Madhya Pradesh High Court
MP High Court Asks NTA To Consider Plea By IIT Aspirant Whose JEE (Advanced) Exam Was Disrupted By Technical Glitches
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on July 9, disposed of a writ petition filed by an IIT Aspirant, who alleged that a technical glitch in his computer hampered his performance in paper 2 of JEE (Advanced) held on May 18, 2025. While disposing of the petition, the court asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to consider the aspirant's representation. The aspirant claimed that the computer he...
MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Alleged Illegal Encroachment & Mining By 'Anti-Social Elements' At Lake In Jabalpur
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (July 10), issued notice to the State on PIL seeking directions to remove alleged encroachment and halt mining at Jabalpur's Budhan Sagar Lake, which is stated to be one of the largest freshwater reservoirs in the city. After hearing the matter a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf in its order...
MP High Court Rejects Plea Against Making Biology Mandatory In 12th Standard For Admission To General Nursing & Midwifery Courses
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (July 11), dismissed a batch of public interest litigations challenging the amendment to admission eligibility criteria for the General Nursing and Midwifery Courses (G&M course) under the Madhya Pradesh Upcharika, Prasavika, Sahai Upcharika-Prasavika Tatha Swasthya Paridarkshak Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1972 Act.The petitioners questioned the...
PIL In MP High Court Claims Lack Of Passport Office In District Violates Citizens' Fundamental Rights, Notice Issued
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (July 9) issued notice to the Union and State Government on a PIL petition seeking establishment of a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra in Katni district. Acknowledging that setting up a passport office would involve various legal and procedural considerations by the State Government, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Public Service Promotion Rules 2025
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (July 7), issued a notice to the State in a public interest litigation challenging the M.P. Public Service (Promotion) Rules 2025. The court also directed the State to produce a comparative table between the new promotion rules as well as the Rules of 2002, which are sub-judice before the Supreme Court. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev...
Indore-Dewas Jam Case | NHAI Replaces Counsel Over Controversial Remark; MP High Court Grants Authority A Week To File Reply
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (July 11), granted one more week's time to the newly appointed counsel for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to submit the Authority's reply in connection with the traffic congestion issue on the Indore-Dewas highway.Advocate AP Singh, appearing for NHAI, informed the Court that he had been appointed by NHAI to deal with this matter only...
'Have Sympathy For Students, But Mishaps Happen': MP High Court On Power Outage During NEET-UG Test; Order On NTA's Appeal Reserved
The Madhya Pradesh High Court today reserved its verdict on NTA's appeal against a single judge's direction to hold a re-test of the NEET-UG 2025 exam for the candidates who were affected by a power outage at the centres in Indore and Ujjain. The bench had earlier stayed the direction.After hearing the parties at length, the division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar...
'Strict Regulations In 5-Yr Law Course Have Helped Students Do Well Abroad': MP HC Orally Remarks In Plea Challenging BCI's Attendance Norms
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has orally remarked that whilst India has not always been at the forefront of global education, the strict adherence to high standards in the 5 year law course, regulated by the Bar Council of India, has helped student's go abroad and perform well in foreign law firms and academic courses.A division bench presided over by Justice Atul Sreedharan orally remarked,...
MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Congress Worker For Allegedly Posting 'Ludicrous' Posts & Videos Against PM Modi
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, recently, refused to quash an FIR filed against Yadvendra Pandey for allegedly posting a controversial video and ludicrous photos on Facebook, concerning PM Modi. The complaint also alleged Pandey used 'scurrilous language' against the Indian Armed Forces. The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra referred to the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in the case...
Only Government & Local Bodies Are Authorised To Install Statues At Public Places: Madhya Pradesh High Court Clarifies
While hearing a PIL against an alleged illegal attempt to erect a statue on public land in Makdone, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that apart from the government and local bodies, no private individual, religious body, NGO or association is authorised to install statues at public places.The PIL alleged that within the limits of Nagar Parishad, Makdone, a group of persons was going...
MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Over Minor's Death Linked To Jain Ritual 'Santhara' Death Fast
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 8) issued notice to the Union and State governments on PIL seeking to ban the ritual of 'Santhara' for children below 18 years of age and persons of unsound mind.For context, Santhara is a Jain ritual of voluntarily fasting unto death. As per this practice, a person gradually reduces his or her intake of food and water until death as a means...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: June 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 120 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 141Nominal Index:Piyush Patidar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 120Roopansh Khatri And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 121Shankar Singh Dawar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 122The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others Versus Rajendra...