate Prosecution: Madhya Pradesh HC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that where offences are alleged to have been committed in or in relation to a court proceeding, the procedure prescribed under Sections 215 and 379 BNSS must be strictly followed, and the court concerned must first apply its mind before issuing any direction for the registration of an FIR by making a complaint in writing."A police officer cannot...
2023 Vikram Award: MP High Court Issues Notice On Mountaineer Madhusudan Patidar's Appeal
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (January 22), issued notice on an appeal preferred by mountaineer Madhusudan Patidar challenging his exclusion from the 2023 Vikram Award (Adventure Sports Category).Patidar, before the Single bench, had alleged 'inaction and discrimination' by the State in selecting mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya (respondent no 3) for the award. The single bench had...
Staff Crunch In Govt Schools: MP High Court Asks State To Place Teachers Vacancy Data On Record
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (January 20), directed the State Government to file an affidavit showing the number of teaching posts lying vacant in government schools, in a public interest litigation claiming that about 600 government schools were inadequately staffed or had no teaching staff. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf...