Madhya Pradesh High Court
MP High Court Directs Release Of PG Medical Student's Original Documents Who Challenged ₹30 Lakh Seat Leaving Penalty
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order permitted release of the original documents to a postgraduate medical student who has challenged the enforcement of Rs. 30 Lakh as a seat leaving penalty by a medical college where he was admitted in MD (Physiology) Course.The student sought to withdraw from the course after receiving an offer to pursue a Ph.D at the University of...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 142 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 169Nominal Index:X v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 142M/s Hindustan Equipment Pvt. Ltd. v. State of M.P. 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 143Ayyub Lala v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 144Ashok Airen v Family Welfare and Agriculture Department 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 145Ram Das Sahu v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 146Dileep Mehto v Union of India...
Law Does Not Prevent An Adult Woman From Living With A Married Man: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that there is no law which prevents an adult woman to live with married man adding that she has the right to choose with whom she wishes to live with. The court noted that she had 'a mind of her own and the right to make a decision, whether right or wrong, with regard to the person with whom she wants to live', adding that the court cannot "pontificate...
MP High Court Orders FIR Against Congress MLA Arif Masood For Allegedly Forging Documents To Secure Affiliation For College
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed registration of an FIR against Congress MLA Arif Masood, the secretary of the governing body of Aman Education Society which operates Indira Priyadarshani College, for allegedly securing and continuing the affiliation of the college through forged documents for nearly two decades.Noting that 'Arif Masood maybe politically well connected', the high...
MP High Court 'Sine Die' Adjourns PIL Alleging Illegal Affiliation Of Paramedical Colleges After Supreme Court's Stay
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (August 20), adjourned sine die the proceedings in a public interest litigation filed by the Law Students Association alleging irregularities and illegalities in the recognition and admission process of Institutions offering paramedical course. The court passed the order in view of Supreme Court's order last week staying further proceedings before...
Wife's Occasional Refusal To Have Physical Relations Not Cruelty To Husband Under Hindu Marriage Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that a wife's occasional refusal to cohabit with her husband does not amount to cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, unless there is a persistent denial of conjugal relations. In its order passed earlier this week, a Bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat and Justice Ramkumar Choubey also noted that any wife can expect...
MP High Court Summons Chairperson Of Elephant Advisory Committee Over Death Of Wild Elephant In Captivity Of Forest Dept
While hearing a public interest litigation regarding the order of the Forest Department for the capture and captivity of 5 elephants, the Madhya Pradesh High Court summoned the Chairperson of the State Elephant Advisory Committee to appear on August 26. The order was passed regarding the death of a wild elephant captured by the Forest Department. The petitioner also filed an application...
State Must Institutionalize Dispute Resolution Scheme To Make Society 'Litigation Free': MP High Court Suggests
While hearing a PIL against alleged encroachment of public land, the Madhya Pradesh High Court suggested the state government to institutionalize dispute resolution scheme, Samadhan Apake Dwar earlier undertaken by court which yielded result by reducing land revenue cases Taking up such an initiative, the court, said would ensure last mile coverage and to make society "Litigation Free'. The...
Unfortunate That Person Threatening Victim With 'Perverted' Messages Has To Be Charged With Bailable Offences: MP HC Flags Legislative Lacuna
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while granting anticipatory bail to a man accused of sending threatening messages to a woman, expressed concerns over the legislative framework that charges the act of sending 'such depraved or perverted messages on social media' under the offences which are bailable in nature.The bench of Justice Subodh Abhiyankar observed; "It is rather unfortunate that...
Husband Merely Saying He Is 'Ready' To Keep Wife With Him, Not Valid Maintenance Offer Under Second Proviso To S.125(3) CrPC: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that husband challenging the maintenance granted to his wife by family court on the ground he is 'ready and willing to keep' her with him, does not constitute a valid offer.The husband had claimed that because he ready and willing to keep the respondent wife with him, she is not entitled to the maintenance amount.The husband had moved a revision plea before...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Recalls Order Granting Bail To Murder Accused Due To Typographical Error
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently recalled its order granting bail to a murder accused after discovering a typographical error that had resulted in the bail application being allowed instead of being dismissed. The case pertained to a crime registered under BNS Sections 103(1) (murder), 115(2)(Voluntarily causing hurt), 351(3)(Criminal intimidation) and 3(5) (common intention). According...
'How Is Acknowledging Partition Communal?': MP High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against State BJP Program
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL against a July 31 Facebook post published by a BJP leader announcing formation of a committee to organize a program 'Har Ghar Tiranga- Tiranga Yatra Avam Vibhajan Vibhishika Diwas' scheduled for August 15. The plea claimed that the district president of BJP posted a message on her Facebook account mentioning that under...