MP High Court Dismisses PIL To Stay Transfers, Promotions Or Retirements Of Judges Hearing Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case Until Verdict

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 08) refused to entertain a PIL filed by the Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Samiti to prevent the transfer, promotion or retirement of judges presiding over the long-pending cases related to the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, until the judgment is pronounced. After the court orally questioned the maintainability of the plea and prayers sought in the PIL,...

Sheer Abuse Of Freedom Of Speech: MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Cartoonist For Alleged Objectionable Caricature On PM Modi

The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied anticipatory bail to Cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of drawing a derogatory post including a "caricature" on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak (RSS) which is stated to be published on Malviya's Facebook page. The complaint against him alleged that the caricature shows the parties in an undignified manner, which allegedly hurt...

MP High Court Directs State To File Status Report In PIL Alleging Epidemic-Like Situation In Jabalpur Due To Poor Public Hygiene, Sanitation

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (July 7) called for a detailed status report within four weeks in connection with a public interest litigation over an 'epidemic-like' situation has arisen in the city due to the grossly inadequate hygiene and sanitation measures. According to the petition, the city of Jabalpur has been 'sitting over a heap of garbage', creating an environment conducive...

MP High Court Sets Aside Trial Court Order Recognising Saif Ali Khan, His Siblings & Mother As Heirs Of Nawab Of Bhopal's Properties

The Madhya Pradesh High Court remanded a dispute concerning the private properties of the erstwhile ruler of the then state of Bhopal the Late Nawab Mohd Hamidullah Khan, to the Trial Court for fresh decision after noting that the trial court–which ruled in favour of the respondents including the Nawab's daughter, grandson actor Saif Ali Khan, his mother and siblings–had relied on a...

MP High Court Directs State To Ensure Adequate Doctors Are Employed At Primary Health Centre Catering To Over 50K Rural Residents

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (July 3) directed the State Government to ensure that adequate number of doctors and paramedical staff are deployed at the Primary Health Centre at Rajnagar in Anuppur, which is stated to be catering to over 50,000 rural and tribal residents. During the hearing Advocate Siddharth Gontia appearing for the petitioner submitted before a division bench...

MP High Court Restrains State From Felling Trees In Nursery On Land Allotted For Proposed Construction Of Administrative Buildings

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order restrained the State Government from cutting or replanting trees claimed to be growing over land having a nursery in Mandla district, which has been allotted to construct administrative buildings. The court was hearing a PIL where the petitioner has challenged an October 1, 2024 order of District Collector, Mandla, claiming that a land...

Indore-Dewas Jam | 'Why Step Out Sans Purpose?' : NHAI Lawyer's Comment In MP HC Sparks Row; Authority Issues Notice

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued a show-cause notice to an advocate, who, while representing the authority before the Madhya Pradesh High Court on June 30, reportedly remarked, “Why do people step out early...” in reference to the traffic jam situation on the Indore-Dewas highway. Clarifying its stance, NHAI in a statement posted on 'X'...

SC Collegium Proposes Appointment Of 5 Advocates & 5 Judicial Officers As MP High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 01st July, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of the following Advocates, as Judges of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh:(i) Shri Pushpendra Yadav,(ii) Shri Anand Singh Bahrawat,(iii) Shri Ajay Kumar Nirankari,(iv) Shri Jai Kumar Pillai, and(v) Shri Himanshu Joshi.On July 2, the Collegium proposed the appointment of following...

MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Ramps In All Public And Private Buildings In Indore For Access To Persons With Disabilities

The Madhya High Court recently issued notice on a PIL seeking proper enforcement of provisions under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, particularly construction of ramps and related accessibility measures in public and private buildings in Indore.A division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi issued notices to the to the Centre, State and the...

MP High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Claiming No Fire Brigade In Jabalpur Cantonment, Lack Of Amenities For Sanitation Staff

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (July 01) refused to entertain a PIL which among other issues claimed that Jabalpur Cantonment Board does not have a fire brigade and does not provide basic amenities to contractual sanitation workers which were stated to belong to a particular community. In doing so the court said that if the petitioner who is also a sanitation worker and belongs to...

'No Substitute For Physical Classes': MP High Court Remarks In Debarred NLU Bhopal Student's Plea Challenging BCI's Attendance Rules

While hearing a writ petition filed by a student of the National Law Institute University Bhopal who was debarred due to shortage of attendance, the Madhya Pradesh High Court orally said that "there is no substitute for physical classes" adding that video conferencing must be an exception rather than the rule. The student, in the petition, challenged the validity of the attendance...

Section 25F, Industrial Disputes Act; Actual Acceptance Of Compensation Not Required For Compliance: MP HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A single judge bench of justice Maninder Bhatti dismissed two writ petitions filed by daily wage workers (gardeners) challenging their termination. The workers argued that their employer had not followed the procedure mentioned under Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, before terminating their services. However, the court held that...