Madhya Pradesh High Court
Personal Monetary Benefit To Each Accused Not Necessary For Probe Into Cheating, Forgery, Conspiracy: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that personal monetary gain by each accused is not necessary for investigating offences of cheating, forgery, or criminal conspiracy. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 430]The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi refused to quash an FIR alleging conspiracy to execute a lease deed for government land using allegedly forged revenue records. "It is also not necessary that...
'Unbridled' Noise Pollution: MP High Court Directs Indore Police To Appoint Volunteers To Report Violations
Court further pointed Municipal Corporation's garbage collection vans play cleanliness song at "full blast", contributing to high noise levels.
MP High Court Upholds IT Rules Allowing Social Media Platforms To Remove Copyright-Infringing Posts
Court rejected challenge to constitutional validity of Rule 3(1)(b)(iv) of IT (Intermediary) Rules, 2021.
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 7 Advocates As Judges Of Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium, at its meeting held on October 26, 2026, approved the proposal to appoint seven advocates as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.The advocates recommended for appointment are:Dr. Vivek SharanRajesh Kumar ShuklaKanak Gaharwar alias Kanak Lata SinghBhakti VyasShreyas PanditMrinal Elker alias Mrinal MazumdarAvinash ZargarThe recommendations were approved by...
Twisha Sharma Death Case: MP High Court Reserves Order On Giribala Singh's Bail Plea
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reserved its orders in the regular bail plea moved by retired judge Giribala Singh, an accused in the dowry death case of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma. The bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari reserved the order after hearing arguments from all parties. FIR in the matter was initially registered under Sections 80(2) (dowry death), 85 (cruelty), and...
MP High Court Directs Probe Into Two More Tiger Deaths At Kanha National Park
In an ongoing public interest litigation over the deaths of tigers in Kanha Tiger Reserve, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to probe into the deaths of two more tigers and submit its findings. The division bench of Chief Justice Alpesh Y Kogje and Justice Vivek Jain granted two weeks' time to the State. Per the website, the case is listed for November 16, 2026. The PIL...
NSA Detention Order Invalid If It Doesn't Specify Period Of Detention: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a detention order passed under the National Security Act is unsustainable in law if it does not specify the period for which the said order is to remain in force. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 428]Emphasizing that such omission cannot be treated as a mere procedural irregularity and goes to the validity of the order, the division bench of Justice Subodh...
Absence Of Suicide Note Alone No Ground To Discharge Accused If Material Raises Grave Suspicion Of Abetment: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an accused's plea challenging the framing of charges under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide) IPC, observing that the mere absence of a suicide note cannot by itself be a ground for discharge when the material on record raises grave suspicion of abetment of suicide.The bench of Justice Pushpendra Yadav observed:"Mere absence of a suicide note, by...
LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: October 19 - October 25, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 419 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 426Nominal Index: DB v State of MP, 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 419SC v SAC, 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 420Suraj Sagar v State of MP, 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 421MK v State of MP, 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 422RP v State of MP, 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 423Dr Krishna Kumar Tripathi v State of MP, 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 424Priyanshu Jain v Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 425Mrigendra...
MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Illegal Hoardings On Road Dividers & Footpaths
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (October 23), issued notice to the State Government in a public interest litigation seeking action against the Indore Municipal Corporation for allowing the installation of illegal hoardings on road dividers and footpaths in the city.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alpesh Yeshvant Kogje and Justice Vinay Saraf observed:"Issue notice to the...
MP High Court Closes Bar Association President's Plea After WhatsApp Restores Accounts
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of the plea filed by the President of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association challenging the blocking of his WhatsApp accounts.The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra disposed of the petition after the counsel for WhatsApp submitted that the accounts were 'made functional now'."Counsel appearing for the respondent no. 2 submits that both...
Indore Metro Project: MP High Court Permits Tree Felling, But Directs Phased Cutting Under Bird Experts' Supervision
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking directions against the cutting of 150 trees for the Indore Metro Project, while issued comprehensive directions in the matter. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 425]The division bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai passed the following directions:We hereby direct the respondents not to cut all the...