MP High Court Directs Litigant To Implead Organisers Of Durga Puja Pandal Allegedly Erected On Railway Land

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (September 24), directed the petitioner to implead the organizers of the Durga Pandal allegedly illegally erected on railway land, after the litigant raised suspicions over legality of approvals granted to the organizers.The court was hearing a PIL filed by a Senior Citizen seeking action against the erection of illegal structures on public and...

MP High Court Calls For Police Commissioner's Response On Why FIR Was Not Registered Over Death Of Infants Due To Rat Bite In Govt Hospital

Taking suo motu cognizance of a news report about the death of two infant babies in the ICU of government-run M.Y. Hospital due to rat bites, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Police Commissioner of Indore to file a reply explaining why no FIR was registered. The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed; "The respondent No. 5 is also directed...

Indore Truck Rampage: MP High Court Seeks CCTV Footage From Entry Points; Keeps Status Report In Sealed Cover

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (September 23) directed the state government to submit CCTV footage of cameras installed at the entry point of a residential area in Indore wherein a truck had reportedly entered during peak evening hours ploughing into several pedestrians resulting in the death of three persons. The court further directed its registry to keep the status report filed...

MP High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Own Judge's "Damning & Disparaging" Remarks Against Sessions Judge

In a rare move, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has initiated suo motu proceedings over a it's own judge's "damning" order making "disparaging" remarks against a Trial Court judge, while hearing a corruption-related bail matter. The Single Bench, in its order of September 12, had called for an inquiry and disciplinary action against a Sessions Judge for allegedly dropping charges against...

MP High Court Directs State Bar Council To Provisionally Register Advocate Questioning Exorbitant Fee To Transfer Enrolment From Delhi

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order directed the State Bar Council to provisionally register the name of an advocate on its rolls–who had sought transfer of enrolment from Bar Council to Delhi to Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh–without charging any fees for the time being. These directions were passed in a writ petition filed by the petitioner advocate Rohit Pathak, who...

'Roundabout On Flyover Unheard Of': MP High Court On Design Of New Flyover In Jabalpur, Asks State To Ensure No Accidents Take Place

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 22), disposed of a PIL for installing view cutters on a newly inaugurated 7-km flyover connecting Madan Mahal to Damoh Naka in Jabalpur to safeguard the privacy of the adjoining residents, while asking the State to consider taking steps so that no accidents take place.During the hearing court orally remarked that a roundabout on a flyover...

'Shirking From His Liability While Enjoying Expensive Bikes': MP High Court Upholds Order Directing Husband To Maintain Wife, Kids

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 22) dismissed a man's plea challenging a family court's maintenance order in favour of his wife and kids, noting that the husband was trying to shirk away from his liability while enjoying his life with expensive bikes. Justice Gajendra Singh noted that the dispute arose after the birth of their younger child, who faced significant medical...

'Police Sitting Tight Over Matter': MP High Court Directs Preliminary Inquiry Into Alleged Coercive Recovery Practices By Bajaj Finance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the concerned police officials to conduct a preliminary inquiry in a writ petition alleging arbitrary and oppressive conduct by Bajaj Finance Limited, which was accused of using coercion, threats and abusive language to recover a business loan of ₹ 25.69 lakhs. Observing that the police officials were 'sitting tight over the matter', the bench...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round Up: September 15 - September 21, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 188 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 193Nominal Index: Roop Singh Parihar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 188PU v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 189Anil Patidar v Central Bureau of Investigation 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 190Subhas Sharma and Others v State of M.P. 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 191Sushil Verma v Madhya Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Development...

MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Alleged Encroachment Of Govt Land Restricting Villagers' Access To Religious Site

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (September 22), issued notice on a PIL by the elected Panch of the Gram Panchayat Tilgawa in District Panna, seeking removal of an alleged encroachment of public land claiming that it restrains villagers from accessing a religious site–'Thakur Baba Chabutra'. A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, in its...

'Unfortunate And Painful': Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Verification of Father's Income in Daughter's Battle For Maintenance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has expressed anguish over the plight of a young woman compelled to approach the courts repeatedly for her maintenance from her father.A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi was hearing an appeal filed by father against his daughter, who is pursuing her graduation in Mumbai.“It is very unfortunate and painful...

'Classic Instance Of Abdication Of Judicial Duty': Madhya Pradesh High Court Pulls Up Trial Court For Passing Non-Speaking Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has strongly criticized the Trial Court for passing a non-speaking order while dismissing multiple applications by a party including those for substitution of parties (under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC) on the ground of absence of the party and its counsel. In doing so the high court observed that the trial court had "prima facie committed an illegality" by passing...