'She's Minor': MP High Court Refuses To Let 17-Yr-Old Stay With Partner But Lets Her Continue Pregnancy

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed police authorities to shift a pregnant girl– stated to be in a relationship with and residing with her partner booked under POCSO Act– after observing that the girl being a minor cannot reside with him. The court said that if her parents are not willing to keep her, then she must be shifted to Nari Niketan where she is to stay until she...

"We're Conscious, Bringing Changes": MP High Court On Problems In Listing Of Bail Matters

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (July 21) addressed growing concerns among members of the Bar regarding delay in listing of bail matters. "It's not that we are not conscious, we are also concerned about bail matters, we are conscious. We have increased the number of bench from one to two. We are also looking at increasing the benches. Please be patient," Chief Justice Sanjeev...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2025

Nominal Index [Citations 1 - 141]• Anjali Kushwah And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 1 • Vijay Katara Versus Principal Secretary And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 2 • Atharv Chaturvedi Vs. The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 3 • Saket Tiwari Versus M.P. Board Of Secondary Education And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 4 • Mohd....

MP High Court Disposes Plea Seeking Ban On 'Udaipur Files' In Terms Of Delhi HC Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday disposed of a plea seeking a ban on the release of the film 'Udaipur Files' by applying the directions passed on July 10 by the Delhi High Court in a similar matter. A bench of Justice Pranay Verma passed the order while dealing with a plea filed by 2 Social Workers, Vishal and Abid Hussain Barkati, seeking an immediate stay on the release of...

Local Body Directly Paying Daily Wagers Hired By Outsourcing Firm Doesn't Establish Employer-Employee Relationship: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld an order setting aside a labour court's decision directing reinstatement of a group of daily wagers hired by a private outsourcing agency but deputed to work at Ujjain Municipal Corporation, ruling that direct payment of wages to the workmen by the local body doesn't amount to an employer-employee relationship. Concurring with the reasoning of the single...

Judges Work Under Tremendous Pressure, Taking Steps To Address All Concerns Of Bar: MP High Court Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva

Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva who recently took oath of the Chief Justice's office at the Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (July 16) set the tone for his tenure by underlining a collective vision rooted in institutional legacy, judicial accountability and Bar-Bench collaboration.His address at the Ovation ceremony underscored not only the immediate challenges confronting the judiciary but...

Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Sworn In As MP High Court Chief Justice

Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva on Thursday (July 17), took oath as the 29th Chief Justice of the MP High Court at Raj Bhawan. Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda administered the oath.Born on December 26, 1964 in Delhi, Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva completed his schooling from Delhi Public School and graduated in commerce in 1982. He earned...

'Belies All Logic': MP High Court Restrains Institutes Recognized In 2025 From Conducting Paramedical Course For 2023-24 & 2024-25 Sessions

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order on Wednesday (July 16) restrained institutes offering paramedical course which were granted recognition by the State Paramedical Council in 2025 to conduct academic sessions for years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. Observing that the institutes offering paramedical course for 2023-24 when they themselves came into existence in 2025 belied logic,...

MP High Court Mandates Photography Of Victims' Injuries To Combat Trend Of Invoking 'Petty' Sections Even In Serious Cases

While noting a "recurring pattern adopted by police officers" across Madhya Pradesh where even in serious injuries to complainants cases were stated to be lodged under "petty sections", the High Court directed that in "all cases of injuries" police officers and doctors shall take photographs of the injured parties. The court passed the order while hearing an anticipatory bail plea of...

MP High Court Fines State ₹5 Lakh For Delaying Sexual Harassment FIR Against Yoga Institute's Former VC, Directs Him To Pay ₹35 Lakh Compensation

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 15) imposed Rs 5 Lakh cost on the State for "inhumane and unsympathetic behaviour shown by the police officials" by delaying registration of workplace sexual harassment complaint by a woman who had accused the former Vice Chancellor of a national Yoga Institute of the offence. Ruling in favour of the woman the court further directed the former VC...

Period Spent On Furlough Not Counted As 'Eligible Service' For Claiming Retiral Benefits Under State's 2006 Scheme: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (July 14) dismissed an appeal by a former Revenue Inspector, challenging a single judge's order which had rejected the inspector's claim for retirement benefits sought under the State Government's Furlough Scheme, 2006.In doing so the court while upholding the single judge's order said that 2006 scheme stipulates that the period spent on Furlough...

NEET-UG 2025: MP High Court Sets Aside Direction For Re-Test Due To Power Outage, Asks NTA To Ensure Proper Arrangements In Future

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (July 14) allowed the writ appeals filed by the National Testing Agency against a Single Judge's direction to conduct re-test of the NEET-UG 2025 exam for candidates affected by power outage at the centres in Indore and Ujjain.However, the division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi further directed NTA, along with the...