Madhya Pradesh High Court
Wife Sending Nude Photos To Another Man Not Expected In Indian Society: MP High Court Upholds Divorce On Ground Of Adultery
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has affirmed a Family Court order granting divorce to a husband after it was established that his wife was engaged in an illicit relationship with another man. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat and Justice BP Sharma observed,"Considering the totality of the facts and evidence especially the nude photographs, emails, chats, SMS messages, and other circumstances it...
Civil Service Rules | Regularized Employee Can't Be Denied Pension Citing Artificial Breaks In Ad-Hoc Service: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the State to treat the ad-hoc service of a Physics lecturer, working in a Government College in District Sagar, as continuous service for pension purposes. The bench of Justice Deepak Khot observed that the artificial break during his ad hoc service was 'fictional'. It held,"...the breaks which were given during adhoc period of the petitioner were...
Arya Samaj Certificate Alone Not Proof Of Valid Marriage: Madhya Pradesh High Court Holds Union Void For Lack Of Saptapadi
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside a Family Court order declaring a woman as the legally wedded wife of a man, noting that the marriage cannot be recognised under the Hindu Marriage Act if essential ceremonies including sacred fire, pheras or saptpadi, were not performed. In doing so, the division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Hirdesh observed that the Family Court erred...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Appointment Of Candidate With 40% Locomotor Disability; Says Expiry Of Select List Cannot Defeat His Right
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to appoint the petitioner, certified as having 40% permanent locomotor disability, observing that he was denied appointment due to the cumbersome procedure adopted by the State and therefore rejecting his candidature merely because the selection list has expired would be unreasonable. The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed;...
2023 Vikram Award: MP High Court Rejects Challenge To Selection Of Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya In Adventure Sports Category
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (December 8), dismissed a petition filed by mountaineer Madhusudan Patidar alleging 'inaction and discrimination' by the State in selecting awardee for the 2023 Vikram Award (Adventure Sports Category) and specifically challenging selection of mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya.Justice Pranay Verma held that Patidar was ineligible for consideration under...
'Custodial Torture Falls Outside Scope Of Duty': MP High Court Refuses Sanction Protection U/S 197 CrPC To Accused Police Officers
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the protection granted to police officers from prosecution, Section 197 CrPC or Section 218 of BNSS, does not exist in cases of abuse, false arrest, custodial violence or false registration, and is only applicable where there is a 'reasonable connection' with official duty.The bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Gupta dismissed the petition filed by...
MP High Court Dismisses Plea To Consolidate Cheating FIRs Against Adarsh Credit Co-operative; Imposes ₹5,000 Cost Over Repeated Filings
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking to consolidate FIR and conduct a unified investigation and trial into cheating and misappropriation allegations against Adarsh Credit Co-operative Society Limited (ACCSL). The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi imposed a cost of ₹5,000 on the petition observing that he had unnecessarily invoked the extraordinary writ...
MP High Court Upholds Divorce Based On Photos Of Wife's Adultery Without S.65B Evidence Act Certificate, Says Requirement Not Mandatory
While upholding family court's divorce decree granted in favour of a husband based on photographs of the wife committing adultery, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the Indian Evidence Act was not strictly applicable in matrimonial cases. Rejecting the wife's argument that the Family Court erred in relying on photographs submitted without a Section 65B Certificate under Indian...
'Glaring Abuse Of PIL, Filed With Ulterior Motive': MP High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Plea Seeking FIR Against Cop
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking registration of an FIR against a Police Officer, observing that the petition appears to be targeting a particular police officer. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed; "The conduct of the petitioner as well as the material, which has been placed before us in...
What Actions Proposed Against SHO?: MP High Court On 'Illegal' Detention In Police Station, Handcuffing In Violation Of Article 21
The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) on Thursday took serious exception to the conduct of a Station House Officer (SHO) in Indore for 'illegally' detaining and handcuffing a man without registering any offence or obtaining a court's order. Observing that such police excesses amount to a "gross violation of the fundamental right to life" guaranteed under Article 21 of...
NEET-PG 2025: MP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Notification Barring Participation Of Non-State MBBS Graduates In Counselling
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (December 1), issued notice on a plea by two MBBS graduates challenging the notification and advisory that bars candidates who completed MBBS outside the State from participating in the first round of NEET-PG 2025 counselling for admission in the Government Medical College. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay...